Outpost installation and configuration

Outpost Icon

Start the Outpost setup program.
At the start of the wizard, select your preferred  language, and then click OK, followed by Next to the welcome screen.  (click on the images for an enlargement).

Read the license agreement carefully, accept, and then click Next.
Choose the components of Outpost you would like to install (all are ticked by default), and click Next.
If you happy with the default installation directory/folder, click Next.
Ensure “Download the latest Outpost Security Suite Pro updates during installation” is ticked, and then click Install.
Setup will not begin the installation.   Note: If your running Vista, you will be asked “Would you like to install this device software?”, click Install.
When the installation is fininshed, you will need to configure the security level.  Advanced security is only recommended if your an advanced user, as it produces a lot of alerts that may be confusing to many users.   Normal provides sufficient level of security for Outpost.
The next page gives you more choices “Rules Autocreation”.  Click on “Help Agnitum improve this program” to send data about any threats that Outpost has discovered.  For middle section, make sure “Auto update and create rules” from the dropdown is selected.   You can also decide if you want outpost to “Auto Train” for the first week before clicking Next.
Outpost will then start to auto configure itself at this stage.
At the end of the wizard, click Finish and restart your PC.

After you restart your PC, you’ll then see blue Outpost appear in the system tray.   Double click on the icon, or go to Start, All Programs, Agnitum, Outpost Security Suite, followed by Outpost Security Suite, where you’ll be able to register (if this product is purchased), or continue if you would just like to try Outpost for a while.

Click on Settings.  Under the category of General, click Update.   Under “How Often”, select Daily, and then select an appropriate time for Outpost to go off and download the latest updates and definitions.  Bear in mind, that by default, a scan will take place immediately after.  If you need to change this, go to Schedules and Profiles.
Under Application Rules, you can configure what applications are actually allowed to do.  Just double click on an application, and you can configure rules such as what ports are allowed out and/or how you would like to report this activity, if necessary.  Click OK.

Let’s make sure were clean to start of with!  At the top of the screen, click Scan for malware, followed by Full System Scan. Click Next to start.

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