ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 81 Signatures Update

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Signature Information

 

 

Current Pattern

This field displays the signatures version number currently used by the ZyWALL.

Version

This number is defined by the ZyXEL Security Response Team (ZSRT) who

 

maintain and update them.

 

This number increments as new signatures are added, so you should refer to this

 

number regularly. Go to https://mysecurity.zyxel.com/mysecurity/ to see what the

 

latest version number is. You can also subscribe to signature update e-mail

 

notifications.

Release Date

This field displays the time (hour, minutes second) and date (month, date, year)

 

that the above signature set was created.

Last Update

This field displays the last date and time you downloaded new signatures to the

 

ZyWALL. It displays N/A if you have not downloaded any new signatures yet.

Current IDP

This field displays the number of IDP-related signatures.

Signatures

 

Signature Update

 

 

 

Service Status

This field displays License Inactive if you have not yet activated your trial or iCard

 

license at myZyXEL.com.

 

It displays License Inactive and an expiration date if your trial or iCard license has

 

expired (the expiration date is the date it expired).

 

It displays Trial Active and an expiration date when you have activated your trial

 

license.

 

It displays License Active and an expiration date when you have activated your

 

iCard license (the expiration date is the date it will expire).

Update Server

This is the URL of the signature server from which you download signatures.The

 

default server at the time of writing is displayed as shown in the screen.

Update Now

Click this button to begin downloading signatures from the Update Server

 

immediately.

Auto Update

Select the check box to configure a schedule for automatic signature updates. The

 

Hourly, Daily and Weekly fields display when the check box is selected. The

 

ZyWALL then automatically downloads signatures from the Update Server

 

regularly at the time and/or day you specify.

Hourly

Select this option to have the ZyWALL check the update server for new signatures

 

every hour. This may be advisable when new intrusions are currently spreading

 

throughout the Internet.

Daily

Select this option to have the ZyWALL check the update server for new signatures

 

every day at the hour you select from the list box. The ZyWALL uses a 24-hour

 

clock. For example, choose 15 from the O’clock list box to have the ZyWALL

 

check the update server for new signatures at 3 PM every day.

Weekly

Select this option to have the ZyWALL check the update server for new signatures

 

once a week on the day and hour you select from the list boxes. The ZyWALL uses

 

a 24-hour clock, so for example, choose Wednesday and 15 from the respective

 

list boxes to have the ZyWALL check the update server for new signatures at 3PM

 

every Wednesday.

Apply

Click this button to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click this button to close this screen without saving any changes.

 

 

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