McAfee MTP09EMB1RAA - Total Protection 2009, User Manual

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Managing status and permissions
A managed network has managed and unmanaged members.
Managed members allow other computers on the network to
manage their McAfee protection status; unmanaged members do
not. Unmanaged members are usually guest computers that want
to access other network features (for example, send files or share
printers). An unmanaged computer can be invited to become a
managed computer at any time by another managed computer
with administrative permissions on the network. Similarly, a
managed computer with administrative permissions can make
another managed computer unmanaged at any time.
Managed computers have administrative, full, or guest
permissions. Administrative permissions allow the managed
computer to manage the protection status of all other managed
computers on the network and grant other computers
membership to the network. Full and guest permissions allow a
computer to access the network only. You can modify a
computer's permission level at any time.
Since a managed network can also have devices (for example,
routers), you can use Network Manager to manage them. You can
also configure and modify a device's display properties on the
network map.
Manage a computer's protection status
If a computer's protection status is not being managed on the
network (the computer is not a member, or is an unmanaged
member), you can request to manage it.
1
Click an unmanaged computer's icon on the network map.
2
Click Manage this computer under I want to .
Stop managing a computer's protection status
You can stop managing the protection status of a managed
computer in your network; however, the computer then becomes
unmanaged and you cannot manage its protection status
remotely.
1
Click a managed computer's icon on the network map.
2
Click Stop managing this computer under I want to .
3
In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes .