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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By : Martyn Coupland
Book Image

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By: Martyn Coupland

Overview of this book

If you are an experienced Configuration Manager administrator looking to advance your career or get more from your current environment, then this book is ideal for you. Prior experience of deploying and managing a Configuration Manager site would be helpful in following the examples throughout this book.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index

Configuring Configuration Manager

To begin configuring your Configuration Manager site to start using secure communication, you will require a CER file of your root CA. The file you export must be a DER X.509 certificate.

In the administration workspace, expand the site configuration node and select Sites. Right-click on your site and then select Properties. In the Client Computer Communication tab, you have the ability to set options on how clients communicate with your site.

Import your root CA certificate by clicking on Set at the bottom of the window. You can import multiple root certificates if required. This functionality supports environments that may have multiple certificate authorities.

Configuring Configuration Manager

The certificates you specify here will be used to verify the certificate chain of any certificates configured in the hierarchy. You are recommended to make sure that your clients are properly communicating with a HTTP management point and distribution point as well as software update point before...