This course teaches you how to configure and manage an Endpoint Security FDE protected device using the Endpoint Security FDE Management Console. You will learn the details of hard-disk encryption, and how best to deploy Endpoint Security FDE in your organization.

Length - 1 day

Target Audience:

• You are a systems administrator, security manager, or network engineer who manages End Point Security deployments and want to earn the Check Point Endpoint Security Administrator (CCEPA) certification.

Prerequisites:

Working knowledge of TCP/IP, Windows and/UNIX, network technology, and the Internet. 

Skills Gained:

• Given Privileged Permissions and Permissions Settings as defined in Endpoint Security FDE, define the role of users and administrators in your organization.
• Considering Endpoint Security FDE 's encryption technology, choose the most suitable method for authenticating each user type.
• Install and confirm the installation of Endpoint Security FDE for the administrator with the installation CDs.
• Determine access levels for Endpoint Security FDE users and create user profiles.
• Select the suitable authentication method for a given deployment.
• Prepare a strategy to deploy Endpoint Security FDE to all company endpoints.
• Given existing configuration sets and profiles, implement an Endpoint Security FDE deployment for end-users.
• Install Endpoint Security FDE on a user's machine to initiate encryption and observe the installation process from the user's perspective.
• Perform basic profile maintenance procedures such as updating and upgrading profiles from client computers, and using Remote Help to re-permit locked-out users access to their systems.
• Configure Service Accounts for handling recovery files, update profiles, and upgrade packages.
• View and use the Local Event Database for monitoring an Endpoint Security FDE audit.
• View and transfer the local log file to the central log file.
• Create and deploy an uninstall profile from client computers.
• Develop a plan for recovering encrypted information from a hard disk.
• Customize the pre-boot environment.
• Troubleshoot a failed installation and repair corrupted boot sectors.
• Install and configure SmartCenter for Endpoint Security -WebRH for Web-based remote help.
• Manage Organizational Units to control user access and permissions.
• Provide remote help to Endpoint Security clients using SmartCenter for Endpoint Security -WebRH.

Key Excerises:

• Installing Endpoint Security FDE
• Creating configuration sets and profiles
• Deploying Endpoint Security FDE
• Removing user profiles
• Using Remote Help
• Uninstalling from removable media
• Upgrading Pointsec PC 6.3 to an Endpoint Security FDE R70