Smart Protection Sources Compared

The following table highlights the differences between Smart Protection Network and Smart Protection Server.

Basis of Comparison	Smart Protection Server	Trend Micro Smart Protection Network
Availability	Available for internal clients, which are clients that meet the location criteria specified on the OfficeScan web console	Available mainly for external clients, which are clients that do not meet the location criteria specified on the OfficeScan web console
Purpose	Designed and intended to localize smart protection services to the corporate network to optimize efficiency	A globally scaled, Internet-based infrastructure that provides smart protection services to clients who do not have immediate access to their corporate network
Administration	OfficeScan administrators install and manage these smart protection sources	Trend Micro maintains this source
Pattern update source	Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server	Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server
Client connection protocols	HTTP and HTTPS	HTTPS

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