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SEP12-ADMIN --- Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.X: Administration

Overview

The Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1: Administration course is designed for the network, IT security, and systems administration professional tasked with architecting, implementing, and monitoring virus and spyware protection, zero-day protection, and network threat protection solutions.

Objectives

The Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1: Administration course is designed for the network, IT security, and systems administration professional tasked with architecting, implementing, and monitoring virus and spyware protection, zero-day protection, and network threat protection solutions. This class covers how to design, deploy, install, configure, manage, and monitor Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 (SEP 12.1). Students learn how to create and implement the client firewall, intrusion prevent ion, application and device control, and behavioral protection policies that guard the enterprise from viruses and hackers. In addition, students learn how to perform server and database management, expand the management environment , use virtualization features for virtual clients, and interface the Symantec Endpoint Protect ion Manager with Protection Center.

PreRequisites

You must have working knowledge of advanced computer terminology, including TCP/ IP networking terms and Internet terms, and an administrator-level know ledge of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 operating systems.

Who Can Benefit

This course is for network managers, resellers, systems administrators, client security administrators, systems professionals, and consultants w ho are charged with the installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of Symantec Endpoint Protection in a variety of network environments, and who are responsible for troubleshooting and tuning the performance of this product in the enterprise environment.

Duration

5 Days

Course Content

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.X: Administration Content Details

 
 
Introduction
  • Course overview
  • The classroom lab environment
Symantec Endpoint Protection Product Solution
  • Why use Symantec Endpoint Protection?
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection technologies
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection services
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection components
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection policies and concepts
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection product tiers
Installing Symantec Endpoint Protection
  • Identifying system requirements
  • Preparing servers for installation
  • Installing and configuring the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
  • Describing Symantec Endpoint Protection migration and version compatibility
Configuring the Symantec Endpoint Protection Environment
  • Starting and navigating the SEPM
  • Describing policy types and components
  • Console authentication
  • Licensing the SEP environment
Deploying Clients
  • Client requirements and deployment methods
  • Preparing for client deployment
  • Client installation packages, settings, and features
  • Installing managed clients
  • Configuring an unmanaged detector
  • Upgrading Symantec Endpoint Protection clients
Client and Policy Management
  • Describing SEPM and client communications
  • Administering clients
  • Configuring groups
  • Configuring locations
  • Active Directory integration with SEP 12.1
  • Client configuration modes
  • Configuring domains
  • General client settings and Tamper Protection
Configuring Content Updates
  • Introducing LiveUpdate
  • Configuring the SEPM for LiveUpdate
  • Configuring the LiveUpdate Settings and Content policies
  • Configuring multiple group update providers (GUPs)
  • Manually updating virus definitions
Designing a Symantec Endpoint Environment
  • Architecture and sizing considerations
  • Designing the architecture
  • Determining client-to-SEPM ratios
  • Content distribution methods
  • SEPM and database sizing
  • Completing the deployment
Introducing Antivirus, Insight, and SONAR
  • Virus and spyware protection needs and solutions
  • Reputation and Insight
  • Administrator-defined scans
  • Auto-Protect
  • Download Insight
  • SONAR
  • Included Virus and Spyware Protection policies
Managing Virus and Spyware Protection Policies
  • Configuring administrator-defined scans
  • Configuring protection technology settings and scans
  • Configuring e-mail scans
  • Configuring advanced options
  • Configuring Mac client detect ion
  • Managing scanned clients
  • Configuring Mac Virus and Spyware Protect ion policy settings
 
Managing Exception Policies
  • Exceptions and exclusions
  • Configuring the Exceptions policy
Introducing Network Threat Protection and Application and Device Control
  • Network threat protection basics
  • The firewall
  • Intrusion prevention
  • Application access protection
Managing Firewall Policies
  • Firewall policy overview
  • Defining rule components
  • Modifying firewall rules
  • Configuring built- in rules
  • Configuring protect ion and stealth settings
  • Configuring Windows integration settings
Managing Intrusion Prevention Policies
  • Configuring intrusion prevention
  • Managing custom signatures
Managing Application and Device Control Policies
  • Creating application and device control policies
  • Defining application control
  • Modifying policy rules
  • Defining device control
Customizing Network Threat Protection and Application and Device Control
  • Tools for customizing network threat protection
  • Managing policy components
  • Configuring learned applications
  • Configuring system lockdown
Virtualization
  • Introducing virtualization features
  • Virtual image exception
  • Shared Insight Cache
  • Virtual client tagging
  • Of f line image scanner
Configuring Replication and Failover and Load Balancing
  • About sites and replication
  • How replication works
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection replication scenarios
  • Configuring replication
  • Failover and load balancing
Performing Server and Database Management
  • Managing SEPM servers
  • Maintaining server security
  • Communicating with other servers
  • Managing administrators
  • Managing the database
  • Disaster recovery techniques
Advanced Monitoring and Reporting
  • Monitoring the Home and Monitors page
  • Analyzing and managing logs
  • Configuring and viewing notifications
  • Creating and reviewing reports
  • Introducing IT Analytics
Interfacing the SEPM with Protection Center
  • Describing Protection Center
  • Describing the Protection Center appliance
  • Configuring Protection Center
  • Using Protection Center



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