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Network architecture considerations
You can install Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition for testing
purposes without considering your company network architecture. You can install
Symantec Protection Center with a few clients, and become familiar with the
features and functions.
When you are ready to install the production clients, you should plan your
deployment based on your organizational structure and computing needs.
You should consider the following elements when you plan your deployment:
■ Symantec Protection Center
Administrators use Symantec Protection Center to manage security policies
and client computers. You may want to consider the security and availability
of the computer on which Symantec Protection Center is installed.
■ Remote console
Administrators can use a remote computer that runs the console software to
access Symantec Protection Center. Administrators may use a remote computer
when they are away from the office. You should ensure that remote computers
meet the remote console requirements.
■ Local and remote computers
Remote computers may have slower network connections. You may want to
use a different installation method than the one you use to install to local
computers.
■ Portable computers such as notebook computers
Portable computers may not connect to the network on a regular schedule.
You may want to have portable computers get updates from the LiveUpdate
server rather than Symantec Protection Center.
■ Computers that are located in secure areas
Computers that are located in secure areas may need different security settings
from the computers that are not located in secure areas.
You identify the computers on which you plan to install the client. Symantec
recommends that you install the client software on all unprotected computers,
including the computer that runs Symantec Protection Center.
You decide how you want to manage the computers. In most cases, you manage
the computers from the console. You might want to manually manage the portable
computers that connect to the company network intermittently, such as mobile
devices like notebook computers. Computers that never connect to the company
network must be managed manually.
23Planning the installation
Network architecture considerations