Migration to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x

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code.

EP-MIGRATION

length.

2 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Symantec :: Veritas

price.

$1,400

This course provides hands-on training for customers who are performing an upgrade of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.x and 10.x and Symantec Client Security (SCS) 2.x and 3.x to Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP). Topics include planning for and installing the management server, database, and the SEP clients.

Additional topics include how to deploy software to clients, how to add and migrate antivirus settings and firewall policies, and how these settings and policies are managed by the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) console.

There are currently no scheduled dates for this course. If you are interested in this course, request a course date with the links below.

who can benefit

This course is for network managers, systems administrators, client security administrators, systems professionals, resellers and consultants who are upgrading to Symantec Endpoint Protection and charged with the installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 in a variety of network environments.

prerequisites

You should have a working knowledge of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition or Symantec Client Security, administrator-level knowledge of networking (including TCP/IP), and Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 operating systems.

skills gained

	Describe the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Network Access Control (SNAC) products and components.
	Compare existing SAV and SCS servers and client groups and settings to SEP groups and policies.
	Determine migration tasks.
	Install the management server and Symantec Enterprise Protection Manager (SEPM) console and administrative components.
	Migrate legacy SAV servers and clients.
	Install and configure Network Threat Protection.
	Migrate your SCS firewall policies to SEP.
	Monitor your new environment.

hands-on

This course includes practical hands-on exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment.

course content details

	Lesson 1: Getting to Know SEP Components

	Describing SEP and SNAC products
	Describing SEP components
	Describing what is new for SAV/SCS administrators
	Determining supported SAV and SCS versions for migration
	Describing SEP policy, group, inheritance, and location concepts

	Lesson 2: Preparing for Migration to SEP

	Correlating SAV/SCS servers, server groups, client groups, and clients to SEP groups
	Correlating SAV antivirus and LiveUpdate settings to SEP policies
	Determining which SAV settings are migrated
	Describing migration scenarios
	Identifying and performing pre-migration tasks

	Lesson 3: Installing the SEP

	Installing the management server
	Converting the SAV system hierarchy to the SEP group structure
	Protecting the management server
	Scheduling LiveUpdate for the management server
	Creating domains, administrators, and passwords

	Lesson 4: Migrating to SEP

	Migrating your computers from SAV/SCS to SEP
	Deploying software packages to computers
	Analyzing the migration results
	Performing post-migration tasks

	Lesson 5: Managing Groups, Policies, and Locations

	Scheduling LiveUpdate for clients
	Configuring Exceptions policies
	Scheduling on-demand scans
	Configuring a Proactive Protection Scan policy
	Modifying Antivirus and Antispyware protection policies

	Lesson 6: Managing Network Threat Protection

	Describing default firewall policies
	Creating custom firewall policies
	Managing Intrusion Prevention
	Deploying firewall policy and Intrusion Prevention policies
	Migrating SCS firewall policies

	Lesson 7: Monitoring the Environment

	Restricting access to specific groups
	Configuring the Home Page to respond to threats and risks
	Analyzing reports and logs