Configuring Customized Update Sources for OfficeScan Clients Parent topic

Procedure

  1. Navigate to UpdatesNetworked ComputersUpdate Source.
  2. Select Customized Update Source and click Add.
  3. In the screen that displays, specify the clients’ IP addresses. You can type an IPv4 range and/or an IPv6 prefix and length.
  4. Specify the update source. You can select an Update Agent if one has been assigned or type the URL of a specific source.
    Note
    Note
    Ensure that the OfficeScan clients can connect to the update source using their IP addresses. For example, if you specified an IPv4 address range, the update source must have an IPv4 address. If you specified an IPv6 prefix and length, the update source must have an IPv6 address. For details about IPv6 support for client updates, see OfficeScan Client Update Sources.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Perform miscellaneous tasks in the screen.
    1. Select any of the following settings. For details on how these settings work, see OfficeScan Client Update Process.
      • Update Agents update components, domain settings, and client programs and hot fixes, only from the OfficeScan server
      • Update components from the OfficeScan server if all customized sources are unavailable or not found
      • Update domain settings from the OfficeScan server if all customized sources are unavailable or not found
      • Update client programs and hot fixes from the OfficeScan server if all customized sources are unavailable or not found
    2. If you specified at least one Update Agent as source, click Update Agent Analytical Report to generate a report that highlights the update status of clients. For details about the report, see Update Agent Analytical Report.
    3. Edit an update source by clicking the IP address range link. Modify the settings in the screen that displays and click Save.
    4. Remove an update source from the list by selecting the check box and clicking Delete.
    5. To move an update source, click the up or down arrow. You can only move one source at a time.
  7. Click Notify All Clients.