About Administration Tools - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

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About administration tools

Client type
Lightly managed
Unmanaged
Roaming
About administration tools
Table 2-4 Symantec AntiVirus client types
Description
These clients are configured outside the Symantec
System Center console through a configurations file
(Grc.dat), and are otherwise not managed. Lightly
managed clients are typically mobile computers that do
not connect to the network, but have email.
If a lightly managed client requires a configuration
change, you can create a new configurations file and
copy it to the client. You can change the configuration
of lightly managed clients by pushing a new
configurations file to clients using third-party software.
These clients do not connect to the network and have
no parent server with which to communicate. They will
not appear in the Symantec System Center even if they
are later connected to the network.
These clients need to download their own virus
definitions updates. LiveUpdate is built in to each
Windows client so that it can automatically get new
virus definitions files updates.
These clients are typically mobile computers that
dynamically connect to a parent server while traveling.
These clients use Roaming Client Support, which
detects the new location and reassigns the user's laptop
to the best parent server. Roaming Client Support also
lets you balance the load among a pool of servers that
are equal in connection speed and proximity based on
the client load on the computers.
If you plan to implement a security solution that includes, for example, a Central
Quarantine Server or an internal LiveUpdate server, you need to install the
appropriate administrator tools.
Managed by
Configurations file (Grc.dat)
Configurations file
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(Grc.dat) during
installation
Self-managed
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RoamAdmn.exe
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SavRoam.exe
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