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Shared Resource, Scanners and Alerts

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Getting Started with the User Interface Policy Manager 6 If you select Create new set of options, enter a unique instance name. This field is mandatory. 7 In Alert Options, use: • Alert format - to specify whether the alert must be in HTML format or plain text format. • Character encoding - to specify which type of character encoding is required. • Alert filename - to specify the file name for this alert, including the appropriate HTML (.htm) or plain text (.txt) file extension. • Enable alert headers - to enable or disable the use of an alert header. • Alert header - text entry box to enter the alert header in plain text or HTML code. • Show - to specify whether HTML text should be shown as source or compiled code. This option is only available if you have selected HTML as the alert message format and only applies to the way the HTML code is displayed within this user interface. • Enable alert footers - to enable the use of an alert footer. • Alert footer - text entry box to enter the alert footer in plain text or HTML code. NOTE: You can click Edit to edit the selected option set. 8 Click Save, then Apply. Shared Resource When setting up policies, you might want the same resource to be used by more than one policy. For example, you might want to use the same alert message in two policies. The alert message can be used as a resource that can shared by more than one policy. You can use Shared Resource to: • View shared resource settings. • Create new resources. • Change the resource settings, so that the changes are picked up by all policies using the shared resources. • Delete shared resources that are no longer in use. NOTE: Some resources cannot be deleted. Shared Resources page has three tabs: Scanners and Alerts Filter Rules Time Slots Scanners and Alerts Scanners In Scanners, you can configure the scanner-related settings that a policy can apply when scanning the items. You can use: • Category - to select the type of settings you want to configure. The options are Anti-Virus Scanner, Scanner Control, and Alert Settings. McAfee Security for Microsoft SharePoint version 2.5 User Guide 41

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6
If you select
Create new set of options
, enter a unique instance name. This field is
mandatory.
7
In Alert Options, use:
Alert format
— to specify whether the alert must be in HTML format or plain text
format.
Character encoding
— to specify which type of character encoding is required.
Alert filename
— to specify the file name for this alert, including the appropriate HTML
(.htm) or plain text (.txt) file extension.
Enable alert headers
— to enable or disable the use of an alert header.
Alert header
— text entry box to enter the alert header in plain text or HTML code.
Show
— to specify whether HTML text should be shown as source or compiled code.
This option is only available if you have selected HTML as the alert message format and
only applies to the way the HTML code is displayed within this user interface.
Enable alert footers
— to enable the use of an alert footer.
Alert footer
— text entry box to enter the alert footer in plain text or HTML code.
NOTE:
You can click
Edit
to edit the selected option set.
8
Click
Save
, then
Apply
.
Shared Resource
When setting up policies, you might want the same resource to be used by more than one
policy. For example, you might want to use the same alert message in two policies. The alert
message can be used as a resource that can shared by more than one policy.
You can use Shared Resource to:
View shared resource settings.
Create new resources.
Change the resource settings, so that the changes are picked up by all policies using the
shared resources.
Delete shared resources that are no longer in use.
NOTE:
Some resources cannot be deleted.
Shared Resources page has three tabs:
Scanners and Alerts
Filter Rules
Time Slots
Scanners and Alerts
Scanners
In Scanners, you can configure the scanner-related settings that a policy can apply when
scanning the items. You can use:
Category
— to select the type of settings you want to configure. The options are
Anti-Virus
Scanner
,
Scanner Control
, and
Alert Settings
.
Getting Started with the User Interface
Policy Manager
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