[Kind of a long explanation of setup…the actual discussion questions are at the bottom of the post for those of you in a hurry]
Currently we have 5 client licenses for our Virus protection which I have installed on 5 client computers. All 5 computers also log in to the network server, which currently has no virus protection installed.
Note about the server: the server is not used to access the internet except by the fact that the DSL router connects to 1 of the 2 NICs. The other NIC is then connected to the hub. No one uses the server to go online. Currently the server does not download and distribute the emails. Microsoft Exchange is only handling inter-office emails. External emails are being downloaded directly by the client PC’s.
I know this is not the typical setup for a business. But it was the quickest and easiest for what we needed. Our CEO does travel, but does not log in to the server remotely. He simply takes his laptop with him. As for emails he gets them off the webmail server.
For the future, I know there may come a time when he will decide it’s more beneficial for him to be able to access the network outside of the office. At this time I know I’m going to have to setup the server better.
So..
1) I should probably get a license for the Virus protection for the server..right?
2) If I get a server license for the virus scanning software, do I still need to have individual client versions on the client PC’s?
3) We purchased Anti-Hacker software but with only 1 license. Should I install this on the server?
4) Or do I need to buy a server license for the Anti-Hacker software as well?
5) If I buy a server license for the Anti-Hacker software do I still need individual client versions for the client pc’s?
Thanks y’all for your input! Tink 🙂