Enabling And Configuring Continuous Liveupdate For Managed Clients - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

164 Updating virus definitions files
Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus clients
Enabling and configuring Continuous LiveUpdate for managed
clients
5 In the Type list, select one of the following:
LAN
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FTP
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HTTP
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6 Click OK until you return to the Symantec System Center main window.
If you are using multiple parent servers, repeat steps 1–6 for each parent
server so that all Symantec AntiVirus clients and servers receive the
changes. You can also configure LiveUpdate for an entire group by right-
clicking the server group.
If a managed Symantec AntiVirus client infrequently connects to its parent
server (for example, a notebook computer that is used offsite), it may not receive
the most current virus definitions files updates. For these computers,
Continuous LiveUpdate offers a backup option for receiving updates directly
from Symantec whenever the computer connects to the Internet.
With Continuous LiveUpdate, you can specify a maximum number of days that
the virus definitions files on a Symantec AntiVirus computer can be out-of-date
before an update is forced. When the Symantec AntiVirus client determines that
its virus definitions files exceed their maximum age, it initiates a silent (no user
interaction required) LiveUpdate session when it connects to the Internet.
Enable and configure Continuous LiveUpdate
You can enable Continuous LiveUpdate using the Symantec System Center, or
by changing registry values on Symantec AntiVirus clients. You can then
configure Continuous LiveUpdate options by adding values to the client's
registry.
To enable Continuous LiveUpdate using the Symantec System Center
1 In the Symantec System Center console, right click a server group, a
Symantec AntiVirus server, a client group, or an individual Symantec
AntiVirus client, and then click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Virus
Definition Manager.
2 In the Virus Definition Manager dialog box, check Enable Continuous
LiveUpdate.
3
Click OK until you return to the Symantec System Center main window.