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Using the SecurityCenter
Management of security policies
How can I manage policies?
The Policies page displays all your policies. Use this page to create, copy, modify, and delete policies for
your account. If you have not created any policies, only the McAfee Default policy is displayed.
McAfee Default policy
Until you create additional policies, all computers are assigned the McAfee Default policy.
The McAfee Default policy is configured with settings recommended by McAfee to protect many
environments and ensure that all computers can access important websites and applications until you
have a chance to create a customized policy.
You cannot rename or modify the McAfee Default policy. When you add computers to your account,
the McAfee Default policy is assigned to them. When you delete a policy that is assigned to one or
more groups, the McAfee Default policy is assigned to those groups automatically.
The first time you create a new policy, the McAfee Default policy settings appear as a guideline. This
enables you to configure only the settings you want to change without having to configure them all.
After you create one or more new policies, you can select a different default policy for your account. In
the future, new policies will be prepopulated with these default settings, and the new default policy is
assigned to new computers (if no other policy is selected) and groups whose policy is deleted.
Client Settings
Client Settings Tab
Option
Update Settings
Check for updates every
Update client computers where
users are not logged in
Display Settings
Console display on client
computers
Hide the splash screen
Display support notifications on
client computers
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McAfee Total Protection Service 5.1.5 Product Guide
This section explains only the settings for the McAfee Default policy. See
the chapters for particular types of protection for a complete explanation
of all related policy options.
Definition
12 hours: Client computers check for updated detection definition (DAT)
files and product components every 12 hours.
Disabled: Automatic updates do not occur on computers where no user is
logged on (for example, terminal servers and computers where the fast
user switching feature is used). This prevents failed automatic updates
that would be reported as errors.
Show full console: Allow users to view the Total Protection Service console
and access all the client software features.
Disabled: The Total Protection Service splash screen is displayed when a
computer is powered on and the client software starts running.
Enabled: Notification dialog boxes warn client computer users when
software upgrades and DAT file updates are being discontinued for their
operating system.
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