Features and Enhancements

The following is a list of Client Agent features, product enhancements, and benefits:

Feature	Description
Push Technology	With the Push Technology, the backup job is completed more efficiently by processing the data locally at the workstations thereby off-loading the system resources from the ARCserveIT host server and minimizing network traffic by sending data in large pulses of data packets during backup jobs.
Real-Time Browsing	With the Client Agent installed, the system administrator can view detailed file and directory information about the remote target machine in real-time.
Multi-stream Processing	One Client Agent can handle different requests and perform multiple jobs at the same time.
Compression Support	ARCserveIT now supports software compression for data transport and archival needs.
Encryption Support	All Client Agent backup jobs can be encrypted with a session/encryption password to enhance network security.
Auto-Discovery	ARCserveIT servers can automatically discover installed Windows NT clients on the network.
Remote Installation	The Client Agent can be installed remotely on any Windows NT machine from any Windows NT machine on your network.
Virus Scanning	Integrated agent level virus scanning support for most client platforms.
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
Verification Support	The agent will generate CRC codes for all the files it is sending to ARCserveIT for backup to be verified without requiring the original source files.
Password Security Option	Supports agent level passwords.
Backward Compatibility	The Client Agent is able to restore sessions created by Client Agent 3.0 for Windows NT, Client Agent for Windows 9x or ARCserve itself.
Enhanced Detailed Registry Backup	For Windows NT & 95 clients only: You can backup your Windows NT Registry entries to the key level.

 Feature                             Description
 Push Technology                     With the Push Technology, the backup job
                                     is completed more efficiently by
                                     processing the data locally at the
                                     workstations thereby off-loading the
                                     system resources from the ARCserveIT
                                     host server and minimizing network
                                     traffic by sending data in large pulses
                                     of data packets during backup jobs.
 Real-Time Browsing                  With the Client Agent installed, the
                                     system administrator can view detailed
                                     file and directory information about the
                                     remote target machine in real-time.
 Multi-stream Processing             One Client Agent can handle different
                                     requests and perform multiple jobs at
                                     the same time.
 Compression Support                 ARCserveIT now supports software
                                     compression for data transport and
                                     archival needs.
 Encryption Support                  All Client Agent backup jobs can be
                                     encrypted with a session/encryption
                                     password to enhance network security.
 Auto-Discovery                      ARCserveIT servers can automatically
                                     discover installed Windows NT clients on
                                     the network.
 Remote Installation                 The Client Agent can be installed
                                     remotely on any Windows NT machine from
                                     any Windows NT machine on your network.
 Virus Scanning                      Integrated agent level virus scanning
                                     support for most client platforms.
 CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
 Verification Support                The agent will generate CRC codes for
                                     all the files it is sending to
                                     ARCserveIT for backup to be verified
                                     without requiring the original source
                                     files.
 Password Security Option            Supports agent level passwords.
 Backward Compatibility              The Client Agent is able to restore
                                     sessions created by Client Agent 3.0 for
                                     Windows NT, Client Agent for Windows 9x
                                     or ARCserve itself.
 Enhanced Detailed Registry Backup   For Windows NT  95 clients only: You can
                                     backup your Windows NT Registry entries
                                     to the key level.

Using ARCserveIT and the Client Agent provides the following benefits:

• Minimized load on your communications network.

• Increased efficiency for your ARCserveIT server by off-loading the processing of data to the client machine.

• Detailed file and directory information of the remote client in the ARCserveIT Browser.