Installation Options

Applies To: Forefront Endpoint Protection

This section provides procedures to help you install Forefront Endpoint Protection. You can choose from several different installation topologies, or you can install one or more stand-alone instances of the Forefront Endpoint Protection console. For more information about topologies, see Choosing Your Setup.

The following table is a list of step-by-step procedures for installing Forefront Endpoint Protection.

Procedure Description

Installing Using Basic Setup

This procedure details the steps for installing Forefront Endpoint Protection based on the Configuration Manager deployment.

Installing Using Basic with a Remote Reporting Database Setup

This procedure details the steps for installing Forefront Endpoint Protection based on the Configuration Manager deployment. In addition, you can specify an alternative Microsoft SQL Server computer name for the Forefront Endpoint Protection reporting configuration.

Installing Using Advanced Setup

This procedure details the steps for installing Forefront Endpoint Protection based on the Configuration Manager deployment and lets you specify the features that you want to install. In addition, you can specify alternative Microsoft SQL Server computer names for the Forefront Endpoint Protection database and reporting configuration settings.

Installing the FEP 2010 Console Extension for Configuration Manager

This procedure details the steps for installing the Forefront Endpoint Protection console extension on a Configuration Manager console.