Hi Tom, DirectAccess will address this, but as it requires a Windows Server 2008 R2 AD infrastructure, IPv6 and PKI, it may or may not be appropriate depending on the size of your org, so Brian's question was valid, in my humble opinion.
Regards, Andrew On 10 July 2010 06:17, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: > Says the dominatrix of probity... > > Sent from my HTC Tilt™ 2, a Windows® phone from AT&T > > ------------------------------ > From: Andy Shook <andy.sh...@peak10.com> > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:46 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > Subject: RE: Management of laptops > > Not an appropriate question… > > > > Shook > > > > *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] > *Sent:* Friday, July 09, 2010 4:40 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Management of laptops > > > > *How big of an org are you?* > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *br...@briandesmond.com* > > * * > > *c – 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] > *Sent:* Friday, July 09, 2010 3:00 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Management of laptops > > > > Folks, > > > > Any suggestions on products to manage laptops? We have a number of nomadic > users who use their issued laptops with aircards. Sometimes they have a > wired or wireless connection, but not at any of my locations (these staff > work off-site). > > > > Staff don't have much access, they are all "users". I am looking for a > product whereby I can enforce similar content filtering/web surfing > filtering as my corporate fire walls. I assume I'd need some sort of client > for the laptops that would occasionally check in to a central system for > updates. We are a Fortinet shop, and I'm looking at the Forticlient, but am > looking at alternatives. We have an issue with viruses on these machines > (usually blocked, but I get the notices), and that's usually from staff > going to web sites that would be blocked at the corporate level. > > > > Suggestions appreciated. > > > > Tom > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
