Administrator help
15 Working with configuration packages
In the SafeGuard Management Center, you can create the following types of configuration packages:
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Configuration package for managed endpoints
Endpoints that have a connection to the SafeGuard Enterprise Server receive their policies through this server. For successful operation after installation of the SafeGuard Enterprise
Client software, you need to create a configuration package for managed computers and deploy it to them.
After the first configuration of the endpoint by the configuration package, the endpoint receives policies through the SafeGuard Enterprise Server after you have assigned them in the Users
and Computers area of the SafeGuard Management Center.
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Configuration package for unmanaged endpoints
Unmanaged endpoints are never connected to the SafeGuard Enterprise Server at any point in time, they operate in standalone mode. They receive their policies by configuration packages.
For successful operation, you need to create a configuration package containing the relevant policy groups and distribute it to the endpoints by company distribution mechanisms. Whenever you change any policy settings, you have to create new configuration packages and distribute them to the endpoints.
Note: Configuration packages for unmanaged endpoints can only be used on Windows endpoints.
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Configuration package for the SafeGuard Enterprise Server
For successful operation, you need to create a configuration package for the SafeGuard
Enterprise Server, defining the database and SSL connection, enabling the scripting API and so on.
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Configuration package for Macs
Macs receive the server address and the company certificate through this package. They report their status information which is displayed in the SafeGuard Management Center. For
information on how to create configuration packages for Macs, see Create configuration package for Macs
(page 277).
Note: Check your network and computers in regular intervals for old or unused configuration packages and make sure that you delete them for security reasons. Always make sure that you uninstall the old configuration packages before installing the new one on the computer/server.
15.1 Create configuration package for managed endpoints
Prerequisites
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In the Users and Computers navigation area, under the Inventory tab, check if a company certificate change is required for the endpoints that should receive the new configuration
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