HI,
When the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager is initially installed, only one location, called Default, exists. At that time, every group's default location is Default. Every group must have a default location. When you create a new group, the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager console automatically makes its default location Default.
You can specify another location to be the default location for a group after you add other locations. You may prefer to designate a location like Home or Road as the default location.
A group's default location is used if one of the following cases occurs:
· One of the multiple locations meets location criteria and the last location does not meet location criteria.
· You use location awareness and no locations meet the criteria.
· The location is renamed or changed in the policy. The client reverts to the default location when it receives the new policy.
To change a default location
1. In the console, click Clients.
2. On the Clients page, under Clients, click the group to which you want to assign a different default location.
3. On the Policies tab, uncheck Inherit policies and settings from parent group "group name".
4. Under Tasks, click Manage Locations.
5. In the Manage Locations dialog box, under Locations, select the location that you want to be the default location.
6. Under Description, check Set this location as the default location in case of conflict.
The Default location is always the default location until you assign another one to the group.
7. Click OK.
Manage Locations
You can manage the locations and network connection types client computers can use to connect to the internal network. To manage these, use the following location-specific settings in the Manage Locations dialog box.
Table: Manage Locations
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Field
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Description
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Locations
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Contains a list of locations that have been added for a group. You can:
· Click Add to add more locations.
· Click Delete to delete the selected location.
· Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of the locations. The client checks the locations in the list in order. It selects one that is valid for the client's location and that has a policy with the security settings appropriate for that location.
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Location name
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The name of new location.
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Description
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The description of the new location.
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Enable this location
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When this option is checked, it causes the location to be immediately enabled.
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Set this location as the default location in case of conflict
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When this option is checked, it makes this location the default location.
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Switch to this location when
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Contains a list of conditions that must be met before the client can switch to another location. You can:
· Click Add to add more conditions.
· Click Edit to modify a selected condition in the list.
· Click Delete to remove a selected condition in the list.
· Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of conditions. The client checks the conditions in the list until it finds one that meets the criteria for switching to a new location.
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DNS Query Loop in
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When this option is checked and the number of seconds specified, queries the DNS server at the specified interval.
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ICMP Request Loop in
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When this option is checked and the number of seconds specified, checks for ICMP ping requests at the specified interval.
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The location will be checked every
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The time interval after which the location is checked.
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Enable location change notification
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When this option is checked, it enables an email notification when a location change occurs.
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Notification message
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Type any additional text for the email notification.
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Note:
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The last three options appear if you lick Manage Locations under Tasks on the Policies tab of the Clients page.
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Regards
Ajin