Installing On Active Directory Groups - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

Using the SecurityCenter
Management of Active Directory groups
Perform this task at an administrative computer has the client software installed and a
connection to the Active Directory server.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click the product icon in the system tray, then select Open Console.
2 From the Action menu, select Product Details.
3 In the client console, select Synchronize Active Directory.
4 Enter your Active Directory credentials, the name and port for the Active Directory server,
and your credentials for logging in to the SecurityCenter, then click Log On.
The utility establishes a connection with the SecurityCenter and the Active Directory server.
5 Select the Remember my credentials option.
This allows the utility to access the information on the Active Directory server the next time
it runs. This option must be enabled for the utility to run on a scheduled basis to keep the
information on the SecurityCenter up-to-date.
6 Select the groups to import, then click Import.
You can select only the groups for which you entered credentials.
7 When the utility has finished importing your selection, click Launch SecurityCenter to
proceed with installing client software.

Installing on Active Directory groups

Use this task to install the client software on computers in Active Directory groups.
Before you begin
You must import Active Directory groups before you can perform this task.
Note that all Active Directory organizational information is retained in the SecurityCenter.
You cannot move Active Directory computers into groups that you have defined in the
SecurityCenter, and no group selection options are displayed during the installation process.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
• In the SecurityCenter, select a method for installing the client software on the
imported computers.
• On the Dashboard page, click Install Protection, and follow the steps in the
installation wizard for creating a URL to send to users. This allows them to install the
software on their computers.
• On the Utilities page, click the Active Directory Configuration tab, then under Push
Install utility click Download to get a utility that "pushes" the software to multiple
computers. Version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework redistributable package must
be installed on the administrative computer to run the Push Install utility.
When you run the Push Install utility, you select the Active Directory groups, the
software to install, a policy to assign, and whether to scan the computer for threats
when installation is complete. Click the help link ( ? ) in the utility for online assistance.
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