Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection

Brief Description

This Solution Accelerator provides a way for two Microsoft technologies to work together: Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection (NAP).

Overview

This Solution Accelerator is a collection of software components and guidance that you can use to configure a compliance health policy for computers that run Forefront Client Security. Network administrators can use this Accelerator to assess the health of these computers before they are granted network access. If a computer is not compliant with the health policy for Forefront Client Security, it can be isolated to a restricted network until it is properly remediated. These capabilities are enabled by the new NAP feature in Windows Server 2008.

The Integration Kit download files include the following components:
Forefront-NAP Integration Kit. This Winzip archive contains a custom Forefront Client Security SHA and SHV for NAP, along with deployment guidance.

SHA and SHV components for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. These NAP components provide the ability to configure a Forefront Client Security compliance health policy, monitor the operational health of Forefront Client Security in real time, and remediate problems that arise.

Microsoft Forefront Client Security SHA/SHV Deployment Guide. This document includes an overview of the Kit and information about NAP and Forefront Client Security prerequisites, explains how to install and configure the SHA and SHV, describes remediation actions that the SHA can execute, and provides troubleshooting information.

Informational materials. Supplementary materials that explain how the guidance and SHA/SHV components for NAP in this Solution Accelerator can benefit your organization.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; Windows XP Professional Edition

Microsoft Word or Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 (available as a free download) can be used to view Word documents

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats (available as a free download) can be used to open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

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Instructions

Click the Download button at the top of the page to start the download.

Do one of the following:

To start the .zip file extraction immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location. Then extract the files to your preferred location on your computer.

To save the download to your preferred location on your computer for .zip file extraction at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

To install the .msi package

Navigate to where you extracted the .zip file content on your hard drive.

To launch the installer, double-click the .msi file.

Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.

Follow the steps in the installation process to complete the installation.

Find the installed files in your My Documents folder or by looking in the Start/All Programs menu for a shortcut.

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Additional Information

Solution Accelerators are free, scenario-based guides and automations designed to help IT Professionals who are proactively planning, deploying, and operating IT systems using Microsoft products and technologies. Solution Accelerator scenarios focus on security and compliance, management and infrastructure, and communication and collaboration.

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