Centralized Protection Mode

Centralized protection of your Mac is provided by Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite server administrator or by your IT service provider through the Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus service. Your personal license is not required for operation in the centralized protection mode.

Preferences and components

Dr.Web preferences and component operation can be modified and blocked in compliance with company security policy or according to the list of services purchased from your provider. The following preferences and components can be controlled from the server:

Virus database updates. Updates are downloaded automatically from the centralized protection server. If the server is unavailable, updates are downloaded from Dr.Web internet servers.

Real-time file system protection

Web traffic scan

Scanning Mac for viruses. Anti-virus network administrator can run remote scanning of your Mac manually or on schedule.

Connecting Mac

Every Mac with an installed Dr.Web is an individual station. Depending on the authorization preferences of the centralized protection server, the station can be connected to the anti-virus network in one of the following modes:

Automatically, if the station has already been created on the server and it has an ID and a password.

As a newbie, where Dr.Web creates a new ID and a password. In this case, the station may require server authorization or be authorized automatically, depending on the access preferences on the server.

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For detailed information on connecting a station to the server, refer to the Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite Administrator Manual and the Dr.Web AV-Desk Administrator Manual.

Automatic connection

If you’ve purchased subscription to the Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus service, you can install Dr.Web using a .run file with server connection parameters. Contact your IT provider to obtain the .run file.

ic_arrow90deg To install Dr.Web using the .run file

ic_arrow90deg To make the .run file executable

To enable system extensions

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To enable Full Disk Access

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If you received a configuration file in the .cfg format from your anti-virus network administrator or IT service provider, you can connect Dr.Web in the License Activation section. Connection to the centralized protection server will be configured automatically.

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If your anti-virus network administrator provided you with a certificate or a public encryption key in the .pub format, you can configure connection parameters manually.

ic_arrow90deg To configure server connection parameters manually

Connecting a new station

If the administrator hasn’t created a station on the server yet, you can connect it as a newbie. Contact your anti-virus network administrator or IT services provider to get a certificate or a public encryption key and parameters for connection to the centralized protection server.

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Standalone mode

You can disable the centralized protection mode and restore standalone operation of Dr.Web.

When you switch to this mode, all application preferences are restored to their previous or default states and all Dr.Web components become available to you again.

For correct operation in the standalone mode, Dr.Web requires a valid personal license key file. License received from the centralized protection server cannot be used in this mode. If necessary, activate your personal license.

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