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Configuring an Alternate Update location
Use the Alternate Update Server page in the Update Settings policy on the SiteProtector Console if you want to update your Enterprise Scanner appliance from within your network instead of getting updates from the IBM ISS Download Center.
About this task
By default, an agent receives updates from the IBM ISS Download Center. You can also update your agent from a locally managed SiteProtector
If you do not use an
vSecurity is greater because only the Server needs access to the Internet.
vThe use of Internet bandwidth is reduced because you need to download the update to the Server just once for all the appliances that use the Server.
Procedure
1.From the SiteProtector Console, create a tab to display agent policies.
2.In the navigation pane, select a group, and then open the Update Settings policy for that group.
3.Select the Use Alternate Update Server check box.
4.Provide the following information:
Option | Description |
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Host or IP | The DNS name or IP address of the |
| SiteProtector update server that provides |
| update downloads to the agent. |
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Name | The port that the agent uses to communicate |
| with the SiteProtector update server. The |
| SiteProtector |
| for update requests on this port. |
| Note: By default, the agent uses port 443 to |
| communicate with the IBM ISS Download |
| Center at http://www.iss.net. The |
| SiteProtector server uses port 3994 by |
| default. For more information about |
| configuring ports on the SiteProtector server, |
| see your IBM SiteProtector documentation. |
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