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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By : Andrew J Plue
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By: Andrew J Plue

Overview of this book

Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (previously known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012) protects client and server operating systems against threats with leading malware detection technologies. Built on Configuration Manager, it provides a unified infrastructure for client security and compliance management and "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" will help you get to grips with vital tasks for implementing this security tool. With the release of System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, Microsoft is continuing its commitment to offering a cutting edge, enterprise- ready Anti-Virus solution. With its practical and easy to follow recipes, "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" fully prepares you for a simple, headache-free migration. This hands-on, practical cookbook will have you equipped with the knowledge to install and manage System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection like a pro in no time by following step by step recipes. You'll gain insight into a wide range of management tasks, such as building your SCEP infrastructure, deploying SCEP clients and building the perfect AV policies for your workstation and servers. You'll also benefit from a complete SCEP walk-through in a bonus appendix chapter. With "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" in hand, you will have the confidence to tackle essential tasks like deployment, policy and much more for SCEP.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Modifying SCEP default client settings


The title of this section refers to an SCCM client's default settings that pertain to SCEP. These settings cover things, such as the installation of SCEP clients, and whether the existing AV client will be removed to make way for SCEP. Keep in mind, this is different from your default SCEP policy, which controls things such as scan times and custom exclusions.

One important thing to remember is that the baseline Default Client Settings policy will be enforced on every system in your SCCM environment, so exercise caution when modifying this policy. Let's say, for example, that you were to change the Install Endpoint Protection client on client computers setting to True. This would result in SCEP being automatically installed on every computer on your network with an SCCM 2012 client. For this reason, this recipe will walk you through the process of creating a Custom Client Device Settings policy and enforcing it on a collection for just a subset of your...