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README FIRST! COMMANDCentral / Galileo

README FIRST!
COMMANDCentral(tm)
COMMANDCentral Lite

Authentium, Home of Command Software, is proud to introduce 
COMMANDCentral and COMMANDCentral Lite Version 5.00.1. 

COMMANDCentral is our centralized management tool that allows 
you to perform the following administrative tasks quickly and 
easily:


  -  Download Command AntiVirus updates and upgrades
  -  Customize features and settings prior to pushing out to
     computers across your network 
  -  Push Command AntiVirus out to selected computers across 
     your network
  -  Manage your antivirus protection across your network (Premium Only)


COMMANDCentral Lite is just like our Premium version but without 
the Network node functions. 

 
NOTE: COMMANDCentral can be installed on the following 
      Microsoft(r) Windows 32-bit platforms:

      - Windows Server 2003
      - Windows XP Home with Service Pack 1
      - Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1
      - Windows 2000 Professional
      - Windows 2000 Server
      - Windows 2000 Advanced Server
      
     
The COMMANDCentral System Requirements and installation 
instructions are contained in an Installation help file 
called CCINSTALL.CHM. This file is included in the 
self-extracting file, on the Command AntiVirus CD, or 
you can download it from our web site at:

http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm

Just double-click the file to open it.


The COMMANDCentral Getting Started Guide contains System
Requirements, installation instructions, and information
to help you get started protecting your network against
virus threats.   

The guide is included on the Command AntiVirus CD, 
or you can download it from our web site at:

http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm

The guide is a PDF file that can be read with the 
Adobe(r) Acrobat(r) Reader that is included on the 
Command AntiVirus CD. For instructions on how to install 
Acrobat Reader, see the README.TXT file that is located
in the ADOBE folder on the CD.

If you do not have the Command AntiVirus CD, you can
download Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated
through our web site at:

http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm


A Release Notes section is provided for each release. It
contains the following topics:

*  Special Notes - contains important pre- and
   post-installation information that pertains to the
   release.

*  Product Enhancements - contains information about new
   virus signatures, scan engine improvements, and new
   features.

*  Fixes - contains updated information previously
   reported problems that have been fixed. 


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RELEASE NOTES

Notes on COMMANDCentral Version 5.00.1

03 September 2003


SPECIAL NOTES


*  The System Requirements for COMMANDCentral have changed:


   -  For this release, COMMANDCentral can only be installed 
      on the following Microsoft(r) Windows 32-bit platforms:

      - Windows Server 2003      
      - Windows XP Home with Service Pack 1
      - Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1
      - Windows 2000 Professional
      - Windows 2000 Server
      - Windows 2000 Advanced Server
     

   -  You MUST have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
      installed

   -  You MUST also have the following prerequisites installed. 
      SETUP.EXE has been enhanced to install any of the  
      prerequisites that you may need:

      -  Windows Installer Version 2.0
      -  Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) client
      -  Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Version 1.2
      -  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Version 1.5
      -  Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), Version 2.7 
         with Service Pack 1
      -  Microsoft XML Version 4.0 with Service Pack 2


*  For this release, COMMANDCentral supports the management of 
   networked computers running the following Microsoft Windows(r) 
   32-bit platforms:

      - Windows Server 2003
      - Windows XP Professional 
      - Windows 2000 Advanced Server    
      - Windows 2000 Server
      - Windows 2000 Professional
      - Windows NT(r) Server edition 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or higher              
      - Windows NT(r) 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or higher             
      - Windows Me
      - Windows 98 SE
      - Windows 98
      - Windows 95 OSR2


*  You can use this version of COMMANDCentral to manage
   Command AntiVirus Version 4.90 or higher. 

*  The Network Administration and the COMMANDCentral chapters 
   of the Command AntiVirus for Windows Enterprise 
   Administrator's Guide are for versions of COMMANDCentral 
   prior to Version 5.00.1.

   For more information on Version 5.00.1, refer to the 
   COMMANDCentral Getting Started Guide located on our web site at:

   http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm

   You can also refer to COMMANDCentral Help.


PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS


*  The COMMANDCentral System Requirements and installation 
   instructions are now contained in an Installation HTML help 
   file called CCINSTALL.CHM. This file is included in the 
   self-extracting file, on the Command AntiVirus CD, or 
   you can download it from our web site at:

   http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm

   Just double-click the file to open it.

*  COMMANDCentral now has a Getting Started Guide that contains 
   System Requirements, installation instructions, and information
   to help you get started.   

   The guide is included on the Command AntiVirus CD, or you can 
   download it from our web site at:

   http://www.authentium.com/support/documentation/index.cfm

*  With the exception of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, SETUP.EXE 
   now installs any additional prerequisite files that you may need.

   NOTE:  As a result of this and other product enhancements, the 
          size of the self-extracting file has increased.

*  COMMANDCentral now contains a management console based on the 
   Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The COMMANDCentral console 
   contains easy-to-use wizards and tasks that allow you to protect 
   and manage your network quickly and easily.

   The COMMANDCentral Console is opened automatically at the end of 
   the installation, or you can access it from the Windows START menu.

   From the COMMANDCentral Console, you can:

   -  Set up a remote Command Software download site 
     
      The Download Configuration Wizard allows you to:

      -  Select an HTTP Download Server location for your region, 
         for example, US (FL) 
      -  Enter your user name and password for the selected location
      -  Enter your Proxy Server user name and password, if applicable
      
      You can start the Download Configuration Wizard by clicking the
      EDIT SITE AND CREDENTIALS task on the REMOTE SITE taskpad.


