Can the Endpoint Protection client be used to scan the drives on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device?

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

Can Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client be used to scan the drives on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device?

Environment

SEP 14.2.x , 14.3.x

Resolution

For many reasons, including the typical large (terabytes) capacity of NAS, the Symantec Protection Engine is the right product to secure these machines.

The use of Symantec Endpoint Protection client to scan drives on a NAS device is not recommended and is not supported.