laptops who are remote

Is there any way to configure laptops who aren't local to the network that the ESET console resides on to report back to the console over the internet securely? If it is just a matter of specifying an host name that resolves externally and forwarding some ports, are there any best practices for securing this traffic?

This is for ESET 4.0 with laptops running XP and Windows 7. We have a VPN but people aren't on the VPN all the time.

Thanks!

 

It's just a matter of forwarding the right port. If you use a password for the remote administration, encryption to the connection will be applied.

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Encryption

Here are the conditions under which ESET Remote Administrator encrypts its communications:

[B]Source	                                                    direction         	          Target	                                        Result[/B]
ESET Remote Administrator Console      	            →	                                  ESET Remote Administrator Server  	encrypted
NOD32 v2.x client	                                            →	                                  ESET Remote Administrator Server	        plaintext
ESET Smart Security/ESET NOD32 Antivirus v3.0    →	                                  ESET Remote Administrator Server	        encrypted
ESET Remote Administrator Server (replication)	    →	                                  ESET Remote Administrator Server	        encrypted
Remote Installation Agent	                            →	                                  ESET Remote Administrator Server	        encrypted
With Version 3.0, encryption is performed using the Blowfish algorithm when a correct username and password is provided.
With Version 4.0, encryption is performed using the AES-256 (Advanced Encryption Standard) algorithm when a correct username and password is provided.

 

Yes, this works very well.

We have dual profiles set up for contact the server. The first is the NETBIOS name (MPSERVER) on 2222, the second is a FQDN (av.ourdomain.com) on a high-numbered port (which the router forwards to 2222).


Jim

 

Great - thanks all!