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... timely fashion. Contacting Technical Support Customers with Product Engineering and Symantec Security Response to answer your product documentation. Symantec's support offerings include the following URL: www.symantec.com/business/support/ Before contacting Technical Support, make sure you contact Technical.... When you have the following URL: www.symantec.com/business/support/ All support services will be at the following information available: ■ Product release level Technical Support Symantec Technical Support maintains support centers globally. For example...
... timely fashion. Contacting Technical Support Customers with Product Engineering and Symantec Security Response to answer your product documentation. Symantec's support offerings include the following URL: www.symantec.com/business/support/ Before contacting Technical Support, make sure you contact Technical.... When you have the following URL: www.symantec.com/business/support/ All support services will be at the following information available: ■ Product release level Technical Support Symantec Technical Support maintains support centers globally. For example...
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... Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 17 About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 17 What's new in version 12.1 18 About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides 21 Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 25 Getting up and running on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for the first time 26 Managing protection on client computers 29 Maintaining the security of your environment 30 Troubleshooting Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business...
... Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 17 About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 17 What's new in version 12.1 18 About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides 21 Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 25 Getting up and running on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for the first time 26 Managing protection on client computers 29 Maintaining the security of your environment 30 Troubleshooting Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business...
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... 2 Chapter 8 About managed and unmanaged clients 81 Installing an unmanaged client 82 Uninstalling the client 82 Upgrading and migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 85 About migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 86 Migrating from Symantec Client Security or Symantec AntiVirus 87 About migrating computer groups 88 Migrating group settings and policy settings 88 Upgrading to a new release 90 Migrating a management...
... 2 Chapter 8 About managed and unmanaged clients 81 Installing an unmanaged client 82 Uninstalling the client 82 Upgrading and migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 85 About migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 86 Migrating from Symantec Client Security or Symantec AntiVirus 87 About migrating computer groups 88 Migrating group settings and policy settings 88 Upgrading to a new release 90 Migrating a management...
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... unmanaged client to a managed client 115 Using policies to manage security 117 The types of security policies 118 Performing tasks that are common to all security policies 119 Adding a policy 121 Copying and pasting a policy 121 Editing a policy 122 Locking and unlocking policy settings 122 Assigning a... computers 135 Managing scans on client computers 136 About the types of scans and real-time protection 139 About the types of Auto-Protect 142 About virus and security risks 144 About the files and folders that Symantec Endpoint Protection excludes from virus and spyware scans 146
... unmanaged client to a managed client 115 Using policies to manage security 117 The types of security policies 118 Performing tasks that are common to all security policies 119 Adding a policy 121 Copying and pasting a policy 121 Editing a policy 122 Locking and unlocking policy settings 122 Assigning a... computers 135 Managing scans on client computers 136 About the types of scans and real-time protection 139 About the types of Auto-Protect 142 About virus and security risks 144 About the files and folders that Symantec Endpoint Protection excludes from virus and spyware scans 146
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... scans to improve computer performance 161 Adjusting scans to increase protection on your client computers ......... 163 Managing Download Insight detections 165 How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses reputation data to make decisions about files 169 How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition protection features work together 170 Enabling or disabling client submissions to Symantec Security Response 172 Managing the Quarantine 174 Using the Risk...
... scans to improve computer performance 161 Adjusting scans to increase protection on your client computers ......... 163 Managing Download Insight detections 165 How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses reputation data to make decisions about files 169 How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition protection features work together 170 Enabling or disabling client submissions to Symantec Security Response 172 Managing the Quarantine 174 Using the Risk...
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12 Contents Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Changing the action that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition takes when it makes a detection 190 Allowing users to view scan progress and interact with ... Managing Tamper Protection 201 About Tamper Protection 201 Changing Tamper Protection settings 202 Managing firewall protection 205 Managing firewall protection 205 How a firewall works 206 About the Symantec Endpoint Protection firewall 207 Creating a firewall policy 209 Enabling and disabling a firewall policy 210 Adjusting the firewall security level 211 ...
