McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 41
Downloading the Active Directory synchronization utility, Importing Active Directory groups
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Using the SecurityCenter Management of Active Directory groups To... Delete a group Do this... Under Action, select Delete, then click OK. NOTE: You cannot delete the Default Group. If you delete a group that contains computers, they will be moved into the Default Group. Management of Active Directory groups If you use Active Directory to define group hierarchies in your network, you can import the organizational unit (OU) structure into the SecurityCenter. 1 Download the Active Directory Synchronization utility. 2 Run the utility to import Active Directory groups from your network. 3 Install the client software on computers in your Active Directory groups. You can select a policy to assign during the installation process. • Create and send an installation URL to users to install on their computers. • R un a utility to "push" the software to multiple computers directly from the service provider's website. 4 Schedule a time for the Active Directory Synchronization utility to run on a regular basis to import any modifications made to the network Active Directory structure. This ensures that the information in the SecurityCenter stays up-to-date. 5 Check the status of the last synchronization tasks. Your account can contain both Active Directory groups and groups that you create in the SecurityCenter. See also Management of computer groups on page 39 Downloading the Active Directory synchronization utility Use this task to download a utility that imports Active Directory groups from your network into the SecurityCenter. Run this task on an administrative computer that has a connection to an Active Directory server. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 On the Utilities page, click the Active Directory Synchronization tab. 2 Click Download. Importing Active Directory groups Use this task to import Active Directory groups from your network into the SecurityCenter. Before you begin You must download the Active Directory synchronization utility before you can perform this task. McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide 41