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Security Services > Client AV Enforcement

By their nature, anti-virus products typically require regular, active maintenance on every PC. When a new virus is discovered, all anti-virus software deployed within an organization must be updated with the latest virus definition files. Failure to do so severely limits the effectiveness of anti-virus software and disrupts productive work time. With more than 50,000 known viruses and new virus outbreaks occurring regularly, the task of maintaining and updating virus protection can become unwieldy. Unfortunately, many small to medium businesses do not have adequate IT staff to maintain their anti-virus software. The resulting gaps in virus defenses may lead to data loss and decreased employee productivity.

The widespread outbreaks of viruses, such as NIMDA and Code Red, illustrate the problematic nature of virus defense for small and medium businesses. Users without the most current virus definition files allow these viruses to multiply and infect many other users and networks. SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus prevents occurrences like these and offers a new approach to virus protection. The SonicWALL security appliance constantly monitors the version of the virus definition file and automatically triggers download and installation of new virus definition files to each user’s computer. In addition, the SonicWALL security appliance restricts each user’s access to the Internet until they are protected, therefore acting as an enforcer of the company’s virus protection policy. This new approach ensures the most current version of the virus definition file is installed and active on each PC on the network, preventing a rogue user from disabling the virus protection and potentially exposing the entire organization to an outbreak.

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You can purchase an Anti-Virus subscription to enforce client anti-virus through the SonicWALL security appliance’s management interface.

SonicOS supports both McAfee and Kaspersky client anti-virus for client AV enforcement. These services are licensed separately, allowing you to purchase the desired number of each license for your deployment.

Activating SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus

If Sonic WALL Client Anti-Virus is not activated, you must activate it.If you do not have an Activation Key, you must purchase SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus from a SonicWALL reseller or from your mysonicwall.com account (limited to customers in the USA and Canada).

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For additional SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus documentation, see the SonicWALL Client Anti- Virus Administrator’s Guide available at http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html

If you have an Activation Key for your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription, follow these steps to activate SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus:

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You must have a mysonicwall.com account and your SonicWALL must be registered to activate SonicWALL Client AV Enforcement.

Step 1

Click the Licenses link in “Manage Licenses” on the Security Services > Client AV Enforcement page. The mysonicwall.com login page is displayed.

Step 2

Enter your mysonicwall.com account username and password in the User Name and Password fields, then click Submit . The Service Management page in mysonicwall.com is displayed.

Step 3

Click the Buy or Activate icon for the desired Anti-Virus in the Action column in the Applicable Services table. When using Activate, type in the Activation Key in the New License Key field and click Submit .

Your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription is activated on your SonicWALL security appliance.

Step 4

When you activate SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus at www.mysonicwall.com, the SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus activation is automatically enabled on your SonicWALL within 24-hours or you can click the Synchronize button on the Security Services > Summary page to update your SonicWALL security appliance.

Activating a SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus FREE TRIAL

You can try a FREE TRIAL of SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus by following these steps:

Step 1

Click the Licenses link in “Manage Licenses” on the Security Services > Client AV Enforcement page. The mysonicwall.com Login page is displayed.

Step 2

Enter your mysonicwall.com account username and password in the User Name and Password fields, then click Submit . The Service Management page in mysonicwall.com is displayed.

Step 3

Click Free Trial icon in the Action column in the Applicable Services table. Your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription is activated on your SonicWALL security appliance.

Step 4

In SonicOS, navigate to Security Services > Client AV Enforcement to configure your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus settings.

Enforcing Client Anti-Virus on Network Zones

Client Anti-Virus is enforced on a per-zone basis by performing the following steps:

Step 1

On the Security Services > Client AV Enforcement page, click the Network > Zones link in the Note under the McAfee and Kaspersky Client AV Status boxes. The Network > Zones page displays.

Step 2

Click the Configure button for the zone on which you want to enforce Client Anti-Virus.

Step 3

In the configuration window, select the Enable Client AV Enforcement Service checkbox.

Step 4

Click OK .