Endpoint Protection

I am looking at installing my first site, which has 15 PCs all set in a work-group and no server. As all PCs are Vista based, what would be the best method of managing these PCs.
As I understand it the Management Server requires a Server or XP to act as a server and since there are only Vista PCs on-site should I install all of them as un-managed or what suggestions would you have.

Also are there any basic installation walk-throughs or training videos that are available to help to learn the product,

Many Thanks

Dominick
 

Yes , it will be better to install SEP as unmanaged on these clients.
If you install the SEPM , you need to install IIS , so its better to go with unmanged installation

Title: 'Installing an unmanaged Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x client'
Document ID: 2008031116161648
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/docid/2008031116161648?Open&seg=ent

Hi Prachand

Thanks for the very quick response, If I do install these clients as unmanaged is there any way of having one computer get the updates from the internet and all others get it from this PC. Just want to minimise the downloads as its a slow internet connection.

Many Thanks again

Dominick

Yes you can configure a Internal liveupdate server

Or

You can configure a LUA

Title: 'Installing and configuring LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x'
Document ID: 2007101913262648
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007101913262648?Open&seg=ent


Optional configurations:
Configure Source Servers (optional): By default, updates are downloaded from one of the LiveUpdate servers.

• However, you can identify and configure one or more local servers from which clients can download updates, and designate servers that can be used in case they fail.
• To add a new source server, click the Configure tab, click Source Servers, and then click Add.
   

Note: If you are using Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, a source server has been pre-configured for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 updates. If you configure a Download or Distribution schedule with Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 in the product list, then all available source servers will be searched for updates.



• Configure the Distribution Centers that you want to use for publishing updates. By default, two Distribution Centers are created during installation of the LiveUpdate Administrator, a Testing Distribution Center and a Production Distribution Center.
• When updates have been tested, they can be then be marked as "passed" and then published to the production distribution center, using a schedule you have determined.
• You can create a list of products that are associated with the distribution center. All locations in the distribution center will be in sync with the product updates of products configured in the list.
  For example, if you would like to download only the virus definitions for all of your Symantec products, you can select the products, and then specify the Virus Definitions component.
  
  
• Export the client settings host file, Settings.Hosts.LiveUpdate, used by Windows LiveUpdate clients to download updates from the Distribution Center, or export a liveupdt.hst file, used by Java LiveUpdate clients.
• To generate a host file, on the Configure tab, click Client Settings, and then select the Distribution Center that you want your LiveUpdate clients to use.
• Click Export Window Settings to export the Settings.Host.LiveUpdate file, or click Export Java Settings to create the Java LiveUpdate client file.
• Then copy the file to the "\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate" directory on the LiveUpdate client computers. When the LiveUpdate client runs, it will use the host file for information on where to download updates.
   

For information on how to perform management tasks, see the Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator User's Guide.