Specifications

Task
1
Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then select McAfee Agent from the Product list and General from the
Category list.
2
Click the General tab, and type the Agent-to-server communication interval as shown in the following figure.
3
Click Save.
If you need to send a policy change or add a client task immediately, you execute an agent
wake-up call. See Agent to server communication interval (ASCI), Sending a policy change
immediately.
Configuring the policy enforcement interval
It is very important to understand the policy enforcement interval under the agent policy. This is
especially important if you have underpowered client machines that need every advantage they can
get when it comes to saving hardware resources.
Policy enforcement is purely local and does not require communication with the McAfee ePO server.
Policy enforcement makes the agent compare the last known product policy pulled from the McAfee
ePO server to the current policy on the client. For example, if an end user had the ability to disable
VirusScan Enterprise on their machine and the last policy pulled from the McAfee ePO server stated
that VirusScan Enterprise must be enabled the agent will enable VirusScan Enterprise at this
enforcement interval.
The default Policy enforcement interval is 5 minutes. That setting requires the agent to wake up 96
times in an average 8 hour work day to enforce all point-product settings. This can be excessive on
legacy machines which are not as robustly configured as typical desktop workstations. If you slightly
increase this interval it will reduce the amount of local enforcement that occurs on each client. For
example, increasing this interval to 15 or 30 minutes will significantly reduce the amount of local
enforcement that occurs on a daily basis.
Adjust the Policy Enforcement Interval for the McAfee Agent.
Policies and packages
McAfee agent policy
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McAfee
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ePolicy Orchestrator
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4.0 and 4.5 Best Practices Guide
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