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Working with computers
Use this task to manage client computers from the Computers page.
Task
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Click the Computers tab.
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Select information filters to determine what you want to appear at the bottom of the page:
• Report period — Specify the length of time for which to display information.
• View by — Display individual computers or groups.
• Group — Display only the computers in a group or display all computers. (Not available if you
selected View | Groups.)
• Status — Show all computers, out-of-date computers, computers with detections, or computers
you have blocked from receiving updates.
• Policy — Show all computers or only those assigned a particular policy.
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On the Computers page, do any of the following:
To...
Find one or more
computers
Add one or more
computers
View or edit details for a
computer
Send email to users about
their computer's problems
or tasks they need to
perform
Delete obsolete or
duplicate computers from
the listing
Block unauthorized
computers from receiving
updates
Unblock computers from
receiving updates
Move computers into a
group
Assign a policy to
computers
Do this...
Type the full or partial name of a computer in the Find Computers box
and click Search.
The computer search feature does not recognize wildcard characters,
so type letters or numbers only. Site administrators can search the
entire account; group administrators can search only the groups their
site administrator has assigned to them.
Click Install Protection to open the installation wizard, which guides you
through the steps for installing protection on new or existing computers.
Click a computer name to display the Computer Details page for that
computer.
Click an email address for a computer. Alternatively, select the
checkbox for multiple computers in the list, then click the Email button.
A blank preaddressed email message appears. (You must have a local
email application installed to use this feature.)
Select the checkbox for one or more computers in the list, then click
Delete.
Deleting a computer does not remove the Total Protection Service
client software. If you mistakenly delete a computer with enabled
client software from the listing, it automatically reappears the next
time its report data is uploaded; however, you can no longer view its
historical detection data.
Select the checkbox for one or more computers in the list, then click
Block.
Select Computer status | Blocked to list all blocked computers, then select
the checkbox for one or more computers and click Unblock.
Select the checkbox for one or more computers in the list, then select
an existing group from the Move to Group list.
Select the checkbox for one or more computers in the list, then select
an existing policy from the Policy list.
McAfee Total Protection Service 5.1.5 Product Guide
Using the SecurityCenter
Management of client computers
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