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Configuring Policies For the purposes of this guide, we assume that you have installed ePolicy Orchestrator and have the necessary privileges to perform the steps described in this guide. For more information about ePolicy Orchestrator, refer to the product's documentation. Contents How policies work Types of policy categories Default policy settings Creating and editing policies Apply general options Block and warn sites by ratings and threat factors Use Authorize and Prohibit lists for sites Customize messages for users Disable and reenable the software Track events for reports How policies work A policy is a collection of software settings that you configure and enforce on managed client systems. Policies ensure that security software products are configured and function as your organization requires. When SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is installed, its preconfigured default policy is installed in the repository. You cannot change this default policy, but you can create a duplicate of this policy with a different name and configure it to meet your needs. TIP: Before deploying the SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus client software to managed systems, consider carefully how you want the software to behave in your environment. Although you can reconfigure policies after the software has been deployed, McAfee recommends that you configure policy settings prior to deployment to prevent unnecessary resource impact. Policy assignment rules In general, a policy is applied to a group, and all systems in the group receive the same policy settings. If, however, you are working in an ePO 4.5 environment, where the ePO server is version 4.5 and the McAfee Agent on the client system is version 4.5, you can create user-specific instead of system-specific policy assignments with policy assignment rules. These assignment rules are enforced on the client system for a particular user when that user logs on, regardless 16 McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus 3.0 Product Guide