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McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0
To configure an Update Server signature set downloads, do the following:
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Figure 35: Signature Set Download Scheduler
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Automatically deploy new signature sets to your devices
From the Update Server Automation, you can automate signature file updating for all of
your Sensors and NTBA Appliances. This means you can have all of your Sensors and
NTBA Appliances updated:
1) As soon as signature updates are downloaded to the Manager from the Update Server
(real-time)
2) By a set schedule, or
3) By both a real-time setting and a scheduled time in an effort to reinforce immediate
updating with a scheduled check to make sure the latest update is loaded to your Sensors.
Note1:
cases where the real-time updating may have missed an update.
Note2:
scheduled time rather than real time for signature updating in case of slower
performance experienced during signature file download. You can schedule a time
when you know your network sees a lesser amount of traffic.
To deploy new signature sets to your Sensors automatically, do the following:
Select
Manager > Update Server > Automation
Select
Yes
to enable automation.
Select
No
and click
Apply
Note:
Select the
Schedule
frequency by which you want the Manager to poll the Update
Server. The polling choices are:
Frequently
: Several times a day during a specified time period
Daily
: once a day
: once a week
Weekly
Fill in the
Start Time:
,
End Time:
selected
Automatic Downloading
Click
Save
when done.
Once enabled, the Manager will download signature sets from the Update Server
against your set automation.
Setting both options enables the system to check update availability for
If you are going to use automated updating, McAfee recommends a
.
No
is selected by default.
at any time to disable the polling automation.
, and
Recur every
fields to your desired interval. Your
frequency choice affects these fields.
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Configuring the Update Server
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