Architecture

ESET PROTECT On-Prem is a new generation of a remote management system.

To perform a complete deployment of ESET security products, install the following components (Windows and Linux platforms):

•ESET PROTECT Server

•ESET PROTECT Web Console

•ESET Management Agent

The following supporting components are optional, but we recommend that you install them to ensure the best performance of the application on the network:

•RD Sensor

•ESET Bridge (HTTP Proxy)

ESET PROTECT components use certificates to communicate with the ESET PROTECT Server. Read more about certificates in ESET PROTECT On-Prem in our Knowledgebase article.

ESET PROTECT Mobile Device Management/Connector (MDM/MDC) component (on-premises only) reached End of Life in January 2024. ESET PROTECT On-Prem versions 11.1 and later do not support mobile device management. Read more.

Infrastructure elements overview

The table below contains an overview of the ESET PROTECT infrastructure elements and their main functions:

Functionality	ESET PROTECT Server	ESET Management Agent	ESET security product	ESET Bridge (HTTP Proxy)	ESET servers
Remote management of ESET security products (creation of policies, tasks, reports, etc.)	✔	X	X	X	X
Communication with the ESET PROTECT Server and managing ESET security product on the client device	X	✔	X	X	X
Providing updates, license validation	X	X	X	✔*	✔
Caching and forwarding updates (detection engine, installers, modules)	X	X	✔**	✔	X
Forwarding of network traffic between ESET Management Agent and ESET PROTECT Server	X	X	X	✔	X
Securing the client device	X	X	✔	X	X

* Only with an offline repository.

** ESET security products do not cache installers.

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