GFI LANguard N.S.S. components

GFI LANguard N.S.S. is built on an architecture that allows for high reliability and scalability that caters for both medium to larger sized networks.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. consists of five main components, which are:

•	GFI LANguard N.S.S. management console

•	GFI LANguard N.S.S. attendant service

•	GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor

•	GFI LANguard N.S.S. patch agent service

•	GFI LANguard N.S.S. script debugger.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. management console

Screenshot 1 - GFI LANguard N.S.S. management console

Launch the GFI LANguard N.S.S. management console from Start > Programs > GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner 8.0 > LANguard Network Security Scanner.

Use this console to:

•	Launch network security scans and patch deployment sessions

•	View saved and real time security scan results

•	Configure scan options, scan profiles and report filters

•	Use specialized network security administration tools.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. attendant service

This background service runs all scheduled operations of GFI LANguard N.S.S. including scheduled network security scans and patch deployment operations.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. patch agent service

This background service handles the deployment of patches, service packs and software updates on target computers.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. script debugger

Screenshot 2 - GFI LANguard N.S.S. script debugger

This module allows you to write and debug custom scripts using a VBScript-compatible language. Use this module to create scripts for custom vulnerability checks through which you can custom-scan network targets for specific vulnerabilities.

Launch the GFI LANguard N.S.S. script debugger from Start > Programs > GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner 8.0 > GFI LANguard N.S.S. Script Debugger.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor

Screenshot 3 - GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor

Use the GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor to:

•	Examine the security threat level of your entire network

•	Monitor the status of scheduled scans, software-updates and patch deployment sessions

•	Stop scheduled operations that have not yet been executed

•	Supervise the status of your patch autodownload queue.

Screenshot 4 - Launching the GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor

The GFI LANguard N.S.S. status monitor is automatically launched in the system tray on computer start-up. To access the status monitor, right-click on the GFI LANguard N.S.S. icon and select Status.