How Symantec Antivirus Works; How The Symantec System Center Works - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

24 Introducing Symantec AntiVirus

How Symantec AntiVirus works

How Symantec AntiVirus works

How the Symantec System Center works

Symantec AntiVirus lets you deploy and manage security protection according
to the requirements of your enterprise. To understand how Symantec AntiVirus
works and to determine how you can most effectively implement a security
solution, it is important to understand the following key concepts:
The Symantec System Center
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Installation
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Protection updating
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Communication
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Alerting
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The Digital Immune System
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The Symantec System Center comprises components that let you perform
management operations such as installing protection on workstations and
network servers, updating virus definitions, and managing network servers and
workstations running Symantec AntiVirus. The Symantec System Center also
includes alerting capabilities.
The Symantec System Center is comprised of the following management
components:
The Symantec System Center console
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Alert Management System
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Symantec AntiVirus snap-in
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Symantec Client Firewall snap-in
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NT Client Install tool
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AV Server Rollout Tool
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Symantec System Center console
The Symantec System Center console lets you view and administer your
Symantec AntiVirus network. The Symantec System Center console is installed
to the computers from which you plan to manage your Symantec products. You
must have at least one installation of the Symantec System Center console. If
your organization is large or you work out of several offices, you can install the
Symantec System Center to multiple computers by rerunning the installation
program and selecting the appropriate option.
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