Chapter 11 F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy; Overview; Main Differences Between Anti-Virus Proxy And Policy Manager Proxy - F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 7.0 Administrator's Manual

11.1

Overview

11.2 Main Differences between Anti-Virus Proxy and
Policy Manager Proxy
F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy is a new product, and should not
be confused with F-Secure Anti-Virus Proxy. For more information
about F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy, see F-Secure Policy
Manager Proxy Administrator's Guide.
F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy offers a solution to bandwidth problems
in distributed installations of F-Secure Client Security by significantly
reducing load on networks with slow connections. It caches virus
definition database updates retrieved from F-Secure Policy Manager
Server or F-Secure Update Server.
F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy resides in the same remote network as
the hosts that use it as a database distribution point. There should be one
F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy in every network that is behind slow
network lines. F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy retrieves virus definition
database updates directly from F-Secure's distribution server, and hosts
running F-Secure Anti-Virus fetch the updates locally from F-Secure
Policy Manager Proxy. Workstations in the remote offices communicate
also with the Policy Manager Server in the main office, but this
communication is restricted to remote policy management, status
monitoring, and alerting. Since the heavy database update traffic is
redirected to the F-Secure Anti-Virus Proxy in the same local network, the
network connection between manager workstations and F-Secure Policy
Manager Server has a substantially lighter load.
F-Secure Anti-Virus Proxy is a product designed to be used with F-Secure
Client Security 5.x, while F-Secure Policy Manager Proxy is a product
designed to be used with F-Secure Client Security 6.x and later.
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