Blocking Remote Web Console access to the Endpoint Protection Manager

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

You would like to know the steps to block remote access for Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) console.

Resolution

In order to block remote web console access to the SEPM follow these steps:

• Login to the SEPM
• Click Admin
• Click Servers
• Select <Server Name> under Local Site
• Select Edit Server Properties under Tasks
• In the General tab select Granted Access or Denied Access according to your preference under Server Communication Permission
• Optionally you can leave Granted Access or Denied Access selected and create an exception to block/allow specific IP addresses.
• To accomplish this click the Add... button under Except those in the list below: and type in the IP address you want to block/allow.

Now, when a user attempts to login to the SEPM using the remote web console they will get the following error:

"You cannot access this server from this IP address."

Additional Information

Following these steps will cause the replication to fail.
In order to fix the replication issue, the IP addresses of the replication partners must be added to the Allow list along with loopback IP 127.0.0.1 address.