Installation Guide IV: Features and Communication

Insights:

1. Windows 10 Security
2. Security State
3. Security Intelligence

1. Dashboard with charts regarding the Windows 10 security state. Information is based on the Windows API and collected by Silverback.
2. List view of the Windows 10 Security Information.
3. Information on detected Windows Defender threats. List view and preview with all affected devices.

Insights/Home:

1. Co-Management
2. Co-Management State

Co-Managed devices which are managed by Empirum and Silverback. Classic = Empirum only and Modern = Silverback only.

The state gets detected by the Empirum ID and/or Silverback ID of devices.

1. Dashboard and Quicklinks regarding the distribution of the modern, classic or co-managed type.
2. List views of the devices based on the management type.

Shows various management relevant information

• General information
• Applications - Inventory (Connector)
• Installations - Installation state based on Empirum Logs and Silverback Tag assignment (ESB)
• Assignments - Assigned to Assignments
• UEM Agent Details - Last Agent Status update and last log information (ESB)
• Patch Status - Overview of installed or missing patches from Empirum (ESB, PM)
• Security State - Windows 10 security information from Silverback (ESB)

Data from Empirum Connector or ESB is available

Silverback (Data Provider and ESB)

Patch Management (ESB)

• Add Computer - creates a new computer object in DWP and adds it to Empirum (API)
• Delete Computer - removes the computer from Empirum and deletes it in the DWP (API)

Empirum API

Add and Delete in the UEM/SUEM App will also perform the activity in Empirum. The same action in Asset Management does not create or delete computers in Empirum.

Actions allow management of one or more selected computers.

• Show Log - shows an embedded log based on the Empirum Web Console. Only available for self hosted customers. (EWC)
• Activate/Deactivate - Empirum (API)
• Block/Unblock/Refresh - Silverback (API)
• Complete Inventory- shows an Inventory based on the Empirum Web Console. Only available for self hosted customers. (EWC)
• Manage Device - Silverback Tasks (API)

ESB and API.

Empirum API needs to be configured in the UEM Settings. Silverback API is configured in the Silverback Data Provider.

Empirum Web Console installed and configured in UEM settings for Show Log.

Shows a list of all objects assignable in UUX from Empirum and Silverback All are provided via ESB from Empirum and Silverback

• Empirum Software Packages
• Empirum Agent Configurations
• Empirum Patch Management Groups
• Empirum PreBoot Images
• Empirum OS Sources
• Empirum Language Pack Sources
• Silverback Tags

Empirum Software Classes, Variable Configurations, OS Templates and Sync Templates are not (yet) provided.

Shows the state and details of deployments. Empirum information is based on installation state from log and Silverback on assignment state to Tags.

• Dashboard for related information
• List of all installation states linked to the computer and the assignment object

Management of Assignments. Assignments are used for deployments and assigning computers to Tags. 

Provides features like pe-building and later activation, automated rollout plans, Empirum distribution options.

Assignments are created in Empirum in a dedicated Assignment Group called "UEM Console". Existing Empirum assignments in other groups are not considered. 

• Creation and editing of assignments (API)
• Lists all assignments with the calculated fulfillment state based on the installation state information (ESB)
• Preview shows general information, assigned objects and devices

Assignments are created, updated and deleted via API. Empirum API needs to be configured in the UEM Settings. Silverback API is configured in the Silverback Data Provider.

The installation status used for calculation of the progress is sent via ESB.