Hi All

What is Symantec Network Access Control?

See the post here from Milan_T. Great explanation of SNAC:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/what-symantec-network-access-control-client#comment-6805221

Article here by Vikram Kumar:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/what-all-can-you-do-symantec-network-access-control

Great catch Rafeeq, quite funny actually. Seems he already has the answer to his question even though he posts anyways. Seems to be a common theme over the past few days with this user...

I'm just a contributor Brian... I just write.... Addicted to Forum...:) we all know whom he marks :) 

Ditto to that

Symantec Network Access Control ensures that a company's client computers are

compliant with the company's security policies before the computers are allowed

to access the network.

Whenenforcement controls are not in place, your organization's data is vulnerable

to intended loss or inadvertent loss. Recovering the data can result in down time

and the financial losses that are associated with lost productivity. To prevent

these losses, Symantec Network Access Control controls on site and remote access

to corporate network resources. Symantec Network Access Control provides a

complete end-to-end network access control solution.

Symantec Network Access Control uses a Host Integrity policy and an optional

Symantec Enforcer to discover and evaluate which computers are compliant. The

clients that are not compliant are directed to a remediation server. The remediation

server downloads the necessary software, patches, virus definition updates, and

so on, to make the client computer compliant. Symantec Network Access Control

also continually monitors endpoints for changes in their compliance status.

Symantec Network Access Control is a companion product to Symantec Endpoint

Protection. Both products include Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, which

provides the infrastructure to install and manage the Symantec Network Access

Control and Symantec Endpoint Protection clients.

Hi,

A word of Mithun in one of SNAC releated document.

Symantec Network Access Control is network security software that controls access to corporate networks, enforces endpoint security policy and easily integrates with existing network infrastructures. Regardless of how endpoints connect to the network, Symantec's award-winning network security solutions discover and evaluate endpoint compliance status, provision the appropriate network access and provide automated remediation capabilities.

Referenace :

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/downloads/symantec-network-access-control-whitepapers

Knowledge base Articals

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=landing&key=52788

You can just view more Good Artical.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/sep-and-snac-unbeatable-combination

Hello,

Please check this..

What all can you do with Symantec Network Access Control

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/what-all-can-you-do-symantec-network-access-control#comment-9067591

Hi

please check this

Symantec Network Access Control client is:-

The Symantec Network Access Control client evaluates whether a computer is properly protected and compliant before it is allowed to connect to the corporate network.

The client ensures that your computer complies with a security policy that your administrator configures. The security policy checks whether your computer runs the most recent security software, such as antivirus and firewall applications. If your computer does not run the required software, either you or the client must

update the software. If your security software is not up to date, your computer may be blocked from connecting to the network. The client runs periodic checks to verify that your computer continues to comply with the security policy.

It Does:-

It ensures that your computer's security settings conform to network policies. Security settings can include software, software configuration settings, signature files, patches, or other elements.

How it works?

The Symantec Network Access Control client validates and enforces policy compliance for the computers that try to connect to the network. This validation and enforcement process begins before the computer connects to the network and continues throughout the duration of the connection. The Host Integrity Policy is the security policy that serves as the basis for all evaluations and actions.