McAfee ePO: Deployment Guide
Table of Contents
- HBSS Overview
- Creating Agent Deployment URLs for Clients
- Removing an HBSS Client
- Creating a Client Task
- Running an Assigned Client Task manually
- Deleting an Assigned Client Task
- Changing the McAfee Endpoint Security interface password
- Updating Firewall Rules
HBSS Overview
- HBSS (Host-based System Security): an end-point security product
- Anti-virus solution
- Intrusion prevention solution
- Data loss prevention solution
- DoD Program of Record, acquired from McAfee
- Requires a license
- Downloads as nine compressed files (must input a password in order to unzip & compile into an .iso file)
- ePolicy Orchestrater (ePO): a server used to manage how HBSS clients function
- Windows Server R2 & SQL Server 2014
- OS
- Apps
- Logs
- Database
- Integrates with ESM (a SIEM)
- Windows Server R2 & SQL Server 2014
- Remote Registry service on client must running
- Firewall on client/server must all remote connections
Creating Agent Deployment URLs for Clients
1. Click-on System Tree
2. Click-on the Agent Deployment
3. Click-on the Create Agent Deployment URL button
- URL Name: student10_OU_deploymentURL
- Agent version: McAfee Agent for Windows 5.0.5 (Current)
- Assign to Agent Handlers: All Agent Handlers
- Copy & paste URL using client's web browser
Removing an HBSS Client
# Create a task to remove packages first
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Systems tab
2. Select the client
3. Click-on the Actions drop-down menu (at the bottom)
4. Click-on Directory Management > Delete
5. [On client] Open the McAfee Agent Status Monitor
- Click-on Collect and Send Props
Creating a Client Task
(ex: force install of ENS Modules)
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Assigned Client Tasks tab
3. Click-on the New Client Task Assignment button (at the bottom)
4. Highlight: Tasks to Schedule > McAfee Agent > Product Deployment
5. Click-on the Create New Task button in the Task Actions section
- Task Name:
- student10_ClientTask_ENSPlatform_10.6.1
- student10_ClientTask_ENSThreatPrevention_10.6.1
- student10_ClientTask_ENSFirewall_10.6.1
- Target platforms: Windows
- Products and components:
- Endpoint Security Platform 10.6.1
- Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.6.1
- Endpoint Security Firewall 10.6.1
- Tags: Send this task to all computers
- Schedule status: Enabled
- Schedule type: Run immediately
6. [On client] Open the McAfee Agent Status Monitor
- Click-on Collect and Send Props
Running an Assigned Client Task manually
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Assigned Client Tasks tab
Deleting an Assigned Client Task
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Systems tab
2. Select your client
3. Click-on the Actions drop-down menu > Agent > Run Client Task Now
4. Highlight Product: McAfee > Task Type: Product Deployment > Task Name: student10_ClientTask_ENSThreatPrevention_10.6.1
- Click-on the Run Task Now button (at the bottom right)
Changing the McAfee Endpoint Security interface password
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Assigned Policies tab
2. Click-on All in the Product drop-down menu > DISA Stig ENS Options Policy (Policy column)
- Click-on the Duplicate button
- Name: student10_ENSPolicy
- Client Interface Mode: Lock client interface
- Password: <password>
- Enable client interface lockout: (checked)
- Uninstallation: Require password to uninstall the client
- Click-on the Save button
3. [In the Assigned Policies tab] Click-on the Edit Assignment button of the Endpoint Security Common product
- Server: default
- Inherit from: Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings below
- Assigned policy: student10_ENSPolicy (the one you just created)
4. [On client] Open the McAfee Agent Status Monitor
- Click-on Collect and Send Props
Updating Firewall Rules
Allow Facebook/Youtube, but block MSN.
1. Click-on System Tree > Select your OU
- Click-on the Assigned Policies tab
2. Click-on All in the Product drop-down menu > Block & Allow Website List Policy (Policy column)
- Click-on the Duplicate button
- Name: student10__Policy_BlockAllowWebsiteList
- Edit/Add websites as desired
- Click-on Save
3. [In the Assigned Policies tab] Click-on the Edit Assignment button of the Block and Allow Website List Policy
- Server: default
- Inherit from: Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings below
- Assigned policy: student10_Policy_BlockAllowWebsiteList (the one you just created)
4. [On client] Open the McAfee Agent Status Monitor
- Click-on Collect and Send Props
5. Click-on Endpoint Security Firewall in the Product drop-down menu > DISA Stig ENS FW Rules Default Policy (Policy column)
- Click-on the Duplicate button
- Name: student10_Policy_DISAStigENSFWRulesDefault
- Edit/Add websites as desired
- Click-on Save
6. [In the Assigned Policies tab] Click-on the Edit Assignment button of the DISA Stig ENS FW Rules Default Policy
- Server: default
- Inherit from: Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings below
- Assigned policy: student10_Policy_DISAStigENSFWRulesDefault (the one you just created)
7. [On client] Open the McAfee Agent Status Monitor
- Click-on Collect and Send Props
Accessing WOAC ePO Server for Labs
# https://hbssepo.train.net:8007
# How to Setup an HBSS Client
# download Windows 10 VM; not all versions of Windows 10 are supported!
# How to Setup an ePO Server
# download Windows Server 2012 R2 VM