In Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) cloud, newly installed agents are automatically confirmed into your list of computers by default however, your Account Administrator can disable automatic confirmation. If automatic confirmation is disabled, all newly installed agents must be confirmed. Only administrators and account administrators can confirm computers. Users cannot confirm their own computers.
When auto-confirm is disabled, new agents must be confirmed before the agent is fully functional. The Symantec alerting service dispatches an email to you with the subject line: Confirmation Required for ComputerName whenever a new agent is installed. You must confirm that it is one of your computers and should be protected.
If a computer you cannot identify appears on the Unconfirmed page you can remove it.
To confirm a computer
In SEP SBE Management Console, click .
On the Computers page, on the left pane, under Quick Tasks, click .
You can also confirm an individual computer by clicking the link next to the computer name on the Computers page.
If you are seated at the computer that must be confirmed or resolved, you are taken directly to the Unconfirmed or Unresolved Computers page.
In the Confirm Computer page, click .
A message appears that your computer has been successfully authorized.
The computer is now added to SEP SBE cloud.
Repeat the process for every computer that you want to add to your account.
To disable automatic confirmation of new agents
In SEP SBE Management Console, click and then .
On the Preferences page, deactivate or reactivate the check box under Computer Deployment to control new agent confirmation.
The default setting is on to automatically confirm agents to SEP SBE cloud for operations.
Uncheck when you want to prevent agent activity without administrative intervention.
Click to set your preferences.
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