Manage Security Components Using the Administration Console
You can use the following tasks in the Windows EBS Administration Console to manage the security components that are installed in Windows EBS.
To view the tasks for a component, on the Security tab, right-click a security component.
E-mail anti-malware tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts for the component from the last seven days |
Restore default e-mail anti-malware settings |
Opens the Restore Default E-mail Anti-malware Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings |
Renew subscription |
Opens the subscription renewal Web site |
Start Forefront Server Security Administrator console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Forefront Server Security Administrator console on the Messaging Server to manage e-mail anti-malware settings |
E-mail anti-spam tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts from the last seven days for the component |
Restore default e-mail anti-spam settings |
Opens the Restore Default E-mail Anti-spam Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings |
Check Sender ID configuration |
Starts the Sender ID Framework SPF Record Wizard at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=114211) |
Start Exchange Administration console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Exchange Management console on the Security Server to manage e-mail anti-spam settings |
Network firewall tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts from the last seven days for the component |
Save firewall settings |
Opens a dialog box to save the current network firewall settings as an XML file |
Apply saved settings |
Opens a dialog box to open an XML file that contains network firewall settings |
Restore default network firewall settings |
Opens the Restore Default Network Firewall Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings |
Create policy rules for accessing the Internet |
Starts the Web Access Policy Wizard in Forefront TMG |
Publish Web sites |
Starts the New Web Publishing Rule Wizard in Forefront TMG |
Create a server publishing rule |
Starts the New Server Publishing Rule Wizard in Forefront TMG |
Create a site-to-site VPN connection |
Starts the Create Site-to-Site Connection Wizard in Forefront TMG |
View weekly report |
Generates and displays a weekly report of network firewall activity in Forefront TMG |
Renew subscription |
Opens the subscription renewal Web site |
Start Forefront Threat Management Gateway console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Forefront TMG console on the Security Server to manage network firewall settings |
Update Management tasks
Task | Details |
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Approve updates |
Opens the Approve Updates dialog box to approve all critical and security updates for deployment to managed computers |
Apply recommended Update Management settings |
Opens the Apply Recommended Update Management Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using the recommended Windows EBS settings. The recommended settings configure Update Management to automatically download updates to the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products, and then apply those updates to computers in the Active Directory domain by using Windows Server Update Services. |
Manage updates |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to manage updates |
Configure update-management settings |
Starts the Update Management Configuration Wizard in System Center Essentials |
View updates status summary |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display a summary of updates on managed computers |