Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual page 38

38 Planning the installation
Components of Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Product components
Table 2-2
Component
Symantec Endpoint
Protection Manager
Database
Symantec Endpoint
Protection Small Business
Edition client
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager is a management
server that manages the client computers that connect to
your company's network.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager includes the
following software:
The console software coordinates and manages security
policies, client computers, reports, and logs. The console
is the interface to the management server. It can also be
installed and used remotely on any computer with a
network connection to the management server.
The management server software provides secure
communication to and from the client computers and
the console.
The database stores security policies and events. The
database is installed on the computer that hosts Symantec
Endpoint Protection Manager.
The Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
client protects the computers with virus and spyware scans,
SONAR, Download Insight, a firewall, an Intrusion
Prevention System, and other protection technologies. It
runs on the servers, desktops, and portable computers that
you want to protect.
The Symantec Endpoint Protection Mac client protects the
computers with virus and spyware scans.
For more information, see the Symantec Endpoint Protection
Small Business Edition Client Guide.
See About Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business
Edition" on page 17.