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Password-Protecting Client UI

This Article Applies to:

  • AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
  • AVG Internet Security Business Edition
  • AVG File Server Business Edition
  • AVG Email Server Business Edition

 

The UI password, which you can set up in the Settings > General > Password section of the AVG Business client, protects all or certain areas of the client with a password of your choosing.

To enable the password and specify the protected areas:

  1. Click the Create New Password button
  2. In the pop-up dialog, enter the desired password twice, then click Create
    • Make sure you memorize the password. Forgotten passwords cannot be restored/reset.
  1. Select the areas of the client UI you wish to protect (you will be prompted for password whenever these settings are changed):
    • Require password to open AvastAVG and access settings — Access to client UI. AVG Business cannot be uninstalled.
    • Protect access to Settings only — All program settings opened from the UI menu. AVG Business cannot be uninstalled.
    • Core Shield control — Options for enabling/disabling Antivirus shields.
    • Core Shield settingsAntivirus shields settings. AVG Business cannot be uninstalled.
    • Scans — Options for starting/stopping scans.
    • Scan settings — Scan parameters settings.
    • Update — Options for updating Antivirus program and virus definitions and changing related settings.
    • Quarantine — Options for managing quarantined items.
    • Firewall — All Firewall settings.

Once the password is enabled, the user will need to enter it whenever they attempt to access the protected areas.

You can change/remove the password anytime via the options at the bottom of the settings. Note that you will not be able to remove the password or set up a new one without knowing the current password.