Get started
You can deploy ESET Bridge in several ways.
Local deployment
•Windows installation (ESET PROTECT All-in-one installer)—Recommended
ESET PROTECT All-in-one installer and Virtual Appliance (when ESET Bridge is enabled during the Virtual Appliance deployment) create default HTTP Proxy Usage policies for ESET Management Agent and ESET security applications applied to the All Static Group. The policies automatically configure ESET Management Agents and ESET security applications on managed computers to use ESET Bridge as a proxy server for caching update packages. The HTTPS traffic caching is enabled by default: •The ESET Bridge policy contains the HTTPS certificate, and the Cache HTTPS Traffic toggle is enabled. •The ESET Endpoint for Windows HTTP Proxy Usage policy contains the Certificate Authority for the HTTPS traffic caching. |
•Windows installation (standalone installer)
•Linux installation—For advanced users only
ESET PROTECT Virtual Appliance users We recommend that you install ESET Bridge during the ESET PROTECT Virtual Appliance initial configuration by selecting the Enable ESET Bridge Proxy check box. |
Remote deployment
•Installation using the ESET PROTECT Software Install Task
Migration from Apache HTTP Proxy
We recommend that Apache HTTP Proxy users migrate to ESET Bridge. See the ESET Bridge advantages compared to Apache HTTP Proxy.