Working With Group Administrators - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

Using the SecurityCenter
Management of group administrators
1 The site administrator communicates directly with the SecurityCenter to create policies,
check reports, and maintain the SecurityCenter account.
2 The site administrator creates and manages group administrators.
3 Group administrators communicate directly with the SecurityCenter to access security data
for the groups they are assigned to.
4 Group administrators manage the client computers in their assigned groups. The
management tasks they can perform and the information they can access on the
SecurityCenter depend on the access level assigned to them.
5 The site administrator can manage all client computers in all groups.
What can group administrators do?
The access level you assign to group administrators determines which tasks they can perform
for their groups. Select from two access levels:
• Read Only
• Read and Modify Reports
Basic tasks for Read Only
• Access the SecurityCenter website.
NOTE:
the assigned groups are visible.
• Manage from client computers:
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• View computers from the SecurityCenter.
• Check data in reports.

Working with group administrators

Use this task to manage group administrators on the My Account page. Here you can view,
edit, create, or delete group administrators. Up to six group administrators can be listed.
If you have created more than six group administrator accounts, click View all group
administrators to display a complete listing.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click the My Account tab.
2 Click the Group Administrators tab, then do any of the following:
To...
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Add a group administrator
No subscription information is visible. Only
Manage quarantined files.
Disable on-access scanning.
View the status of a scheduled scan in progress.
Additional tasks for Read and Modify Reports
• Install protection.
• View and manage computers from the
SecurityCenter.
• View policies.
• Rename groups.
• Modify the information in listings and reports:
• Send email to computers.
• Block computers from receiving updates.
• Delete computers from your reports.
• Move computers in and out of groups.
• Send email to users.
• Schedule and send reports to users in email.
Do this...
1 In the Group Administrators section, select Add.
2 On the Manage Group Administrators page, select Create
New.
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