Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual page 102

102 Managing groups of client computers
Managing groups of computers
The Laptops and Desktops group contains portable computers and desktop
computers. The Laptops and Desktops group is a child group under the My
Company parent group.
The Servers group contains the computers that run a supported Windows
Server operating system. The Servers group is a child group under the My
Company parent group.
You can place your client computers in the Laptops and Desktops group, the
Servers group, or a group that you defined.
You cannot rename or delete the default groups.
Table 8-1 describes the actions that you can perform when you manage your
groups of computers.
Group management actions
Table 8-1
Task
View assigned computers
Create a group
Block a group
Move a computer
Description
You can view the assigned computers in the
console to check whether they are assigned
correctly.
See Viewing assigned computers"
You can create groups in the console. The newly
created groups are listed as child groups under
the My Company parent group.
See Adding a group" on page 104.
You may want to consider creating groups for
portable computers.
See Guidelines for managing portable
computers" on page 105.
You can block a group in the console. Blocking a
group prevents client computers from being added
to the group.
See Blocking clients from being added to groups"
on page 104.
If computers are not in the correct group, you can
move them to another group.
See Moving a client computer to another group"
on page 105.
on page 105.