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Administrators should also run performance testing during the pilot test.
McAfee professionals did not come across any performance related issues with EEPC during our own
testing, however, this may vary depending upon the processor, memory, and drivers.
Do a phased deployment
An occasion may arise when the PBA creates challenges during deployment. For a successful
deployment and activation, you can create a different set of EEPC system policies and deploy in
phases enabling the None option under Encrypt and Enable Automatic Booting option under Log on tab. Create
deployment tasks and deploy EEPC to systems arranged in groups or batches in the System Tree. You
can also base it on a specific tag in ePolicy Orchestrator.
Add user to the client system
You should add at least one user to the client system for EEPC to activate on the client.
Perform disk recovery on decrypted disks
Wherever possible, as a best practice, if you need to perform any disk recovery activities on a disk
protected with McAfee EEPC, we recommend that you first decrypt the disk. For more information
about decrypting the EEPC installed system, see McAfee Endpoint Encryption - 6.2 (EEPC) and 1.1
(EEMac) Product Guide and the McAfee EETech User Guide.
Educate the client user with the Password/Token/PIN secrecy
Educate your client users to understand they are responsible for the security of their password, PIN, or
token details. Encourage them to change their password, or request a new PIN, if they feel that it may
have been compromised.
Make sure password strength is sufficient
Make sure that your password policy is strong enough for your requirements.
High level process of the installation
This section lists the steps and considerations involved in EEPC deployment and activation.
This procedure is explained in more detail in the McAfee Endpoint Encryption - 6.2 (EEPC) and 1.1
(EEMac) Product Guide and the McAfee Endpoint Encryption for PC 6.2 Quick Start Guide.
Task
1
Install the EEPC extensions into ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Patch 4 Hotfix 1 or later. Check for the
correct and latest version of the extension. Install EEAdmin extension first then EEPC.
2
Check in the EEPC packages to ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Patch 4 Hotfix 1 or later. Check for the
correct and latest version of the EEAdmin and EEPC packages.
3
Register your LDAP Server. Check for the correct domain and Server IP address of your LDAP
server configured.
4
Create EE LDAP Server User/Group Synchronization task and schedule it to run. Check for the correct format
of the user attributes while scheduling the task.
5
Modify the Product Settings and User-Based Policies, as appropriate. Plan and verify the policy
settings for your organization's requirements.
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