Endpoint Protection

Do I need to have the firewall installed for application and device control to function.

If I disable network threat protect will device control still function.

thanks in advance for your help.

You need the firewall for Application and Device Control to work.  If it's disabled it won't function.

We're *hoping* to break that out in future updates so that they'll work independant of each other, but for now, it relies on the firewall.

Thanks for the quick response

Chris, are you sure about that?
I do not have Firewall installed on any of my systems, and APP & dev control function just fine.
I was under the impression that Firewall and Device and App control were components of NTP and NTP needed to be installed for either/both to function...

From the RU 5 release notes:


Application and Device Control does not function when Network Threat Protection is disabled

An Application and Device Control Policy does not function when a user or an administrator disables Network Threat Protection. The policies that the administrator implements are not enforced. This issue occurs only in Symantec Endpoint Protection. The administrator can prevent the user from disabling Network Threat Protection by choosing the appropriate  policy for both mixed and for server control. The administrator should not set client computers to client control.

"You need the firewall for Application and Device Control to work.  If it's disabled it won't function". 

Where I think what you meant to say is:

"You need Network Threat Protection for Application and Device Control to work.  If it's disabled it won't function".

Which is what I was saying... 

You NEED NTP but not necessarily Firewall component... 

I would like to confirm what Jason says, that You need NTP not Firewall for application and device control.
If you disable firewall policy and then try to plug device on already device disabled machine then it gives message of device disabling.