Configure Your Epo Server; Add Systems To The System Tree - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual

Getting Started with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5
Setting up ePolicy Orchestrator
Process overview

Configure your ePO server

Add systems to the System Tree

Distribute agents to your systems
Create repositories
Configure your policies and client tasks
Deploy your products and software
Configure advanced features
Configure your ePO server
To configure your ePO server, you'll need to:
• Set up user accounts
• Assign permission sets
• Configure ePO server settings
Set up user accounts
Set up user accounts for all of the users in your network who need to access and use the ePolicy
Orchestrator software. You need to set up these accounts before assigning permission sets.
For more information on setting up user accounts, see ePO user accounts in Configuring ePolicy
Orchestrator .
To set up user accounts, click Menu | User Management | Users.
Assign permission sets
Assign permission sets for your ePO users. Permission sets allow you to define what users are
allowed to do with the software. You can assign permission sets to individuals or to groups. For
more information on assigning permission sets, see How permission sets work in Managing
User Roles and Permissions .
To assign permission sets, click Menu | User Management | Permissions Sets.
Configure server settings
Configure server settings for your specific environment. You can change the server settings at
any time. For more information on configuring server settings, see Server settings and the
behaviors they control in Managing User Roles and Permissions .
To configure server settings, click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings.
Add systems to the System Tree
The System Tree allows you to organize and act on all systems you manage with ePolicy
Orchestrator. Before setting up other features, you must create your System Tree. There are
several ways you can add systems to the System Tree, including:
• Synchronize ePolicy Orchestrator with your Active Directory server.
• Browse to systems on your network individually.
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