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Upgrading to GFI EndPointSecurity 4.3 from an Older Version

Author: Luis Fernandes

Overview

If you have GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control or an earlier version of GFI EndPointSecurity, it is possible to upgrade to GFI EndPointSecurity 4.3.

Note: This article does not refer to upgrading to the latest version of the product. If you want to upgrade to the latest version, visit the GFI Upgrade Portal.

 

Process

The section details upgrading to EndPointSecurity 4 from 

  1. GFI EndPointSecurity 3 or later
  2. GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control

Upgrading from GFI EndPointSecurity 3 or later

Upgrading from GFI EndPointSecurity 3 or later to GFI EndPointSecurity 4.3 is straightforward. The upgrade process is part of the GFI EndPointSecurity 4.3 installation process and includes:

  1. Uninstalling GFI EndPointSecurity 3 or later.
  2. Importing GFI EndPointSecurity 3 configuration settings.

Importing configuration settings from GFI EndPointSecurity 3 or later
When installing GFI EndPointSecurity, you are asked to confirm whether you want to import configurations from the previous version. Click Yes to import configurations. You are then prompted to specify which of the following configurations to import:

  1. Protection Policies:

    • Computer

    • Security Settings

  2. Options:

    • Database options

Upgrading from GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control

If the computer on which you are installing GFI EndPointSecurity is protected by a GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control agent, you first need to uninstall that agent. To uninstall the agent, implement the steps listed below:

  1. Open GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control configuration console.

  2. Delete the agent from the computer where GFI EndPointSecurity will be installed. This process should be done only for the computer where GFI EndPointSecurity 4.3 will be installed.

  3. Close the GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control configuration console application and proceed to install GFI EndPointSecurity.

  4. When installing GFI EndPointSecurity, you are asked to confirm whether you want to import configurations from the previous version. Click Yes to import configurations. The GFI LanGuard Portable Storage Control agents that were protecting your computers will be automatically added to a protection policy called LegacyAgents in GFI EndPointSecurity.