ESET Security Product
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You need the following access rights to edit the ESET security product for Windows part: •Use access—All Static Group •Write access—Policies •Write access—Software Install task If you do not have the required access rights, the ESET security product for Windows part is disabled. |
The wizard prompts you to increase the security level for devices connected to ESET PROTECT.
1.Enable Lock security settings with a password to create a password that prevents end users from changing the policies on connected devices.
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The setting is supported on: •ESET Endpoint Security for Windows 7.0 and later •ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server, ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server •ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server •ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino •ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server |
2.Type a password with a minimum of eight characters into Password.
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The password you create is automatically applied to all your connected devices. If you forget the password, you can overwrite it with a new one from ESET PROTECT, but you cannot recover the previous password. |
3.Enable Automatically resolve problems to allow the connected devices to restart automatically, which is required after updating an ESET security product.
If an end user or administrator does not resolve the restart manually until the set time interval, the device restarts automatically.
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The setting is supported on ESET Endpoint Security for Windows 9.1 and later. It is not available for server products. |
4. Select a time interval for the automatic restart from the drop-down menu:
•Cannot postpone
•After 1–5 hours
•After 1–30 days
5.Enable Always install ESET security product on existing and new devices to install and activate an ESET security product on connected devices where an ESET security product is not installed. The client task Automatic installation of an ESET security product is automatically created.
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The setting is supported on ESET Endpoint Security for Windows. |
6.Enable Always activate ESET security product on existing devices to activate the ESET security product on connected devices where an ESET security product is installed but not activated. The client task Automatic activation of an ESET security product is automatically created.
7.Click Apply to apply security settings or Next to continue with ESET LiveGuard.
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The setting is supported on all operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux). |
Disable settings
You can disable the settings with the toggle 
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If you disable Lock security settings with a password, it will overwrite the current password policies on your connected devices. If those devices's security settings were password protected, the password is no longer required.