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Schedule Scan

Security > Schedule Scan

The Schedule Scan page schedules security protection scans of selected machine IDs licensed to use Kaseya Endpoint Security. The list of machine IDs you can select depends on the Machine ID / Group ID filter. To display on this page, machine IDs must have Kaseya Endpoint Security client software installed on the managed machine using the Security > Install/Remove page.

The page provides you with the following actions:

  • Scan - Click to schedule a scan of selected machine IDs using the scan options previously selected.
  • Cancel - Click to clear a scheduled scan.

Immediate

Check the Immediate box to begin the scan as soon as Scan is clicked.

Date/Time

Enter the year, month, day, hour, and minute to schedule this task.

Stagger by

You can distribute the load on your network by staggering this task. If you set this parameter to 5 minutes, then the task on each machine ID is staggered by 5 minutes. For example, machine 1 runs at 10:00, machine 2 runs at 10:05, machine 3 runs at 10:10, ...

Skip if Machine Offline

Check to perform this task only at the scheduled time, within a 15 minute window. If the machine is offline, skip and run the next scheduled period and time. Uncheck to perform this task as soon as the machine connects after the scheduled time.

Every N Periods

Check the box to make this task a recurring task. Enter the number of times to run this task each time period.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Agent has checked in

Agent has checked in and user is logged in. Tool tip lists the login name.

Agent has not recently checked in

Agent has never checked in

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

The agent is online but remote control is disabled

The agent has been suspended

Machine.Group ID

The list of Machine ID.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the administrator is authorized to see using System > Group Access.

Last Scan

This timestamp shows when a machine ID was last scanned. When this date changes, new scan data is available to view.

Next Scan / Schedule

This timestamp shows the next scheduled scan. It also indicates if the schedule is recurring.