How to deploy a Symantec Endpoint Protection client from the Symantec Protection Center (SPC) console
| Article:TECH91912 | | | Created: 2009-01-20 | | | Updated: 2009-01-08 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH91912 |
Problem
How is a client deployed to from within the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Small Business Edition console?
Solution
Log on to the Symantec Protection Center (SPC) console
- Click Start> Programs> Symantec Protection Center> Symantec Protection Center Console.
- In the Symantec Protection Center logon prompt, in the User Name box, type the Username: admin.
- In the Password box, type the admin password that you created during installation, and then click Log on.
- This may take several seconds the first time you log into the console.
- Once you have successfully logged into the console for the first time, a Welcome message will be displayed, click Close.
- From the Home page, find the Common Tasks drop down menu in the upper right corner of the page.
- Click the drop down menu and select Install Protection Client to computers.
- The Client Installation Wizard will appear.
- Select the “Default Group” from the drop down menu if no other group is available.
- Only the “My Company and Default Groups” are created during the management server install.
- All other groups will have to have been created manually or migrated from legacy Symantec AntiVirus Parent Servers.
- Select the type of installation desired, and click Next.
- Note: A typical installation includes: Antivirus/Antispyware Protection; Firewall; Intrusion Prevention; and TruScan™ “0” Day Protection.
- An advanced installation allows you to choose which technologies are deployed, including virus email protection plug-ins. If email security software has been installed on mail servers, deployment of the email protection plug-ins is not necessary, however it can be leveraged as added mail security if desired.
- Choose the type of installation method and select Next.
- Email Notification Installation (recommended).
Sends software installation instructions via e_mail to a recipient list that you specify.
NOTE: Recipients must have local Admin rights to their computers. - Remote Push Installation (advanced).
Searches for and installs protection software on computers that you specify using a
remote deployment method. - Custom Installation (advanced).
Creates an executable installation package, but does not distribute protection software
to remote computers requiring a third party deployment solution.
- Email Notification Installation (recommended).
- Enter the email address of the addresses that should receive the notification and Click Next.
You have the option of customizing the Email subject if desired.
- Open the Email of the user to which the message was sent and verify that the message was
received. Select the installation for 32-bit or 64-bit. The client should then begin the install
process.
- Once Remote Push Installation is selected, expand the network tree to locate the client in
which you will deploy the client to and add it to the deployment list.
- Enter the Administrator login credentials required to install the client remotely and click Ok.
- The client name will appear in the Install Protection Client on list. From the drop-down
menu under the Type tab, select the type of installation: 32-bit, 64-bit, or I Don't Know.
and click Next.
- Review the list of computers to be installed and click Install.
- To create a custom install package, choose the Custom Install option.
Note: A typical installation includes: Antivirus/Antispyware Protection; Firewall; Intrusion Prevention; and TruScan™ “0” Day Protection.
An advanced installation allows you to choose which technologies are deployed, including virus email protection plug-ins. If email security software has been installed on mail servers, deployment of the email protection plug-ins is not necessary, however it can be leveraged as added mail security if desired. - Choose what type of package to create.
- Click Next, then click Finish.
The custom install files will be created in the following folder unless otherwise specified.
C:\Temp\Symantec\Client Packages - Review the install package parameters, then click Next to export the package.
Deploy a client using Common Tasks
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