Best practices for Symantec Endpoint Protection
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Learn about the best practices for installing, upgrading, configuring, and managing Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) clients and managers, or for preventing and managing security threats.
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Installation Planning
Plan your installation of Endpoint Protection.
- Quick Start Guide - Designed for default, first-time managed client installations of 500 or fewer
- Install and Upgrade 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with installs and upgrades.
- Preparing Windows and Mac computers for remote deployment
- Best practices for installing and configuring Endpoint Protection on Windows servers
- Sizing and scalability best practices for Endpoint Protection
- Citrix and terminal server best practices for Endpoint Protection
- Point-of-sale device best practices for Endpoint Protection
Upgrade Planning
Plan your upgrade from an earlier version of Endpoint Protection.
- Upgrading and migrating to the latest release of Endpoint Protection
- Endpoint Protection support for Windows 10 updates and Windows Server 2016 / Server 2019
- Windows compatibility with the Endpoint Protection client
- Install and Upgrade 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with install and upgrade questions and common issues.
Administration
Use these guidelines to efficiently manage Endpoint Protection.
- Updating or restoring a server certificate and maintaining the client-server connection
- Disaster recovery best practices for Endpoint Protection Manager
- Content revision best practices for Endpoint Protection Manager
- LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) best practices
Policy configuration
Configure your policies for optimal results with Endpoint Protection.
- LiveUpdate server settings for Windows clients
- Group Update Provider (GUP) best practices
- Policy Configuration 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with policy configuration and management questions and common issues.
Firewall and intrusion prevention
Manage Network Threat Protection on your Endpoint Protection clients.
- Intrusion Prevention System best practices
- Best practices for firewall policy settings for remote clients
Security
Strengthen your overall security posture and protect your network against malicious threats and attacks.
- Recommended security settings for Endpoint Protection
- Ransomware protection and removal with Endpoint Protection
- Advanced security best practices
- Security best practices to stop malware and other threats
- Intrusion Prevention System best practices
- Security Threats 101 - Comprehensive resources to help you manage and resolve either detected or undetected security threats.
Threat remediation
Troubleshoot and respond to threats that may be on your endpoints.
- Virus removal and troubleshooting on a network
- Verifying SEP coverage for threats and vulnerabilities
- Responding to possible security risks, outbreaks, or infections
- Responding to "Left Alone" actions in the threat history log
- Submit false positives (suspected erroneous detections)
Virtualization
Take advantage of Endpoint Protection's advanced virtualization support for your virtual endpoints.
- Non-persistent virtualization best practices
- Network-based Shared Insight Cache best practices and sizing guide
- Usage instructions and best practices for Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Virtualization best practices for Endpoint Protection
Other resources
Resources such as data sheets, white papers, and other product information.
- Product guides for all versions of Endpoint Protection
- What's new in all versions of Endpoint Protection
- Virus definitions and security updates
- Security Response publications
SymDiag (Symantec Diagnostic Tool)
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