Components Page
The Components page on the Security tab is where you can view the status of the security components (also known as security adapters) that are installed in Windows EBS:
E-mail anti-malware
E-mail anti-spam
Network firewall
Update Management
For more information about the security components in Windows EBS, see the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=108934).
Note
The Components page also displays add-in security components (published by Microsoft or non-Microsoft developers) that you have installed.
Page layout
Item | Details |
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Results pane |
Lists the security components that are installed in Windows EBS. Note By default, components are grouped by status. |
Details pane |
For the security component that is selected in the results pane, shows a detailed description of the component, the number and type of alerts, and recent protection statistics. Note The status of the Update Management component is refreshed daily. However, the component monitors synchronizations and updates that occurred during the preceding seven days. It may not reflect the status of updates on computers and devices that recently joined the domain. |
Tasks pane |
General tasks related to security components. For more information, see the Components Tasks section later in this document. Administration and management tasks for the security component that is selected in the results pane. For more information, see the <Security Component> Tasks section later in this document. |
Additional information
When a component has a Critical Alert, the icon for the page tab changes.
By default, components with Critical Alerts appear first in the results pane.
Working with the data
To refresh the page: On the View menu, click Refresh.
To group the objects in the results pane: On the View menu, click Group By, and then click a field name. To ungroup the objects, on the View menu, click Group By, and then click Ungroup.
To sort the objects in the results pane: On the View menu, click Sort By, and then click a field name. Alternatively, click a column heading in the results pane and sort the objects in a field.
To customize the arrangement of data in the results pane: On the View menu, click Customize Results View. Then in the Customize the Results View dialog box, select and rearrange the columns.
To save the data in the results pane: On the File menu, click Save As CSV.
To display a task menu: Right-click an object in the results pane. To start a task, click the task name in the menu.
To start the primary task associated with an object: Double-click the object in the results pane.
Components tasks
Task | Details |
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Start Remote Web Workplace |
Starts a Web browser at the URL for Remote Web Workplace. |
<Security Component> tasks
E-mail anti-malware tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts from the last seven days for the component. |
Restore default e-mail anti-malware settings |
Opens the Restore Default E-Mail Anti-Malware Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings. |
Start Forefront Server Security Administrator console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Forefront Server Security Administrator console on the Messaging Server to manage e-mail anti-malware settings. |
Renew subscription |
Opens the Web site with information about how to renew your anti-malware subscription for Forefront Security for Exchange Server. |
E-mail anti-spam tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts from the last seven days for the component. |
Restore default e-mail anti-spam settings |
Opens the Restore Default E-Mail Anti-Spam Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings. |
Check Sender ID configuration |
Starts the Sender ID Framework SPF Record Wizard on the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=114211). |
Start Exchange Management Console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Exchange Management Console on the Security Server to manage e-mail anti-spam settings. |
Network firewall tasks
Task | Details |
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View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display active alerts from the last seven days for the component. |
Save network firewall settings |
Opens a dialog box to save the current network firewall settings as an XML file. |
Apply saved settings |
Opens a dialog box to open and apply an XML file that contains network firewall settings. |
Restore default network firewall settings |
Opens the Restore Default Network Firewall Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will be reset using default Windows EBS settings. |
Create policy rules for accessing the Internet |
Starts the Web Access Policy Wizard in Forefront TMG. |
Publish Web sites |
Starts the New Web Publishing Rule Wizard in Forefront TMG. |
Create a server publishing rule |
Starts the New Server Publishing Rule Wizard in Forefront TMG. |
Create a site-to-site VPN connection |
Starts the Create Site-to-Site Connection Wizard in Forefront TMG. |
View weekly report |
Generates and displays a weekly report of network firewall activity in Forefront TMG. |
Start Forefront Threat Management Gateway console |
Starts a RemoteApp connection to the Forefront TMG console on the Security Server to manage network firewall settings. |
Renew subscription |
Opens the Web site with information about how to renew your network firewall subscription for Forefront TMG. |
Update Management tasks
Task | Details |
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Approve updates |
Opens the Approve Updates dialog box to approve all critical and security updates for deployment to managed computers. |
Apply Recommended Update Management settings |
Opens the Apply Recommended Update Management Settings dialog box to confirm that settings will reset using the recommended Windows EBS settings. The recommended settings configures Update Management to automatically download updates to the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products, and then apply those updates to computers in the Active Directory domain by using Windows Server Update Services. |
Manage updates |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to manage updates. |
Configure update-management settings |
Starts the Update Management Configuration Wizard in System Center Essentials. |
View updates status summary |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display a summary of updates on managed computers. |