Hello everyone,
today is the day when we are releasing another beta version of the new on-premise Avast Business Management Console.
What’s new?
- New 3 antivirus tiers that you can apply to your devices. These editions are designed to address specific needs: Antivirus protection / Data protection / Identity protection. Here is the overview of what components are included in which edition.
https://d2ppvlu71ri8gs.cloudfront.net/items/2i3H1K3r2H362k0h163G/AV-editions.png?v=c331328c
These 3 editions of antivirus can be combined within one account/console. So compared to AfB where you can have only one type of license to all devices, now you will be able e.g. to buy 10 Antivirus for a workstation, 1x Antivirus Pro for your Exchange server and 5x Antivirus Pro Plus for your sales team who are working remotely and therefore SecureLine might be good for them. You can control all of them within one account/console - no need to create another one. During the activation of the newly added device or directly on the device detail you can tell which of all your available editions you want to assign to the device. You can change assigned edition whenever you want.
- Beta version of Win AV 17.5 is included
- Now you can control installation/uninstallation of AV components via settings template. (Same like in AfB)
Known bugs / limitation
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“Agent” is digitally signed by AVG
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Update of the previous beta to this one doesn’t work, you have to make clear installation of the console and then reinstall even clients.
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Only “Start Trial” billing functionality works, any other features (e.g. Buy now, Renew license) are not yet available
- “License expired” header shown immediately after application of a licence
- At the moment no way to renew license
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3 restarts are needed for newly added device in order to works properly
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SecureLine and Avast Passwords not available yet
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Client still shows “Fix all” button
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Mirror feature still unavailable for Mac AV
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Upload licence file widget is obsolete and will be removed
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After installation of AV you will see a dialog informing that UI failed to load. You can ignore this dialog as UI works as expected.
What has been fixed
- Security fixes
- The Agent has been rebranded from AVG to Avast brand
- Minor UI bugs - you might have not noticed them but we’ve fixed them anyway
Where to get installer?
Please note: This is not an antivirus installer. You are about to install a solution for management of your devices,
a management console through which you will be able to download and install the antivirus.
Step1. Choose a console type
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Docker image - available via Docker hub
[li]This type is multi-platform and requires more advanced IT admin skills
- Follow the instructions on how to run the console
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- Follow the instructions on how to run the console
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Windows installer - available to download here
[li]Open the .exe file and go through all the installation steps
- We are highly recommend install into Virtual Machine or test environment
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- We are highly recommend install into Virtual Machine or test environment
Step2. Get your trial license [UPDATED PROCESS]
- Genereta your trial license (choose one the the product, the rest of them can be started directly from the console later on)
- This license has an expiration period of 60 days.
- You can insert this code once inside the console (both Docker and Windows).
Step3. Sign-up to the console and upload the trial license
- Sign-up and create your company account
- Once on the dashboard you can insert your generated license code
- Click the “add devices” button to download the installer of agent
We would appreciate any feedback from your side, not only obvious bugs but also any comments regarding things that doesn’t make sense from your point of view, or any suggestion for improvements.
One last thing we want to share a little secret with you - this version of the Management Console will be available also as a Cloud version.
Thank you and looking forward to your feedback.