How to Apply a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Policy

This article covers how to automatically and manually apply a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint policy in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud console.

Affected Products:

• VMware Carbon Black Cloud
• VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint

Affected Operating Systems:

• Windows
• Mac
• Linux

By default, VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint sensors are assigned to the Standard policy. Sensors can be assigned automatically to any policy they meet criteria for within a sensor group.

1. In a web browser, go to [REGION].conferdeploy.net.
   Note: [REGION] = Region of tenant

   • Americas = https://defense-prod05.conferdeploy.net/
   • Europe = https://defense-eu.conferdeploy.net/
   • Asia Pacific = https://defense-prodnrt.conferdeploy.net/
   • Australia and New Zealand = https://defense-prodsyd.conferdeploy.net
2. Sign In to the VMware Carbon Black Cloud.
   
3. In the left menu pane, click Inventory and then click Endpoints.
   
   Note: The layout in the example may differ slightly from your environment.
4. In the All Sensors user interface (UI):
   1. Check the appropriate Device Name.
   2. Click Take Action.
   3. Click Assign policy.
   
   Note: The examples in the screenshot will differ in your environment.
5. Select the appropriate policy and then click Save.