Manually download component updates when you initially install Control Manager, when your network is under attack, or when you want to test new components before deploying the components to your network. Manually downloading components requires multiple steps:
Step 1: Configure a Deployment Plan for your components
Click Administration on the main menu.
On the left menu under Update Manager, click Deployment Plan. The Deployment Plan screen appears.
On the working area, click Add New Plan.
On the Add New Plan screen, type a deployment plan name in the Plan name field.
Click Add New Schedule to provide deployment plan details. The the Add New Schedule screen appears.
On the Add New Schedule screen, choose a deployment time schedule by selecting one the following options:
Delay - after Control Manager downloads the update components, Control Manager delays the deployment according to the interval you specify
Use the menus to indicate the duration, in terms of hours and minutes.
Start at - Performs the deployment at a specific time
Use the menus to designate the time in hours and minutes.
Select the Product Directory folder to which the schedule will apply. Control Manager assigns the schedule to all the products under the selected folder.
Click OK.
Click Save to apply the new deployment plan.
Step 2: Configure your proxy settings, if you use a proxy server
Click Administration > System Settings. The System Settings screen appears.
Select the Use a proxy server to download update components from the Internet checkbox in the Download component proxy settings area.
Type the host name or IP address of the server in the Host name field.
Type a port number in the Port field.
Select the protocol:
HTTP
SOCKS
Type a login name and password if your server requires authentication.
Click Save.
Step 3: Select the components to update
Click Administration > Update Manager > Manual Download. The Manual Download screen appears.
From the Components area select the components to download.
Click the + icon to expand the component list for each component group.
Select the components to download. To select all components for a group, select:
Pattern files/Cleanup templates
Anti-spam rules
Engines
Product programs
When an NVW device cannot access the Internet, change the default download source from the Global Trend Micro AU server to HTTP://<Control Manager server IP address>/TVCSdownload/ActiveUpdate
Step 4: Configure the download settings
Select the update source:
Internet: Trend Micro update server: Download components from the official Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server.
Other update source: Type the URL of the update source in the accompanying field.
After selecting Other update source, you can specify multiple update sources. Click the + icon to add an additional update source. You can configure up to five update sources.
Select Retry frequency and specify the number or retries and duration between retries for downloading components.
Click Save before clicking Edit or Deployment Plan on this screen. If you do not click Save your settings will be lost.
If you use an HTTP proxy server on the network (that is, the Control Manager server does not have direct Internet access), click Edit to configure the proxy settings on the System Settings screen.
Step 5: Configure the automatic deployment settings
Select when to deploy downloaded components from the Schedule area. The options are:
Do not deploy: Components download to Control Manager, but do not deploy to managed products. Use this option under the following conditions:
Deploying to the managed products individually
Testing the updated components before deployment
Deploy immediately: Components download to Control Manager, then deploy to managed products
Based on deployment plan: Components download to Control Manager, but deploy to managed products based on the schedule you select
When new updates found: Components download to Control Manager when new components are available from the update source, but deploy to managed products based on the schedule you select
Select a deployment plan after components download to Control Manager, from the Deployment plan: list.
Click Save.
Click Save before clicking Edit or Deployment Plan on this screen. If you do not click Save your settings will be lost.
Select when to deploy downloaded components from the Schedule area. The options are:
Do not deploy: Components download to Control Manager, but do not deploy to managed products. Use this option under the following conditions:
Deploying to the managed products individually
Testing the updated components before deployment
Deploy immediately: Components download to Control Manager, then deploy to managed products
Based on deployment plan: Components download to Control Manager, but deploy to managed products based on the schedule you select
When new updates found: Components download to Control Manager when new components are available from the update source, but deploy to managed products based on the schedule you select
Click Save before clicking Edit or Deployment Plan on this screen. If you do not click Save your settings will be lost.
Select a deployment plan after components download to Control Manager, from the Deployment plan: list.
Click Save.
Step 6: Complete the manual download
Click Download Now and then click OK to confirm. The download response screen appears. The progress bar displays the download status.
Click the Command Details to view details from the Command Details screen.
Click OK to return to the Manual Download screen.