Trust a PC on the home network

If a new PC with McAfee protection installed connects to the home network, you can invite it to become a trusted member of the network. You can do the same with protected PCs that are already on the network in an untrusted state.

Trusting a new PC on the network involves sending a trust invitation and setting a password. After you enter the password on the PC that sends the invitation, you must enter it again within 20 minutes on the PC that receives the invitation. Once a PC is trusted, you can view its security status, subscription details, and when it was last updated. You can also manage the PC's protection status, and fix its security issues remotely.

Task

Access the network map.

How?

Click the icon for an untrusted PC.

Under the PC's details, click Mark as Trusted.

When prompted, type a password, then click Submit to send a trust invitation to the PC.

Go to the PC you want to trust and view the trust invitation alert.

From the alert, click Open Network Map, type the same password you set on the administrative PC, then click Submit.

When you have successfully established trust on both PCs, they appear to each other as trusted on the network map, with a green McAfee shield on each PC's icon.