McAfee VIRUSSCAN 4.5 Administrator's Manual page 176

Using the SecureCast Service to Get New Data Files
8. Specify the type of connection your computer has to the Internet. Your
9. Choose a communication method. Your choices are:
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choices are:
• Direct. Choose this option if you connect to the Internet through a
local-area network, a high-bandwidth connection such as a cable
modem or digital subscriber line (DSL) connection. Continue with
Step 9.
• Modem. Choose this option if you dial up to connect to an Internet
service provider, or into your corporate network. Skip to
The Communication Method panel appears
Figure D-5. Communication Method panel
• HTTP. Choose this option if you can connect directly to the Internet
without going through a proxy server. Skip to
• HTTP via proxy. Choose this option if you connect to the Internet
through a proxy server on your network. Continue with
• BackWeb Polite Agent. Choose this option to connect to the
Internet through a Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP) connection.
This allows you to control how the BackWeb client behaves with
respect to other applications you might have running when
SecureCast InfoPaks arrive at your desktop. For more information,
see the BackWeb online help at http://www.backweb.com/.
Next, skip to Step 13.
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(Figure D-5).
Step 13.
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