Configuring Policies
For the purposes of this guide, we assume that you have installed ePolicy Orchestrator and
have the necessary privileges to perform the steps described in this guide. For more information
about ePolicy Orchestrator, refer to the product’s documentation.
Contents
How policies work
Types of policy categories
Default policy settings
Creating and editing policies
Apply general options
Block and warn sites by ratings and threat factors
Use Authorize and Prohibit lists for sites
Customize messages for users
Disable and reenable the software
Track events for reports
How policies work
A policy is a collection of software settings that you configure and enforce on managed client
systems. Policies ensure that security software products are configured and function as your
organization requires.
When SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is installed, its preconfigured default policy is installed in the
repository. You cannot change this default policy, but you can create a duplicate of this policy
with a different name and configure it to meet your needs.
TIP:
Before deploying the SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus client software to managed systems,
consider carefully how you want the software to behave in your environment. Although you
can reconfigure policies after the software has been deployed, McAfee recommends that you
configure policy settings prior to deployment to prevent unnecessary resource impact.
Policy assignment rules
In general, a policy is applied to a group, and all systems in the group receive the same policy
settings. If, however, you are working in an ePO 4.5 environment, where the ePO server is
version 4.5 and the McAfee Agent on the client system is version 4.5, you can create user-specific
instead of system-specific policy assignments with policy assignment rules. These assignment
rules are enforced on the client system for a particular user when that user logs on, regardless
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