How it works

The brain of the whole system is the AMS (avast! Management Server). This is where all the hard work is done.

The managed machines connect only to the AMS to download latest policies and to report their status and scan results. The Administration Console also connects directly to the AMS. The AMS is based on a SQL Database – either a dedicated MS SQL Server 2000, if available, or, for small and medium-size networks, on its lightweight version, MSDE 2000, which is part of the ADNM installation package. It is assumed that the AMS machine can connect to the Internet via HTTP protocol.

Discovery and remote deployment

ADNM supports unattended, remote deployment of the avast! installation packages across the network, even spanning multiple domains. This is especially useful for initial product roll out. ADNM also supports periodic discovery of new machines on the network. These two technologies (discovery and remote deployment) can be combined together, resulting in constant search for new machines and automated, controllable deployment of virus protection software to these machines.