Product guide

• ePolicy Orchestrator installs and configures the Endpoint Intelligence Agent settings on managed
hosts.
• Firewall Enterprise is configured for Endpoint Intelligence Agent using the Admin Console. If your
firewall is managed by Control Center, the firewall is configured on the Control Center Management
Server.
• Endpoint Intelligence Agent sends metadata to Firewall Enterprise. User information and other
metadata is used for auditing.
• Firewall updates its policies based on the metadata. The host system initiates the network
connection for the application.
For more information to configure and view the reputation data, see the McAfee Firewall Enterprise
Product Guide.
Figure 1-2 Integrating Endpoint Intelligence Agent with NTBA
• ePolicy Orchestrator installs and configures the Endpoint Intelligence Agent settings on managed
hosts.
• The Network Security Manager (Manager) is used to configure McAfee EIA to establish connections
between the NTBA appliance and the managed host systems.
• The NTBA appliance uses the configuration provided by the Manager and the ePO server to connect
and authenticate with McAfee EIA endpoints.
• Endpoint Intelligence Agent sends metadata to the NTBA appliance. The NTBA uses the metadata
for effective malware detection on the network.
For more information on configuring and managing McAfee EIA with NTBA, see the McAfee NTBA
Administration Guide.
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Introduction
How Endpoint Intelligence Agent works
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Endpoint Intelligence Agent 2.1.0 Product Guide