Enable ESET LiveGuard Advanced together with the ESET application installation

The ESET PROTECT On-Prem or ESET PROTECT installation task can install the ESET application and activate and enable ESET LiveGuard Advanced in one action.

The activation process ensures that selected devices are assigned to the correct subscription from your account. When activating computers where the ESET application is already activated and running, use the simplified activation process.

Prerequisites

ESET PROTECT On-Prem users

•ESET LiveGuard Advanced subscription imported in ESET PROTECT On-Prem

•Client machines with ESET Management Agent version not earlier than the version of the Server component

ESET PROTECT users

• The ESET LiveGuard Advanced subscription (or a protection tier containing ESET LiveGuard Advanced) must be imported in your ESET business cloud account (ESET PROTECT Hub / ESET Business Account / ESET MSP Administrator).

•The latest ESET Management Agent version is installed on all client computers.

Activation task

1.Log in to the ESET PROTECT Web Console.

2.Click Tasks > New client task (in ESET PROTECT) or Add > Client Task (in ESET PROTECT On-Prem).

3.Type a name for your activation task and select Software Install as the Task type.

4.Click Continue.

5.Select the operating system and click Select under Choose package from repository to select the ESET application where you want to activate ESET LiveGuard Advanced.

6.Select the Activate ESET LiveGuard check box, and select the check box I agree to the current Terms of Use and additional legal documents (End User License Agreement) applicable to the installed ESET protection and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.

7.If you have selected an ESET security application for Windows, in Protection settings, select the check box next to the setting to enable it for the installer:

•Enable The ESET LiveGrid® feedback system (recommended)

•Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications—Read more in our Knowledgebase article.

8.In Installation parameters, type optional command line parameters for the installer.

9.Select the check box next to Automatically reboot when needed to force an automatic reboot of the client computer(s) after the installation.

10. Click Continue. Review the summary of the task settings and click Finish.

11. After you create the task, an alert window will open. Click Create Trigger to schedule the task immediately.

12. Type a Trigger Description and click Continue.

13. Click Add Computers or Add Groups to add machines to be activated. Ensure that the clients you select have applications that are compatible with the subscription you selected in step 6. Click OK and then click Continue.

14. You can select a Trigger type. We recommend using the default option: As Soon as Possible, which runs the task immediately after the trigger. If you select another setting, Advanced Settings—Throttling becomes available.

15. Click Finish to schedule the activation task.

After you complete the activation, the subscription becomes visible in the machine details. In the Web Console, click Computers, select a machine and then click Details or View details > Details > Modules & Subscriptions.

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