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Trend Micro delivers File Reputation Services and Web Reputation Services to OfficeScan and smart protection sources.
Smart protection sources provide File Reputation Services by hosting the majority of the virus/malware pattern definitions. OfficeScan clients host the remaining definitions. A client sends scan queries to smart protection sources if its own pattern definitions cannot determine the risk of the file. Smart protection sources determine the risk using identification information.
Smart protection sources provide Web Reputation Services by hosting web reputation data previously available only through Trend Micro hosted servers. A client sends web reputation queries to smart protection sources to check the reputation of websites that a user is attempting to access. The client correlates a website’s reputation with the specific web reputation policy enforced on the computer to determine whether access to the site will be allowed or blocked.
The smart protection source to which a client connects depends on the client's location. Clients can connect to either Trend Micro Smart Protection Network or Smart Protection Server.
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network is a globally scaled, Internet-based, infrastructure that provides reputation services to users who do not have immediate access to their corporate network.
For more information on the Smart Protection Network, visit:
http://www.smartprotectionnetwork.com
Smart Protection Servers are for users who have access to their local corporate network. Local servers localize smart protection services to the corporate network to optimize efficiency.
There are two types of Smart Protection Servers:
Integrated Smart Protection Server: The OfficeScan Setup program includes an integrated Smart Protection Server that installs on the same computer where the OfficeScan server is installed. After the installation, manage settings for this server from the OfficeScan web console. The integrated server is intended for small-scale deployments of OfficeScan, in which the number of clients does not exceed 3,000. For larger deployments, the standalone Smart Protection Server is required.
Standalone Smart Protection Server: A standalone Smart Protection Server installs on a VMware or Hyper-V server. The standalone server has a separate management console and is not managed from the OfficeScan web console.
Smart Protection Sources Compared highlights the differences between Smart Protection Network and Smart Protection Server.
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Basis of Comparison |
Smart Protection Server |
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network |
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Availability |
Available for internal clients, which are clients that meet the location criteria specified on the OfficeScan web console |
Available mainly for external clients, which are clients that do not meet the location criteria specified on the OfficeScan web console |
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Purpose |
Designed and intended to localize smart protection services to the corporate network to optimize efficiency |
A globally scaled, Internet-based infrastructure that provides smart protection services to clients who do not have immediate access to their corporate network |
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Administration |
OfficeScan administrators install and manage these smart protection sources |
Trend Micro maintains this source |
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Pattern update source |
Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server |
Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server |
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Client connection protocols |
HTTP and HTTPS |
HTTPS |