Set password for Endpoint Protection client

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

Set password for Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client to "open client user interface", "Stop Client Service ", Import or export a policy ", 'Uninstall the Client "

Resolution

Follow these steps to set up a password for the SEP client

1. Open the console manager
2. Click Clients
3. Select Policies tab
4. Click on Password (under "Settings" column, bottom row)
5. Select Require a password to uninstall the client
6. select Require a password to Stop the Client service
7. Select Require a password to import or export a policy
8. Select Require a password to uninstall the client
9. Enter the password in the Password and Confirm password fields.
10. Select inheritance, as desired.
11. Click OK

The client machines will be updated with this new policy as they check into the Endpoint Manager.