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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

Performing a manual FEP client installation


It is a fact that when working in a large corporate network environment, there will always be the oddball PC that, for whatever reason, cannot be joined to the domain or won't have the SCCM client installed. These could be lab machines, special purpose kiosk PCs, or controllers for manufacturing equipment.

Regardless of why these PCs needed to be orphaned, if they are running Windows, they still need an anti-virus client. This recipe will walk you through the process of putting together the installation media for this task and installing the FEP client manually on a single PC.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need to be utilizing an account that has at least the SCEP administrator role assignment attached to it. You will also need an account that has local administrator privileges for the PC on which you'll be installing the client.

How to do it...

Follow these steps:

  1. 1. Log into your SCCM CAS server and launch your SCCM 2012 management console...