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JP1 Version 12 Asset and Distribution Management: Getting Started


2.2.1 Instructing users to install an anti-virus product

Check the installation status of an anti-virus product, and if you find computers on which no anti-virus product is installed, instruct the users of those computers to install an anti-virus product.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Checking the installation status of an anti-virus product

Find computers on which no anti-virus product is installed, and then create a device list of those computers.

Operation procedure

  1. In the radar chart displayed on the Category Security Assessment page, click the point titled Anti-virus Software.

    [Figure]

    The status of anti-virus products is displayed.

  2. Focus on the item Installation.

    [Figure]

    You can check the installation status of anti-virus products.

  3. On the Device List line, click the value displayed in the Installation column.

    A list of computers on which no anti-virus product is installed is displayed.

  4. Select Action, and then Export Device List.

    [Figure]

    The Select Export Columns dialog box appears.

  5. Select the items listed below.

    The selected items are subject to exporting.

    • Host Name

    • IP Address

    • Device Type

    • User Name

    • E-mail

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    You can also select other items if necessary.

    Tip

    If you want to export only a few items, clear the Columns check box (to deselect all items), and then select only the necessary items.

  6. Click the OK button.

    The Select Export Columns dialog box closes, and then the dialog box for saving the export file (CSV file) appears.

  7. Click the Save button.

    The dialog box for selecting the save location of the CSV file appears.

  8. Select the save destination, and then click the Save button.

    The values of the selected items for the computers on which no anti-virus product is installed are saved to a file named Export_Device_List.csv.

What you do next

Now you have checked the installation status of anti-virus products. Next, you instruct users to install anti-virus products.

(2) Instructing computer users to install an anti-virus product

Send a list of the computers on which no anti-virus product is installed to the group representative.

Operation procedure

  1. Send the Export_Device_List.csv file to the group representative.

    Request the representative to have the users of the relevant computers install an anti-virus product.

    Tip

    You can use JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 to install an anti-virus product on computers on which Agent is installed, in the same way as described in 3. Task 2: Distribute Files. For details, see the description Distributing Software in the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Distribution Function Administration Guide.

What you do next

Now you have instructed users to install an anti-virus product. Next, you display a message on computers that require an anti-virus solution to instruct the users of those computers to take measures.