McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual page 87

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ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Walkthrough Guide
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Start the ePolicy Orchestrator console for the first time
Now your server is installed and running. Open the ePolicy Orchestrator console to
begin using ePolicy Orchestrator to manage policies on your network.
To open the console from your ePolicy Orchestrator server:
Start
1 Click the button, then select
Start Page Log on to server
2 On the , click
Log on to Server
3 When the
name of your ePolicy Orchestrator server and that the
Password
you set during the installation wizard, then click
4 If you have installed an evaluation version, click
Wait a few moments while the ePolicy Orchestrator server initializes. You are now
ready to use the ePolicy Orchestrator console.
Create your Directory of managed systems
The Directory is in the console tree of the ePolicy Orchestrator console. The Directory
lists all the systems in your network that are managed by ePolicy Orchestrator — all
systems that are running active ePolicy Orchestrator agents that are reporting to this
server.
Before you start managing anti-virus policies for client systems on your network, you
must add those systems to your ePolicy Orchestrator Directory. After installing the
server, you initially have one system in the Directory — the ePolicy Orchestrator server
itself.
To organize your systems, you can group them into logical collections called sites and
groups. You can create a hierarchy of sites and groups, much like you would create a
hierarchy of folders in Windows Explorer. Grouping is useful for assigning policies and
tasks. You can group systems according to any criteria that makes sense for your
organization.
This guide uses three common types of grouping:
NT Domain. Using your existing NT network domains as sites makes creating your
Directory fast and easy. Having your Directory structure mirror your network
structure can also mean you only have to remember one hierarchy, not two.
Active Directory containers. Using your existing Active Directory network
containers as sites makes creating your Directory fast and easy. Having your
Directory structure mirror your network structure also means you only have to
remember one hierarchy.
Servers and workstations. You may want to configure separate policies for
products like VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i, depending on whether the software is
running on a server or a workstation. Dividing your Directory into groups is not
required, especially for testing in a small lab environment. However, you can use
groups to experiment with setting policies for groups of systems or for how you
might want to organize your Directory.
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