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Schedule Scan

Security > Schedule Scan

The Schedule Scan page schedules security protection scans of selected machine IDs licensed to use 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 the Endpoint Security client software installed on the managed machine using the Security > Install/Remove page.

This page provides 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 periods to wait before running this task again.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine. Hovering the cursor over a check-in icon displays the agent quick view window.

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Agent online

Agent online and user currently logged on.

Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

Agent is currently offline

Agent has never checked in

Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

The agent has been suspended

Note: Different icon images display when this add-on module is installed in a 5.x VSA. The Remote Control > Control Machine page displays a legend of the specific icons your VSA system is using.

(Select All Checkbox)

Click this checkbox to select all rows in the paging area. If checked, click this checkbox to unselect all rows in the paging area.

Machine.Group ID

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

Last Scan

This timestamp shows when the last scan occurred. When this date changes, new scan data is available to view.

Next Scan / Schedule

This timestamp shows the next scheduled scan. Overdue date/time stamps display as red text with yellow highlight. A green checkmark indicates the scan is recurring.