12 Contents Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Changing the action that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition takes when it makes a detection 190 Allowing users to view scan progress and interact with ... Managing Tamper Protection 201 About Tamper Protection 201 Changing Tamper Protection settings 202 Managing firewall protection 205 Managing firewall protection 205 How a firewall works 206 About the Symantec Endpoint Protection firewall 207 Creating a firewall policy 209 Enabling and disabling a firewall policy 210 Adjusting the firewall security level 211 ...
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... a forgotten password 301 Resetting the administrator user name and password to admin 302 Maintaining your security environment 303 Preparing for disaster recovery 305 Preparing for disaster recovery 305 Backing up the database and logs 306 Troubleshooting Symantec Endpoint Protection 309 Performing disaster recovery 311 Performing disaster recovery 311 Restoring the database 312 Reinstalling or...
... a forgotten password 301 Resetting the administrator user name and password to admin 302 Maintaining your security environment 303 Preparing for disaster recovery 305 Preparing for disaster recovery 305 Backing up the database and logs 306 Troubleshooting Symantec Endpoint Protection 309 Performing disaster recovery 311 Performing disaster recovery 311 Restoring the database 312 Reinstalling or...
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... version 12.1 ■ About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides ■ Protecting your network with advanced threat protection to proactively secure your network against malware. Symantec Endpoint Protection combines virus protection with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition is a client-server solution that mutates. It provides protection against even the most sophisticated attacks that evade traditional...
... version 12.1 ■ About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides ■ Protecting your network with advanced threat protection to proactively secure your network against malware. Symantec Endpoint Protection combines virus protection with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition is a client-server solution that mutates. It provides protection against even the most sophisticated attacks that evade traditional...
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...Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 19 What's new in version 12.1 Table 1-1 New features in version 12.1 Feature Description Better security against The most significant improvements include the following technologies: ■ SONAR replaces the TruScan technology to download through Web browsers, text messaging clients, and other portals. See "Managing SONAR" on page 196. ■ Auto-Protect...Customizing administrator-defined scans for evaluation. See "How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses reputation data to block IPv6-based traffic. ...
...Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 19 What's new in version 12.1 Table 1-1 New features in version 12.1 Feature Description Better security against The most significant improvements include the following technologies: ■ SONAR replaces the TruScan technology to download through Web browsers, text messaging clients, and other portals. See "Managing SONAR" on page 196. ■ Auto-Protect...Customizing administrator-defined scans for evaluation. See "How Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses reputation data to block IPv6-based traffic. ...
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... need combinations of all the protection technologies to integrate multiple types of protection on page 270. About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses state-of-the-art protection to fully protect and customize the security in your environment. See "Running and customizing quick reports" on each computer in your network. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition combines traditional scanning, behavioral...
... need combinations of all the protection technologies to integrate multiple types of protection on page 270. About the types of threat protection that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition uses state-of-the-art protection to fully protect and customize the security in your environment. See "Running and customizing quick reports" on each computer in your network. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition combines traditional scanning, behavioral...
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... downloads from the browser and validates all the incoming and the outgoing information that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides Table 1-2 Layers of protection Protection type Description Benefit Virus and Spyware Protection Virus and Spyware Protection protects Virus and Spyware Protection detects new computers from viruses and security risks, and threats earlier and more accurate malware detection to the client computer. Intrusion...
... downloads from the browser and validates all the incoming and the outgoing information that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides Table 1-2 Layers of protection Protection type Description Benefit Virus and Spyware Protection Virus and Spyware Protection protects Virus and Spyware Protection detects new computers from viruses and security risks, and threats earlier and more accurate malware detection to the client computer. Intrusion...
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...secure network environment You might need to do to use Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition. Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager comes with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition You protect the computers in your network by installing and managing the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client. Table 1-3 Steps to set up, configure, and manage Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Task Description Setting up Symantec...
...secure network environment You might need to do to use Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition. Managing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager comes with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition You protect the computers in your network by installing and managing the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client. Table 1-3 Steps to set up, configure, and manage Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Task Description Setting up Symantec...
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... are offline. Table 1-4 lists the tasks you install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager first. See "Adding a group" on page 45. 26 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with a higher level of security in one group, or a group of Mac computers in your network immediately. See "Setting up and running on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for the first time You should assess your...
... are offline. Table 1-4 lists the tasks you install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager first. See "Adding a group" on page 45. 26 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with a higher level of security in one group, or a group of Mac computers in your network immediately. See "Setting up and running on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for the first time You should assess your...
