About managed and unmanaged endpoints

SafeGuard Enterprise endpoints can be configured as follows:

• Managed

  Central server-based management in SafeGuard Management Center.

  For managed endpoints, a connection to the SafeGuard Enterprise Server exists. They receive their policies through the SafeGuard Enterprise Server.

• Unmanaged

  Local management through configuration packages created in SafeGuard Management Center.

  Limitations:

  • Local management is not possible with macOS.
  • Synchronized Encryption is not available on unmanaged endpoints.

  Unmanaged endpoints are not connected to the SafeGuard Enterprise Server and thus operate in standalone mode. They receive SafeGuard Enterprise policies by way of configuration packages instead.

  SafeGuard Enterprise policies are created in the SafeGuard Management Center and exported to configuration packages. The configuration packages then need to be deployed by company software distribution mechanisms or installed manually on the endpoints.

Different installation packages and modules are provided for each type of endpoint.