Assigning Clients as Update Agents

• Networked Computers > Client Management > Settings > Update Agent Settings

To distribute the task of deploying components to OfficeScan clients, Trend Micro recommends assigning some OfficeScan clients to act as Update Agents. This helps ensure that your clients receive component updates in a timely manner without directing a significant amount of network traffic to your OfficeScan server.

• Tip: An Update Agent may unsuccessfully obtain and deploy components because of insufficient disk space. Please make sure you only assign clients with sufficient disk space as Update Agents.

Requirements and details

• Computer operating system: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista

• Available disk space: 700MB

• Processor: 800MHz Intel™ Pentium™ or equivalent

• RAM:

• 512MB (Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003)

• 1GB (Windows Vista)

• Client tree icon of computers acting as Update Agents:

• Update request capacity: Dependent on the computer's hardware specifications

Update source

You can configure Update Agents to:

• Update from the OfficeScan server

• Update from the same source as non-Update Agent networked computers (the source may or may not be the OfficeScan server)

To assign clients as Update Agents:

1. Select the check box in this screen.

2. Click Save.