Specifications

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GeneralAdvice
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DefaultProductsettings(formaximumcompatibility).
InstallingtheEndpointEncryptionManager(EEM)usingthedefaultsettingswillusuallyensuremaximum
compatibility.
EndpointEncryptionMachines
ForEndpointEncryptionMachineGroupsandthereforeindividualMachines,thedefaultsettingsin
“Properties”wouldusuallyprovidethemostcompatibility.
Someoftheextraoptionsthatmayhelpincertainsituations(usuallyasadvisedbyMcAfeeSu
pportor
ProfessionalServices)canbeusedbutcouldcauseextraissuesifusedglobally,orwithoutcarefulthought.
Belowaresomesettingsthatarenotenabledbydefault.Thesecouldcausepotentialissuesifnotused
correctly.
GENERAL:
• EnableBootdiskcompatibility
SomemachineshaveBIOSco
dewhichmountsUSBdisksasphysicaldrives.ThiscancauseWindows
tohangafterEEPChasfinishedauthorization.Thisshouldremainatthedefaultsetting,disabled(not
selected),unlessyouhaveaspecificissuewithUSBdrivesorhavebeenadvisedbyMcAfeeSupport.
• RejectSuspend/HibernateRequests‐Thisoptionstopsth
emachinefromenteringhibernationmode.
Note:thisoptionisnotsupportedinVista.
WithlaterversionsofEEPCv5.xthisshouldnormallybeleftdisabled,toallownormaloperationof
hibernationwhichisfullyencryptedandprotectedbyEEPC.
• Alwaysenablepre‐bootUSBsupport
Thisshouldre
mainatthedefaultsetting,disabled(notselected),unlessyouhaveissueswithUSB
deviceswithEEPCatpreboot,or,havebeenadvisedtotrythisoption.Itshouldnotnormallybe
enabledandalsonotusediftheBIOS’sUSBlegacysupportisalsoenabled.
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FILES:
Somecompatibilityoptionsareavailableasspecialoptionalfilegrou
psthatcouldbeassignedtomachines
tosupportextrafeatures,hardware,languages,ortoworkaround3rdpartyissues.
WithastandardinstallofEEMandEEPCforexample,usingthedefaults,thefilegroupscommonly
assignedtothedefaultMachineGroupare:
EEPC
5xTheme213:EndpointEncryptionforPCMcAfeeThemeEEPC5x:EndpointEncryption5.2.2Client
Files(exampleshownfromv5.2.2,namesmayvary).
Thesewouldnormallyworkwellformostmachines–usuallytogetherwithoneofthelanguagegroups
assigned,forexample“EEPC52LANG:EnglishUnitedKingdom/USA(Preboot,keyboard,Windows)”.Many