The OfficeScan Server Parent topic

The OfficeScan server is the central repository for all client configurations, security risk logs, and updates.
The server performs two important functions:
  • Installs, monitors, and manages OfficeScan clients
  • Downloads most of the components needed by clients. The OfficeScan server downloads components from the Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server and then distributes them to clients.
    Note
    Note
    Some components are downloaded by smart protection sources. See Smart Protection Sources for details.
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How the OfficeScan server works

The OfficeScan server is capable of providing real-time, bidirectional communication between the server and clients. Manage the clients from a browser-based web console, which administrators can access from virtually anywhere on the network. The server communicates with the client (and the client with the server) through Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).