Install and Upgrade 101 for Endpoint Protection

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

Learn how to install or upgrade either Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) clients, or the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM).

Resolution

Contents

• Upgrade and migration guides
• Install guides
• Install Endpoint Protection Manager
• Install managed Endpoint Protection clients
• Install unmanaged Endpoint Protection clients

Upgrade and migration guides

• Upgrade or migrate to Endpoint Protection 14

Install guides

• Quick start guide - recommended for fewer than 500 clients
• Endpoint Protection 14 install and administration guides

Install Endpoint Protection Manager

• Fewer than 500 clients: Install with default or simple configuration
• More than 500 clients: Install with custom configuration
• Install additional Endpoint Protection management servers (failover / load balancing)
• Setting up sites and replication
• Reinstalling or reconfiguring Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

To resolve common issues that may occur when installing Endpoint Protection Manager, see Fix common install and upgrade issues with Endpoint Protection.

Install managed Endpoint Protection clients

Deploy or install clients

• Client Deployment Wizard (Save Package) options:
  • Preparing Windows and Mac computers for remote deployment
  • Remote push install Endpoint Protection clients
  • Installing Symantec Endpoint Protection clients with Web Link and Email
  • Install clients with an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO)
• Creating custom Windows client installation packages in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
• Exporting client installation packages

Other client installs

• Installing the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Mac
• Installing the Symantec Agent for Linux or the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux
• Prepare Endpoint Protection clients for cloning

Configure client policies

• Policy best practices for Endpoint Protection
• Recommended security settings for Endpoint Protection

To resolve common issues that may occur when installing Endpoint Protection clients, see Fix common install and upgrade issues with Endpoint Protection.

Install unmanaged Endpoint Protection clients

• Install unmanaged Windows clients
• Install unmanaged Mac clients
• How to get an unmanaged client installation package
• Recommended policies and settings for unmanaged client installation packages

To resolve common issues that may occur when installing Endpoint Protection clients, see Fix common install and upgrade issues with Endpoint Protection.

Additional Information

See also:

• Common Issues 101 for Endpoint Protection
• Policy Configuration 101 for Endpoint Protection
• Security Threats 101 for Endpoint Protection
• Symantec eLibrary - On-demand training