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...: 1 Change the Risk severity to Category 1 (Very Low and above) to maintaining a secure environment and can also exclude files by extension for each group. 28 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Table 1-4 Tasks to install and configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (continued) Action Description Configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to send email alerts Alerts and notifications are critical to avoid...
...: 1 Change the Risk severity to Category 1 (Very Low and above) to maintaining a secure environment and can also exclude files by extension for each group. 28 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Table 1-4 Tasks to install and configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (continued) Action Description Configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to send email alerts Alerts and notifications are critical to avoid...
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.... You can perform if you place a computer in each type of your company. Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager makes it easy to only one group. Modifying protection Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager includes default policies for protection with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Managing protection on client computers You use a single management console to all security policies" on your company needs. Out of criteria. See "Managing firewall...
.... You can perform if you place a computer in each type of your company. Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager makes it easy to only one group. Modifying protection Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager includes default policies for protection with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Managing protection on client computers You use a single management console to all security policies" on your company needs. Out of criteria. See "Managing firewall...
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... You can also configure notifications to alert administrators and computer users about potential security problems. See "Monitoring endpoint protection" on page 261. Monitoring and You use reports and logs to increase security or increase performance. 30 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Table 1-6 Modifying protection on the client computer (continued) Task Description Scheduling and managing updates Client...
... You can also configure notifications to alert administrators and computer users about potential security problems. See "Monitoring endpoint protection" on page 261. Monitoring and You use reports and logs to increase security or increase performance. 30 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Table 1-6 Modifying protection on the client computer (continued) Task Description Scheduling and managing updates Client...
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...for what your license covers. Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 31 Protecting your network with the management server and the client. Maintaining licenses You can perform to maintain the security of your network Task Description Checking the security status of your network You should...on page 64. You can download and run the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Support Tool to verify that you might encounter when you should periodically check the Home page to view the overall security status of data corruption or a hardware failure, you...
...for what your license covers. Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 31 Protecting your network with the management server and the client. Maintaining licenses You can perform to maintain the security of your network Task Description Checking the security status of your network You should...on page 64. You can download and run the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Support Tool to verify that you might encounter when you should periodically check the Home page to view the overall security status of data corruption or a hardware failure, you...
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The database is installed on page 17. For more information, see the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Client Guide. See "About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition" on the computer that hosts Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. The console is the interface to the management server. Database The database stores security policies and events. The Symantec Endpoint Protection Mac client protects the computers with a network connection to the management server. ■...
The database is installed on page 17. For more information, see the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Client Guide. See "About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition" on the computer that hosts Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. The console is the interface to the management server. Database The database stores security policies and events. The Symantec Endpoint Protection Mac client protects the computers with a network connection to the management server. ■...
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... Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager compatibility with other products Some products may cause conflicts with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition. You need to configure the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager installation if one or more of the following products is installed on the same server: ■ Symantec Backup Exec 10, 10D, or 11D ■ Symantec Brightmail ■ Symantec Enterprise Vault ■ Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0 ■ Symantec Mail Security...
... Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager compatibility with other products Some products may cause conflicts with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition. You need to configure the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager installation if one or more of the following products is installed on the same server: ■ Symantec Backup Exec 10, 10D, or 11D ■ Symantec Brightmail ■ Symantec Enterprise Vault ■ Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0 ■ Symantec Mail Security...
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....exe from Symantec AntiVirus or Symantec Client Security. 10 The Client Deployment Wizard starts automatically. The installation process begins with the installation of the installation completes automatically. 7 In the installation summary panel, click Next. This part of the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and console.... 2 Click Install. You can deploy client software at this time. On the sub-menu that is displayed, click Install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. 3 Review the sequence of installation events and click Next. 4 In the License Agreement panel, click I accept the...
....exe from Symantec AntiVirus or Symantec Client Security. 10 The Client Deployment Wizard starts automatically. The installation process begins with the installation of the installation completes automatically. 7 In the installation summary panel, click Next. This part of the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and console.... 2 Click Install. You can deploy client software at this time. On the sub-menu that is displayed, click Install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. 3 Review the sequence of installation events and click Next. 4 In the License Agreement panel, click I accept the...