Replacing A Policy; Exporting And Importing Policies - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

Replacing a policy

Exporting and importing policies

4 Move the test computers to the test group.
5 Exercise the test computers to verify that they operate correctly.
You may want to replace one policy in a group with another.
To replace a policy
1 In the console, click Policies.
2 On the Policies page, under Policies, click the type of policy that you want
to replace.
3 In the policy type Policies pane, click the policy.
4 In the Policies page, under Tasks, click Replace the Policy.
5 In the Replace policy type Policy dialog box, in the New policy type Policy
list box, select the replacement policy.
6
In the tree under Replace Policy, select the groups for which you want to
replace the existing policy.
7 Click Replace.
8
When you are prompted to confirm the replacement of the policy, click Yes.
See Performing tasks that are common to all security policies"
You can export existing policies to a .dat file. All the settings that are associated
with the policy are automatically exported.
You can import a policy file on the Policies page and apply it to a group.
See Performing tasks that are common to all security policies"
To export a policy in the Policies page
1 In the console, click Policies.
2 On the Policies page, under Policies, click the type of policy that you want
to export.
3 In the policy type Policies pane, click the specific policy that you want to
export.
Using policies to manage security
Replacing a policy
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