Client Installation Methods - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

Client installation methods

Method
Push
Logon script
From a server
Web
You can install a Symantec AntiVirus client using any of the methods that are
listed in Table 2-3. You can use any combination of methods that suits your
network environment.
Table 2-3 Client installation methods
Description
You can push a Symantec AntiVirus client
installation directly from the Symantec
AntiVirus CD or from the Symantec System
Center.
This method lets you install clients on
computers running supported Microsoft
Windows operating systems without giving
users administrative rights to their
computers.
For legacy client installation information, see
the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Implementation Guide that came with your
legacy software.
You can run a Symantec AntiVirus client
installation package from the Symantec
AntiVirus server that you want to act as a
parent server.
Users download a client installation package
from an internal Web server, and then run it.
This option is available for computers that are
running supported Windows operating
systems.
Planning the installation
Client installation methods
Preparation
Install the Symantec System Center with
the antivirus management snap-in and
the NT Client Install tool to push the
client installation from the Symantec
System Center.
Use your network administration tools to
associate users with the logon script.
Install Symantec AntiVirus server.
■
Have users map a drive to the
■
VPHOME\clt-inst\WIN32 share on
Symantec AntiVirus server to ensure
a successful installation.
Ensure that the Web server meets the
■
minimum requirements.
Prepare the internal Web server for
■
deployment.
Copy a preconfigured client
■
installation package to the Web
server or create a custom installation
package, if desired.
For legacy client installation
■
information, see the Norton
AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Implementation Guide that came
with your legacy software.
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