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ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
Performing Network and System Management 3-21
v1.0, September 2009
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
Performing a Manual Update
If you want to immediately check for and download available updates, perform a manual update:
1. Select Administration > Software Update from the menu. The Software Update screen
displays (see Figure 3-10 on page 3-20).
2. At the bottom of the screen, click Update Now. The STM contacts the update server and
checks for available updates. If updates are available, the Update Progress screen appears to
show the progress of the update (see Figure 3-11 on page 3-22)
Table 3-7. Software Update Settings
Setting Description (or Subfield and Description)
System Information
You cannot configure this section; it is shown for information only. For the software, Scan Engine,
(signature) Pattern File, and operating system (OS), the current version and the date of the last update
are displayed.
Update Settings
Update From Select one of the following radio buttons:
• Default update server. The scan engine and signatures are updated from
the NETGEAR default update server.
• Another Server address. The scan engine and signatures are updated from
a server that you specify by entering the server IP address or host name in
the Server Address field.
Server Address The update server IP address or host name.
Update Component Make one of the following selections from the pull-down menu:
• Update Signature Patterns only. Only the (signature) Pattern File is
updated. The software, Scan Engine, and OS are not updated.
• Update all Software and Signature Patterns. The software, Scan Engine,
(signature) Pattern File, and OS are updated. This is the default setting.
Update Frequency
Make one of the following selections:
• Weekly. From the pull-down menus, specify the day, hour, and minutes that the update should occur.
• Daily. From the pull-down menus, specify the hour and minutes that the update should occur.
• Every. From the pull-down menus, specify the frequency with which the update should occur.