PacktLib: Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Getting Started with Client-Side Endpoint Protection Tasks

Introduction

Locating and interrupting client-side SCEP logs

Performing manual definition updates and checking definition version

Manually editing local SCEP policy using the user interface

Utilizing MpCmdRun.exe

Planning and Rolling Installation

Introduction

Creating role-based SCEP administrators

Creating auto deployment rules for SCEP definitions

Enabling the Endpoint Protection role

SCEP Configuration

Introduction

Modifying SCEP default client settings

Creating, modifying, and deploying a SCEP policy

Setting up SCEP alerts

Configuring reports

Client Deployment Preparation and Deployment

Introduction

Preparing your environment for SCEP

Creating an effective deployment plan

Deploying SCEP clients with SCCM 2012

Verifying that SCEP policies are being applied correctly

Performing a manual FEP client installation

Common Tasks

Introduction

Checking that your SCCM server has up-to-date SCEP definitions

Performing SCEP operational tasks using the SCCM console

Using SCEP reports to verify task completion

Utilizing the SCEP dashboard

Using MpCmdRun remotely

Management Tasks

Introduction

Verifying that SCEP clients are installed on all systems

Changing control with SCEP policies

Using SCEP policy templates

Merging client policies

Responding to SCEP alerts

Reporting

Introduction

Using the system-based SCEP reports

Utilizing the user-based SCEP reports

Providing access to reports

Building custom reports

Troubleshooting

Introduction

Resolving client-side definition update issues

Fixing SCCM client health issues

Resolving false positives

Dealing with infections that SCEP cannot resolve

Building an SCCM 2012 Lab

Introduction

Installing SCCM 2012 and SCEP in a standalone environment

Appendix

Appendix

Appendix

Appendix

Appendix

Index