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Installation planning (continued)
DescriptionActionStep
Make sure your computers comply with the minimum system requirements.
See System requirements on page 25.
Review system
requirements
Step 3
Uninstall other virus protection software from your computers.
See Preparing your computers for installation on page 28.
Prepare computers for
installation
Step 4
Identify the user names, passwords, email addresses, and other installation
settings. Have the information on hand during the installation.
See About the Symantec Protection Center installation settings on page 33.
See About the client installation settings on page 47.
Identify installation
settings
Step 5
Install Symantec Protection Center.
See Installing Symantec Protection Center on page 31.
Install serverStep 6
Optionally migrate policy and group settings from your Symantec legacy virus
protection software.
See About migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
on page 55.
Migrate Symantec legacy
virus protection software
Step 7
Prepare for client installation as follows:
Identify the methods to use to deploy the client software to your computers.
Uninstall third-party virus protection software from your computers.
Modify or disable the firewall settings on your computers.
Prepare your computers for remote client deployment.
Set up the console computer groups to match your organizational structure.
See Preparing for client installation on page 41.
Prepare computers for
client installation
Step 8
Install the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client on your
unprotected computers.
Symantec recommends that you also install the client on the computer that
hosts Symantec Protection Center.
See Installing the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client
on page 45.
Install clientsStep 9
Identify the tasks that you want to perform after you install Symantec Endpoint
Protection Small Business Edition.
See What to do after you install Symantec Protection Center on page 37.
Identify post-installation
tasks
Step 10
Planning the installation
Planning the installation
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