McAfee Endpoint Protection Essential for SMB
Endpoint security designed for small and medium-sized businesses

Features:

McAfee Endpoint Protection for SMB can be deployed using the management console in the cloud or on premises.

Endpoint Protection Essential for SMB	On Premises	Cloud
Threat Protection
Protects desktops, laptops, and servers from viruses and malware.
Protects Microsoft Windows and Mac.
Restricts access and limits potential outbreak damage.
Overcomes exploits from latest attacks against vulnerabilities.
Desktop firewall ensures that only legitimate network traffic is allowed.
Web and Messaging Security
Reduces web-related threats with strong control and guided web usage.
Data Protection
Prevents data leakage with the restriction of unauthorized access of removable devices.
Management
Deployed and managed using your own server.
Deployed and managed using the cloud.
Powered by McAfee GTI.

Benefits:

Superior Protection

Protection against system based, network based and web based attacks:

• Offers stronger protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, and other threats that can steal your critical data.
• Protects your employees from web threats and from visiting unwanted websites. Allows you to control internet usage.
• Protects your devices from external threats (like hackers) and from internal threats (like some viruses).

Security with Optimum Resource Usage

Consumes minimum business resources and improves productivity:

• Designed to improve your system performance with smart information sharing, that leads to lesser usage of your disk space.
• The product identifies threats and provides you in-depth information about the source of the attack, using which you can execute permanent resolution of the threat.

Power of Management and Simplicity

Saves time and requires no expertise to manage security:

• Experience the freedom to manage security on yourterms - cloud or on-premise. With information about source of the attack at your fingertips and 24/7 customer support, we have simplified security for you.

Smart Performance

• High performance with streamlined design—Your endpoint security client comes with integrated modules that work in tandem to protect your systems from a wide range of security threats.
• Minimized desktop footprint—The solution’s optimized architecture provides a light and lean footprint that uses minimal disk space and improves system boot time.
• Zero-impact user scanning—Resourcebased smart scanning only performs scans when the device is not in use and resumes after shutdown or restart to ensure employee productivity is not impacted.

Simple Solution

• Enjoy flexible security on your terms— Manage your business security the way you want by deploying in the cloud or on premises using your own server. And, with the solution’s single management console, you gain strong control over your business security by defining policies, generating compliance reports, and adding or removing devices.
• Simple installation saves time and setup costs—Spend less time managing security and more time on your core business activities with a simple installation that lets you get up and running in four clicks and less than 20 minutes.

Powerful Protection

• Always-on, real-time malware protection—McAfee GTI gives you the most comprehensive, real-time protection against cyberthreats.
• Gain control of mobile security-related challenges—With mobile device management you can control the influx of mobile devices that access company information and protect your business from data loss and threats that target mobile devices.
• Reduce email spam—Optimize your network bandwidth and protect against phishing threats and other malicious emails. Using industry-leading content security, your incoming and outgoing emails are protected against malicious email threats and the risk of data loss.

System Requirements:

These are the minimum system requirements. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment. McAfee Endpoint Protection Essential for SMB is a suite that includes the following products.

McAfee Endpoint Security

• Windows 8.1 Update 1
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 8 (not including RT)
• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows Embedded Standard 7 (32-bit only)
• Windows Vista with Service Pack (SP) 2
• Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS, 32-bit only)
• Windows Embedded 8 (Pro, Standard, Industry, 32-bit only)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1 (64-bit only)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials/Standard/Datacenter (including Server Core mode, 64-bit only)
• Windows Server 2012 Essentials/Standard/Datacenter (including Server Core mode, 64-bit only)
• Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 SP2 Standard/Datacenter/Enterprise/Web (including Server Core mode)
• Windows Storage Server 2008 and 2008 R2
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 and 2003 R2 (32-bit only)
• Windows Small Business Server 2008 3 (32-bit only)
• Windows Small Business Server 2011
• Windows Embedded Standard 2009
• Windows Point of Service 1.1
• Windows Point of Service Ready 2009

McAfee Device Control

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Server

• Supported McAfee versions
  • McAfee ePO 4.6.9 and 5.1.1
  • McAfee Agent for Windows 4.8 Patch 2 and 5.0
  • McAfee Agent for Mac 4.6 Patch 3, 4.8 Patch 2, and 5.0
• Operating systems
  • Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 or later, 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008 SP2 or later, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Hardware requirements
  • CPU: Pentium II-class or higher, 450 MHz minimum
  • RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
  • Disk space: 250 MB

Device Control Endpoint

• Operating systems
  • Windows 8 and 8.1 or later Enterprise and Professional, 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Windows 7 SP1 or later Enterprise and Business editions, 32-bit and 64-bit
  • OS X Yosemite
  • OS X Mavericks
  • OS X Mountain Lion
• Virtual environments
  • Citrix XenApp 6.0 or later
  • Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 or later
  • VMware View 4.6 or later
• Hardware requirements
  • CPU: Pentium III, 1 GHz or faster
  • RAM: 512 MB, 1 GB (recommended)
  • Disk space: 200 MB minimum
  • Network connection: TCP/IP for remote access
• Browsers
  • Google Chrome 31 or later
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 34 or later

On-Premises Management Console

• Operating System: 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows Sever 2012 Release 2 (R2)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Small Business Premium
  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Hardware requirements
  • 1.5 GB free disk space (2 GB recommended)
  • 1 GB RAM (2-4 GB recommended)
  • Intel Premium 4 Processor or later, 1.3 GHz or faster

Documentation:

Download the McAfee Endpoint Protection for SMB Datasheet (PDF).