Symantec 11281411 Administration Guide - Page 13

1 Chapter Managing Symantec AntiVirus This chapter includes the following topics: ■ About managing Symantec AntiVirus ■ Managing with the Symantec System Center ■ About clients and servers ■ About server and client groups ■ Managing with server groups ■ Enhancing server group security ■ Managing with client groups ■ Configuring clients directly ■ Changing an unmanaged client into a managed client (and the reverse) ■ How settings propagate About managing Symantec AntiVirus Using the Symantec System Center, you can perform Symantec AntiVirus administrative operations such as installing antivirus protection on workstations and network servers, updating virus definitions, and managing Symantec AntiVirus servers and clients. In addition to the Symantec System Center, you can also use configuration files (Grc.dat) to configure Symantec AntiVirus clients. You can use configuration files if you want to use a thirdparty tool to perform remote configuration on your network.