How sopos works on a network?
Are you asking about Sophos, the anti-virus software? If so, it’s intended to be used ONLY in a centrally managed environment. A central management component is installed on a dedicated server on your network. Assuming a Windows networking environment (it supports others) the management component uses Active Directory to identify clients on the network that need protection. You can use the console to manage parameters such as how often clients are updated (Sophos makes updates available regularly throughout the day) how often system are scanned, now scans operate, such as blocking the scanning of certain files, directories, machines, or complete OUs within AD. When a new machine is added to the network, Sophos is installed in the background automatically, based upon the OU that the machine is a member of, the OS installed on it, etc. You can also force an installation or reinstallation of the product manually if need be from the management console. Sophos does not work well in a stand-
