I’m looking to secure a small business with 2 physical locations with 2 PCs per location and was looking for a product with good remote manageability but as far as I can see, avast needs to install a Central management console on a PC to be able to manage? I’ve seen other products offer a cloud version of this console meaning I wouldn’t need any locally installed tool but could control all client installations via the internet. This is not an option with Avast?
Btw. does the Central management console need to be in the same “network”? I mean can I install the Central management console on a PC at home and still control the clients I have deployed in various locations?
Great but that doesn’t answer any of my questions. Shall I rephrase it? Questions marked red.
I’m looking to secure a small business with 2 physical locations with 2 PCs per location and was looking for a product with good remote manageability but as far as I can see, avast needs to install a Central management console on a PC to be able to manage? I’ve seen other products offer a cloud version of this console meaning I wouldn’t need any locally installed tool but could control all client installations via the internet. This is not an option with Avast?
Btw. does the Central management console need to be in the same “network”? I mean can I install the Central management console on a PC at home and still control the clients I have deployed in various locations?
Perfect, thanks for clarifying that. Let me try one more: can one console installation manage avast clients from different clients independently or do you recommend one management console installation for each client?
It’s security wise not recommended to open port 25322 on the internet. If a hacker gains access to your console then all your locations are exposed and who knows what will happen.
Are all locations connected to eachother via VPN?
If so then it is possible to manage both locations with 1 console, if both locations are part of the same windows domain. When you use a workgroup only, then there is a bigger challenge (but still possible).
The easiest way for your situation is probably setting up 2 update servers IF your really want to use the local server.
You can setup the clients also to update from internet and send alerts if they find anything to your e-mail.