   -  Connect to the selected download server location

      You can connect to the selected download server by clicking  
      the CONNECT TO SITE task on the REMOTE SITE taskpad.


   -  Download the latest updates and full product

      You can download the latest virus definition files, product 
      update, and/or full product by selecting the file in the 
      REMOTE SITE details pane and clicking the DOWNLOAD NOW task 
      on the REMOTE SITE taskpad.

   -  Schedule the latest updates and full product to download 
      automatically

      You can schedule virus definition files, product updates, or
      full product to download automatically by selecting the file 
      and clicking the SCHEDULE DOWNLOAD task on the REMOTE SITE 
      taskpad.

   -  View a Scheduled Download Log

      You can also view a Scheduled Download Log by clicking a 
      specific download folder and then clicking the VIEW DOWNLOAD
      LOG task on the taskpad. 

   -  Delete downloaded files

      You can remove downloaded files from the detail list by 
      selecting the downloaded file in the details pane and
      then clicking the DELETE task on the taskpad.       


   -  Customize the Command AntiVirus installation

      The Custom Installation Wizard allows you to:

      -  Enter a configuration name and select the computers for 
         which the configuration applies.

      -  Specify a shared network folder on a Primary server and on 
         any additional servers that are to be used as a Software 
         Distribution Point (SPD) for the configuration. The 
         configuration contains all of the Command AntiVirus full 
         product and update files (administrative image).

      -  Select the features and settings that you want to install.
   
      You can start the Custom Installation Wizard by selecting the 
      full product file in the FULL PRODUCTS details pane and 
      clicking the CONFIGURE INSTALLATION task on the FULL PRODUCTS 
      taskpad.


   -  Push a configuration out to the computers for which the 
      configuration applies.

      You can send a configuration out to the computers specified for 
      the configuration by selecting the configuration in the 
      CONFIGURATIONS details pane and clicking the PUSH TO CLIENTS 
      task on the CONFIGURATIONS taskpad.

      You can also send the configuration out to a specific computer 
      in the configuration by right-clicking the computer in the 
      CONFIGURATIONS details pane, selecting ALL TASKS, and then 
      clicking PUSH TO CLIENTS.

      NOTE:  A configuration can be pushed to a Windows NT 4.0 computer
             only when a user is logged into that system.

  
   -  Apply updated virus definition file and product updates to 
      a configuration.

      You can apply updated virus definition file and product 
      updates to a configuration by selecting the downloaded file 
      in the details pane, and then clicking the APPLY NOW task 
      on the taskpad.

      You can schedule the virus definition file and product 
      updates to be applied automatically by selecting the 
      downloaded file in details pane, and then clicking the
      SCHEDULE DOWNLOAD task on the taskpad.
 

   -  Access the computers on your Network (Premium Only)

      You can access all of the computers on your Network by 
      selecting the Active Directory folder or the Windows domain 
      folder under NETWORK in the COMMANDCentral Console Tree.


   -  Specify your network login user name and password. (Premium Only)

      Although the program logs you in as the current user by 
      default, you can specify a different user name and password 
      as needed to manage the computers on your network. You can 
      enter another user name and password by clicking a domain or 
      computer under NETWORK in the COMMANDCentral Console Tree, 
      and then clicking the LOGIN CREDENTIALS task on the NETWORK 
      TASKS taskpad.


   -  Run a Protection report to determine which computers on your
      network have Command AntiVirus installed. (Premium Only)

      You can run a Protection report by clicking a domain or
      computer under NETWORK in the COMMANDCentral Console Tree, 
      and then clicking the PROTECTION REPORT task on the NETWORK
      TASKS taskpad. 


   -  Run an Infection report to determine which computers on your
      network have a virus infection. (Premium Only)

      You can run an Infection report by clicking a domain or 
      computer under NETWORK in the COMMANDCentral Console Tree, 
      selecting ALL TASKS, and then clicking the INFECTION REPORT 
      task on the NETWORK TASKS taskpad.

   -  Perform a virus scan on a selected computer. (Premium Only)

      You can perform an on-demand virus scan on a selected computer 
      by clicking a computer under NETWORK in the COMMANDCentral 
      Console Tree, and then clicking the SCAN FOR VIRUSES task on 
      the NETWORK TASKS taskpad.  

   
*  COMMANDCentral now contains HTML help. You can access help by 
   pressing F1 or on the COMMANDCentral Console menu bar by clicking 
   ACTION and then HELP.


FIXES

*  None for this release.



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PRODUCT SUPPORT

Technical support includes a variety of electronic services. 
You can contact us at:

Authentium
1061 E. Indiantown Rd., Suite 500
Jupiter, FL  33477

   Voice: 561/575-3200 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
     Fax: 561/575-3026
     Internet: customer_service@authentium.com
     FTP: ftp.commandsoftware.com
     Web: http://www.authentium.com


In Europe contact:

Command Software Systems UK, Ltd.
Ground Floor
Millbank Tower
Millbank
London SW1P 4QP

If dialing from within the UK:

   Voice: 020 7 931-9301
     Fax: 020 7 931-9302 

If dialing from outside the UK:

   Voice: +44 20 7 931-9301
     Fax: +44 20 7 931-9302

Internet: command@command.co.uk
          helpdesk@command.co.uk
          sales@command.co.uk 


In Pacific Rim, contact:

Command Software Systems, PTY Pac Rim
G/F, 151 Boronia Road
Boronia, VIC 3155
Australia

   Voice: 1-300-65-0903 or 613-9762-2203
     Fax: 1-300-65-0904 or 613-9762-0847 
Internet: sales@commandcom.com.au
     Web: http://www.commandcom.com.au



   
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