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Symantec Network Access Control v11

Symantec Network Access Control
Symantec Network Access Control 11.0 securely controls access to corporate networks, enforces endpoint security policy and easily integrates with existing network infrastructures. Regardless of how endpoints connect to the network, Symantec's award-winning network access control solution discovers and evaluates endpoint compliance status, provisions the appropriate network access and provides automated remediation capabilities


New Features
Single Agent and Single Console
Delivers a single agent for managing all Symantec Endpoint Protection technologies and Symantec Network Access Control, thus allowing for a single communication method and content delivery system across all technologies.

* Provides operational efficiencies such as single software updates, single policy updates.
* Provides unified and central reporting.
* Provides unified licensing and maintenance.
* Requires no change to the client when adding Symantec Network Access Control enforcement.
* Lowers Total Cost of Ownership for endpoint security.
* Reduces administrative effort.

Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) support
Symantec Network Access Control provides NAP users with more comprehensive compliance checking options and adds custom compliance checks. Symantec Network Access Control augments NAP’s native capabilities to include guest, gateway and self-enforcement as well as interoperability with third-party operating systems and security software.
Peer-to-Peer Enforcement
Peer-to-peer enforcement ensures that client-to-client communication can only occur between endpoints that are owned and managed by the organization and between endpoints that are compliant with defined endpoint security policies


Key Features

* Blocks or quarantines non-compliant devices from accessing the corporate network and resources.
* Hosts Integrity tests against pre-defined templates such as patch level, service packs, antivirus, and personal firewall status, as well as custom created checks tailored for the enterprise environment.
* Provides pervasive endpoint coverage for managed and unmanaged laptops, desktops, and servers existing both on and off the corporate network.
* Provides a seamless integration with Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0


Key Benefits

* Reduced propagation of malicious code such as viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and other forms of malware.
* Greater network availability and reduced disruption of services for end-users.
* Verifiable, organizational compliance information through near real-time endpoint compliance checking.
* Verification of endpoint security investments such as antivirus and client firewall being properly enabled.


System Requirements
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
Software:
Operating system requirements:

* Windows 2000 Professional / Server / Advanced Server / Datacenter Server / Small Business Server — with SP3 or greater
* Windows XP Professional with SP1 or greater — 32-bit or x64 edition
* Windows Server 2003 Standard / Standard Edition / Enterprise Edition / Datacenter Edition / Storage Edition / Web Edition / Cluster Edition / Small Business Server — 32-bit or x64 edition
* Windows 2008 Server – 32 bit or x64 edition

Database requirements:

* Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP3 or greater
* Microsoft SQL Server 2005

NOTE: Microsoft SQL Server is optional. The Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager includes an embedded database.
Other software requirements:

* Internet Information Services server 5.0 (or later) with World Wide Web services enabled
* Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
* Static IP address (recommended)

Hardware:

* RAM requirements: 1 GB minimum (2-4 GB recommended)
* Hard Drive requirements: 4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database
* Super VGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Remote Management Console
Software:
Operating system requirements:

* Windows 2000 with SP3 or greater
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003
* Windows Vista
* Windows 2008 Server – 32 bit or x64 edition

Other software requirements:

* Sun Java JRE 5.0 — 5.0 Update 13 or greater recommended

Hardware:

* RAM requirements: 512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)
* Hard Drive requirements: 15 MB minimum
* Super VGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Symantec Network Access Control Client
Software:
Operating system requirements:

* Windows 2000 Professional / Server / Advanced Server / Datacenter Server / Small Business Server — with SP3 or greater
* Windows XP Home / Tablet PC / Media Center 2002 / Professional / Professional x64 — with SP1 or greater
* Windows Vista Home Basic / Home Premium / Business / Enterprise / Ultimate — 32-bit or x64 edition
* Windows Server 2003 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter / Storage / Web / Cluster / Small Business Server — 32-bit or x64 edition
* Windows 2008 Server – 32 bit or x64 edition

Other software requirements:

* Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements:
o Microsoft Terminal Server RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) client
o Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server
* Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Hardware:

* RAM requirements: 256 MB minimum
* Hard Drive requirements: 600 MB (32-bit), 700 MB (x64)
* Super VGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor