Updates - AVIRA SERVER SECURITY 2012 User Manual

6. Updates

The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends entirely on the scanning engine and the
virus definitions being up-to-date. For this reason, regularly download updates for the Avira
Server Security from our download servers. To enable regular updates to be performed,
the Updater component is integrated in the Avira Server Security. The Updater component
updates the following program components:

Virus definition file

Scan engine

Program files (product update)
The Scheduler facility on the Avira server console allows you to create update jobs that will
be executed by Avira Updater at the specified intervals. Following the installation of Avira
server, an update job is created that will be executed by default at the following interval:
60 minutes.
With every update order, the status of the virus definition files and the scan engine is
checked and updated if necessary, product updates are performed in accordance with the
configuration. You can initiate a manual product update from the context menu of a server
node on the Avira Server Security Console. A restart of the system after an update is
required only after a product update.
You can obtain updates via the following servers:

directly from the Internet via a web server of Avira

via a web server or file server on an intranet, which downloads the update files from
the Internet as the master server and supplies them to other servers. This is useful if
you want to update Avira Server Security on more than one computer on a network. A
download server on an intranet can be used to ensure the Avira Server Security is up-
to-date on the protected servers using a minimum of resources. To set up a functioning
download server on an intranet, you need a server that is compatible with the update
structure of the Avira Server Security.
When a web server is used, the HTTP protocol is used for the download. When using a file
server, access to the update file is provided via the network. The update is configured on
the Avira Server Security Console.
Note
You can use Avira Update Manager (file server or web server in Windows) as a
web server or file server in the intranet. Avira Internet Update Manager mirrors
the download servers of Avira products (including the Avira Server Security)
and can be obtained on the Internet from the Avira website:
http://www.avira.com
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