SonicWALL 4.5 manual User groups

Enforced Client Product Guide	Introduction
	Managing with the online SecurityCenter

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User groups

Each computer running the client software belongs to a group. A group consists of one or more computers using the same security settings (called policies). By default, computers are placed in the Default group.

Groups help you manage different types of computers effectively. You can base groups on geographic location, department, computer type, user tasks, or anything meaningful to your organization.

For example, you might place all laptops used by traveling sales representatives into a single group called Sales Team. You can then view details about this group of computers separately from other computers in your account. You can easily check detections for these computers or customize their security settings in a policy (see Customized policies on page 19) that accounts for specific circumstances and risks of a remote user.

To create groups, use the Groups + Policies groups to manage your site on page 71 for

tab on the SecurityCenter website. See Creating more information.

The following example shows how an administrator might configure policies for three different groups of client computer users in an organization. You should configure policies for your users to meet your own company’s needs.

Policy Setting
On-Demand Scan	Weekly	Daily	Daily
Enable outbreak response	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled
Scan within archives during	No	Enabled	Enabled
on-access scans
Check for updates every	12 hours	4 hours	4 hours
Spyware Protection Mode	Prompt	Protect	Prompt
Approved Programs	None	None	Nmap remote admin tool
Firewall Protection Mode	Protect	Protect	Prompt
Use Smart Recommen-	Enabled	No	Enabled
dations to automatically
approve common Internet
applications
Connection Type	Trusted network	Untrusted network	Trusted network
Allowed Internet	AOL Instant Messenger	None	AOL Instant Messenger
Applications			GoogleTalk

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