Configuring software categories

GFI LanGuard comes with a software categories feature that enables you to add and sort software according to different categories. GFI LanGuard also supports editing on software details.

• Adding New Software Categories
• Adding New Software to a Category
• Importing Software to a Category
• Customizing Software

To configure Software categories:

1. Click on the Configuration tab > Software Categories to set categories for specific applications or to create a new software categories.

Software Categories

Adding New Software Categories

To add new software categories:

1. Click Configuration tab > Software Categories and from the right panel click on the Adddrop-down list and selectNew software category.

Software category name

2. Key in the name for the new software category.

Adding New Software to a Category

To add new software to a category:

1. Click Configuration tab > Software Categories and from the right panel click on the Adddrop-down list and selectAdd software to category.

Adding a software to a category

2. Enter the name and publisher of the new software and select the category for the new software.

Importing Software to a Category

To import software to a category:

1. Click Configuration tab > Software Categories and from the right panel click on the Adddrop-down list and selectImport.

Importing a software to a category

2. Select the text file containing the software name and select the category you want the software to be included in.

Customizing Software

To customize software in a category:

1. Click Configuration tab > Software Categories and from the right panel click Edit.

Editing software details

2. Change the necessary details and click OK to save the changes.