Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, Руководство по внедрению

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Getting up and running on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Business Edition for the first time
You should assess your security requirements and decide if the default settings
provide the balance of performance and security you require. Some performance
enhancements can be made immediately after you install Symantec Endpoint
Protection Manager.
Table 1-4 lists the tasks you should perform to install and protect the computers
in your network immediately.
Table 1-4
Tasks to install and configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Business Edition
Description Action
Whether you install the product for the first time, upgrade from a previous version, or
migrate from another product, you install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager first.
See “Installing the management server and the console” on page 45.
See “About migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition” on page 86.
Install or migrate the
management server
You can add the groups that contain computers based on the level of security or function
the computers perform. For example, you should put computers with a higher level of
security in one group, or a group of Mac computers in another group.
See “How you can structure groups” on page 103.
See “Adding a group” on page 104.
See “Guidelines for managing portable computers” on page 105.
Create groups
Change the following default scan settings:
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For the servers group, change the scheduled scan time to a time when most users are
offline.
See “Setting up scheduled scans that run on Windows computers” on page 157.
Modify the Virus and
Spyware Protection
policy
Purchase and activate a license within 30 days of product installation.
See “Activating your product license” on page 59.
Activate the product
license
Before you install the client software, perform the following tasks, if necessary:
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Uninstall third-party virus protection software from your computers.
For more information on a tool to uninstall any competitive product automatically,
see the knowledge base article,
SEPprep competitive product uninstall tool .
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If you deploy client software remotely, first modify the firewall settings on your client
computers to allow communication between the computers and the management
server.
See “Preparing for client installation” on page 71.
Prepare computers for
client installation
(optional)
Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
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