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Wireless Protector Clients Re-enable Option

By default, Wireless Protector Protection service will automatically re-enable the protected devices when the LAN cable is disconnected from the protected computers. However, there may be some cases that disabling protected devices permanently is required to prevent users from using their protected devices even when the LAN cable is disconnected.

These are the required steps to keep the protected devices disabled while network cable disconnected:
1. Open the Tools View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Click the Options link to change the running options.
3. From the Clients Re-enable options choose the Stay Disabled.
4. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.
5. The clients protection service will keep the protected devices disabled in next time that the computers LAN cable will be connected to the network.

Wireless Protector Clients Unstoppable Service

Wireless Protector Protection service is constantly running on the protected computers as service on Windows platforms and as a daemon on Mac-OSX platforms. By default, only administrator on the protected computers can stop the protection operation. However, in cases that the protected computers users are local administrators there may be need to set the protection service as unstoppable to prevent users from stopping the protection service.

These are the required steps to set the Built-in Deployment clients protection service as unstoppable:
1. Open the Tools View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Click the Options link to change the running options.
3. From the Clients Service options choose the unstoppable.
4. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.
5. The clients protection service will be changed to unstoppable in next time that the computers LAN cable will be connected to the network.

Wireless Protector Automatic Events Removal

Wireless Protector is collecting events for all protected computers to display them in the Reports View screen. By default, each event is kept for 30 days and then automatically deleted. The events removal settings can be changed to meet specific administration needs.

These are the required steps to change the automatic events removal options:
1. Open the Tools View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Click the Options link to change the running options.
3. From the Events Removal options choose the preferred settings.
4. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.

Wireless Protector Protected Devices Options

Wireless Protector can protect various types of devices. By default, only the wireless devices option is enabled. The protected devices settings can be changed for all computers or for individual computer.

These are the required steps to change the default protected devices:
1. Open the Scan View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Select any computer from the list of current installed computers.
3. Click the Set Protection button to select the default protected devices.
4. Click the Set as default... button to save the new default settings.

These are the required steps to change the protected devices for individual computer:
1. Open the Scan View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Select the computers that need to use different protected devices.
3. Click the Set Protection button to change the protected devices for the selected computers.

Uninstall Wireless Protector

Wireless Protector includes a server and protection service that installed on all protected computers. It is recommended to uninstall the protected computers first and then uninstall the server.

These are the required steps to uninstall the clients by using the Built-In Deployment:
1. Open the Scan View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Select the computers that need to be deleted and click the Delete Computers button.
3. The remote computers protection service will be deleted in next time that the computers LAN cable will be connected to the network.

These are the required steps to uninstall the clients by using the Self Deployment:
1. To uninstall Windows platforms run the Uninstall.bat batch file from the deployment package.
2. To uninstall Mac-OSX platforms run the Uninstall.pkg script file from the deployment package.

These are the required steps to uninstall the server:
1. Open the server windows Control Panel link.
2. Select 'Uninstall a program' or 'Add or Remove programs' link.
3. Select Wireless Protector from the list.
4. Click the remove button.

Wireless Protector Installation

Wireless Protector Installation includes a windows platform on the local LAN network that acting as a server to all protected computers and protection service that must be deployed on all the computers that needs to be protected.

These are the required steps to install the server:
1. Select any windows platform that connected by LAN cable to your network and is active most of the time.
2. Install Wireless Protector Software on the windows platform that will act as the server by double-clicking on Wireless Protector Installation file.
3. The server is using TCP port 49150 to accept remote computers protection requests. It is important to verify that this port is not blocked by any firewall or anti-virus program that may be installed on the platform that runs the software console (It can be checked by using the command "Telnet XYZ 49150" where XYZ is the IP or name of the platform that runs the software console).

These are the required steps to install the clients by using the Built-In Deployment:
1. Open the Scan View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Click the Add Computers button and select one of the computers selection options.
3. Use the Next button to select the computers properties and then click the Finish button.
4. Click the Yes button to deploy the new computers or use the Deploy Computers button to install the remote protection service on the selected computers.
5. Check the Last Status column for the deployment status (all error codes are standard Microsoft errors and can be checked on the internet).

These are the required steps to install the clients by using the Self Deployment:
1. Open the tools View in Wireless Protector Server.
2. Click the Deployment link to create installation package on any removable media.
3. Insert the deployment package media to the computer that you would like to protect to install the protection service.
4. To deploy Windows platforms run the Install.bat batch file from the deployment package.
5. To deploy Mac-OSX platforms run the Install.pkg script file from the deployment package.

Wireless Protector - Help Guide

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