About Administrator Accounts - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

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About administrator accounts

About administrator accounts
Account administration
Table 21-1
Task Description
Decide who needs an Decide who needs to access Symantec Endpoint Protection
account Manager. Decide whether the access should be restricted or
unrestricted.
See
Create accounts Create an account for the administrators and the users who need
access to Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
See
Grant access rights Learn about the types of access rights and the tasks that
administrators can perform when access rights are granted.
See
See
on page 299.
Reset passwords You can allow the administrator to reset another administrator's
forgotten password.
See
on page 300.
Administrator accounts provide secure access to the Symantec Endpoint Protection
Manager console.
Roles are assigned to the administrator accounts. A role determines which
functions an administrator can perform in the console.
Administrator account roles
Table 21-2
Role Description
System administrator Administrators with the System Administrator role can log on to
the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager console with complete,
unrestricted access to all features and tasks.
About administrator accounts"
Adding an administrator account"
About access rights" on page 298.
Configuring the access rights for a limited administrator"
Allowing administrators to reset forgotten passwords"
on page 296.
on page 297.