Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual page 28

28 Introducing Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Protecting your network with Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Action
Configure Symantec
Endpoint Protection
Manager to send email
alerts
Configure notifications
for a single risk
outbreak and when a
new risk is detected
Action
Exclude applications and
files from being scanned
Run a quick report and
scheduled report after
the scheduled scan
Check to ensure that
scheduled scans have
been successful and
clients operate as
expected
Tasks to install and configure Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Table 1-4
Business Edition (continued)
Description
Alerts and notifications are critical to maintaining a secure environment and can also
save you time.
See Managing notifications"
Create a notification for a Single risk event and modify the notification for Risk Outbreak.
For these notifications, do the following:
1 Change the Risk severity to Category 1 (Very Low and above) to avoid receiving
emails about tracking cookies.
2 Keep the Damper setting at Auto.
See Setting up administrator notifications"
Table 1-5 displays the tasks to perform after you install and configure the product
to assess whether the client computers have the correct level of protection.
Tasks to perform two weeks after you install
Table 1-5
Description
You can increase performance so that the client does not scan certain folders and files.
For example, the client scans the mail server every time a scheduled scan runs.
You can also exclude files by extension for Auto-Protect scans.
See Creating exceptions for Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition"
on page 240.
See Customizing Auto-Protect for Windows clients"
See About commands you can run on client computers"on page 183
Run the quick reports and scheduled reports to see whether the client computers have
the correct level of security.
See About the types of reports"
See Running and customizing quick reports"
See Creating scheduled reports"
Review monitors, logs, and the status of client computers to make sure that you have the
correct level of protection for each group.
See Monitoring endpoint protection"
on page 283.
on page 291.
on page 182.
on page 268.
on page 270.
on page 273.
on page 261.
on page 183.