Update; Proxy Server Setup - ESET MAIL SECURITY 4 User Manual

3. Update

Updating the virus signature database and updating
program components are an important part of providing
complete protection against malicious code. Please pay
attention to their configuration and operation. From the
main menu, select Update and then click Update virus
signature database in the primary window to check for a
newer database update. Username and Password
setup... displays a dialog box where the username and
password received at the time of purchase should be
entered.
If the username and password were entered during
installation of ESET Mail Security you will not be
prompted for them at this point.
The Advanced Setup window (click Setup from the main
menu and then click Advanced setup..., or press F5 on
your keyboard) contains additional update options. Click
Update from the Advanced Setup tree. The Update
server: drop-down menu should be set to Choose
automatically. To configure advanced update options
such as the update mode, proxy server access, LAN
connections and creating virus signature copies, click the
Setup... button.
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3.1 Proxy server setup

If you use a proxy server to control Internet connections
on a system using ESET Mail Security, it must be specified
in Advanced Setup. To access the Proxy server
configuration window, press F5 to open the Advanced
Setup window and click Miscellaneous > Proxy server
from the Advanced Setup tree. Select the Use proxy
server option and then fill in the Proxy server (IP
address) and Port fields. If needed, select the Proxy
server requires authentication option and then enter
the Username and Password.
If this information is not available, you can attempt to
automatically detect proxy server settings by clicking the
Detect proxy server button.
NOTE: Proxy server options for various update profiles
may differ. If this is the case, configure the different
update profiles in Advanced Setup by clicking Update
from the Advanced Setup tree.