Chapter 1. Planning and Getting Started with System Center Endpoint Protection

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • How does Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager work
  • Planning for Endpoint Protection
  • Prerequisites of the infrastructure
  • Best practices for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
  • Administrating workflow for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager

Introduction

System Center Endpoint Protection is Microsoft's antimalware product for small, large, and enterprise businesses.

It is not a free product, so you do need to be licensed to install and manage your clients with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Intune. It's very easy to set up and manage in both management systems, but Configuration Manager ...

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