Provides detailed information for planning for and installing Secure Configuration Manager.

Provides conceptual information about Secure Configuration Manager. This book also provides an overview of the user interfaces and step-by-step guidance for many tasks.

Provides conceptual information about the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Windows Agent and guides you through the installation process.

Provides context-sensitive information and step-by-step guidance for common tasks, descriptions of reports and actions you can run with the product, and definitions for fields on each window.

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