System Requirements and Installation Prerequisites

Complete each prerequisite before proceeding to step 2.

• Have the License Key included in the new purchase email you received from ESET ready. I lost my License Key.
• Verify your server and workstation operating systems are ESET compatible.
• Uninstall any previously installed antivirus software.
• Identify your system architecture type. ESET PROTECT 8.0 Server component does not support the 32-bit architecture.

On your intended ESET PROTECT Server machine:

• Verify that all required ports are open and available.
• Install a supported Java Runtime Environment with the same bitness as your Tomcat installation (64-bit).

  Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 require a paid license after January 2019

  Starting January 2019, Oracle JAVA SE 8 public updates for business, commercial or production use require a commercial license. If you do not purchase a JAVA SE subscription, you can use this guide to transition to a no-cost alternative. This change only affects installation on Windows platforms.

• Verify that .NET Framework 4 is installed – If you are going to install the MS SQL Express using the ESET PROTECT 8.0 All-in-one installer.
• Determine if you have a compatible database and database connector installed and configured for use with ESET PROTECT Server. Microsoft SQL Server Express is included with the installer.

  Install ESET PROTECT Server on Windows

When you have successfully installed ESET PROTECT Server, continue to Step 3 below.

  Add Client Computers in ESET PROTECT and Synchronize ESET PROTECT with Active Directory

  Deploy the ESET Management Agent to Client Computers

When you have successfully deployed the ESET Management Agent to all endpoints, continue to Step 5 below.

  Deploy ESET Security Solutions on Client Computers

When you have successfully installed ESET security solutions on all client computers, continue to Step 6 below.

 Post Installation Tasks

Congratulations! You are now ready to manage your network using ESET PROTECT. The following articles will assist you in the completion of post-installation tasks:

• After installing ESET solutions on clients, you can create static or dynamic groups to organize your endpoints and start enforcing policies.
• Create, assign or schedule a new server task. For example, refer to the following Knowledgebase article: Generate a report in ESET PROTECT.
• Create or mange your notifications
• Organize your licenses
• Manage client computers using tasks. For example, refer to the following Knowledgebase article: Send a Modules update task to clients using ESET PROTECT.