About Tasks

Applies To: WatchGuard Advanced EPDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard Advanced EPDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EPDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard EPDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EDR This topic applies to the WatchGuard EDR endpoint security product., WatchGuard EPP This topic applies to the WatchGuard EPP endpoint security product.

In WatchGuard Endpoint Security on the Tasks page, you can create tasks to scan the computers and devices on your network for malicious programs and viruses, install patches, or scan computers for IOC (Advanced EPDR only).

WatchGuard Patch Management uses tasks to install patches and updates. For more information, go to Install Patches.

(WatchGuard Advanced EPDR) For information on how to search for IOCs, go to Create an IOC Search Task.

To open the Tasks page:

1. In WatchGuard Cloud, select Monitor > Endpoints.
2. Select Tasks.

You can configure tasks to run immediately or at a later time. Tasks can run once or repeatedly through specified time intervals.

You can also start a scan or schedule a scan for a specific device in the Computers list. For more information, go to Scan Computers and Devices.

These are the high-level steps to run a scheduled scan task:

1. Create and configure the task. For information, go to Create a Scheduled Scan Task.
2. Publish the task. For information, go to Publish a Task.
3. Execute the task. When the configured conditions are met, WatchGuard Endpoint Security runs the task. For information on how to view the results, go to Review Task Results.
   

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