Planning how to protect computers

You can install security software automatically from Sophos Enterprise Console on Windows computers.

Note You cannot install Sophos Client Firewall on computers running server operating systems.

If you have other operating systems on your network, you must install the software manually or by using scripts, or by another method (for example, Active Directory). This guide gives details of manual installation for the following operating systems:

  • Windows
  • macOS

The Sophos Enterprise Console startup guide for Linux and UNIX gives details of manual installation for other operating systems.