Accessing The Security Configuration And Analysis Console

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The Security Configuration And Analysis console is the main tool for using CompTIA Security+ the Security Configuration And Analysis feature. This procedure shows you how to add the Security Configuration And Analysis console to a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that is accessible from the Administrative Tools menu.
To access the Security Configuration And Analysis console, complete the following steps:
1.Do one of the following:
To add the Security Configuration And Analysis console to a new console, click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
To acid the Security Configuration And Analysis console to an existing console, go directly to step 2.
2.On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-In, and then click Add.
3.In the Add Standalone Snap-In dialog box, select Security Configuration And Analysis and click Add.
4.Click Close, and then click OK.
5.On the Console menu, click Save.
6.Type the name to assign to this console and click Save. The console appears on the Administrative Tools menu.
Setting a Security ...
... Configuration And Analysis Database
The Security Configuration And Analysis console uses a database to perform SY0-201 configuration and analysis functions. This database contains the security template that you want to compare with the settings currently defined on the computer. Before you can analyze or configure security, you must determine the database to use.
To set a security configuration and analysis database, complete the following steps:
1.In the Security Configuration And Analysis console, right-click Security Configuration And Analysis.
2.Click Open Database.
3.In the Open Database dialog box, do one of the following:
If you want to use an existing database for the analysis or configuration, click the database, and then click Open. This database is now the security configuration and analysis database. The template or templates contained in this database are used for the analysis or configuration you will perform.
a If you want to create a new database for the analysis or configuration, type a filename in the File Name list, and then click Open. In the Import Template dialog box, shown in MCSE exams, select the security template to load into the new security configuration and analysis database, and then click Open. This database is now the security configuration and analysis database. The template(s) contained in this database are used for the analysis or configuration you will perform.