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Trend Micro OfficeScan 10 Service Pack 1 Administrator’s Guide
Computer Location
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OfficeScan provides a location awareness feature that determines the Web reputation
policy applied to clients and the Smart Scan Server clients connect to. OfficeScan clients
that can connect to the OfficeScan server or any of the reference servers are located
internally, which means:
• These clients will apply the Web reputation policy for internal clients.
• If these clients use smart scan, they will connect to a local Smart Scan Server.
If connection cannot be established, clients will apply the Web reputation policy for
external clients. If clients use smart scan, these clients will connect to the Trend Micro
Global Smart Scan Server.
Tip: Trend Micro recommends enforcing a stricter Web reputation policy on external clients.
Specify whether location is based on the client computer's gateway IP address or the
client's connection status with the OfficeScan server or any reference server.
Gateway IP address
If the client computer's gateway IP address matches any of the gateway IP addresses you
specified on the Computer Location screen, the computer's location is internal.
Otherwise, the computer's location is external.
Client connection status
If the OfficeScan client can connect to the OfficeScan server or any of the assigned
reference servers on the intranet, the computer's location is internal. Additionally, if a
computer outside the corporate network can establish connection with the OfficeScan
server/reference server, its location is also internal. If none of these conditions apply,
the computer's location is external.
To configure location settings:
PATH: NETWORKED COMPUTERS > COMPUTER LOCATION
1. Choose whether location is based on Client connection status or Gateway IP
and MAC address.