Apex Central Components

Trend Micro Apex Central server

The computer upon which the Trend Micro Apex Central application is installed. This server hosts the web-based Trend Micro Apex Centralproduct console

Management Communication Protocol (MCP) Agent

An application installed along with Deep Discovery Email Inspector that allows Trend Micro Apex Central to manage the product. The agent receives commands from the Trend Micro Apex Central server, and then applies them to Deep Discovery Email Inspector. It also collects logs from the product, and sends them to Trend Micro Apex Central. The Trend Micro Apex Central agent does not communicate with the Trend Micro Apex Central server directly. Instead, it interfaces with a component called the Communicator.

Entity

A representation of a managed product (such as Deep Discovery Email Inspector) on the Trend Micro Apex Central console’s product directory tree. The product directory tree includes all managed entities.