Seqrite Endpoint Security 7.6

Alternate Update Managers

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In case of large network, you can deploy multiple Update Managers on different servers. This helps in load balancing and you can configure Clients in Client Settings to take the updates from these locations. You can view the details, add, edit or delete the Alternate Update Mangers.

Recommendation

For remote clients, install the Alternate Update Manager in the network where the remote clients are deployed.

Adding New Alternate Update Manager

To add a new Alternate Update Manager in the EPS server, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. On the Home page, click the Update Manager link available along with the product name and details.
  3. On the Update Manager page, click the Alternate Update Managers tab.A list of all Update Managers appears.
  4. Click Add to create new Alternate Update Manager.
  5. A list of endpoints where the Alternate Update Manager is installed on EPS clients appears. Select the endpoint from the list to create Alternate Update Manager on that endpoint.
  6. In the Update Manager Name text box, type the name.
  7. In the Update Manager Site text box, type the URL of the Alternate Update Manager.
  8. To save your settings, click Add.

Viewing details of Alternate Update Mangers

To view details of Alternate Update Mangers, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. On the Home page, click the Update Manager link available along with the product name and details.
  3. On the Update Manager page, click the Alternate Update Manager tab.A list of all Update Managers appears.
  4. Click the Settings link next to the Alternate Update Manager to view the status and settings of the Alternate Update Manager.
  5. The Alternate Update Mangers Details screen appears. Click the Status tab to view the status with the following details:
Fields Description
Update Manager Name Displays the name of the Alternate Update Manager.
Endpoint Name Displays the name of the endpoint where Alternate Update Manager is installed.
IP Address Displays the IP address of the endpoint where Alternate Update Manager is installed.
Status Provides the information about Alternate Update Manager, whether it is online or offline.
Update Manager URL Provides the Update Manager URL to download the updates. This URL can be used by the Update Manager, client and other EPS Update Manager.

Also the list of the products installed with the details (Product Name, Version, Service pack and Virus Database Date) appears. The two buttons available under Update Manager Status are:

Buttons Description
Update Now Click this button to send a Notification from Seqrite Endpoint Security to the Alternate Update Manager to start downloading the updates. This process is in the background and will not be visible to the user. Click Back to go to the Status page.
Rollback Click this button to take the Alternate Update Manager back to the previous update state. Note: This feature will work only if Always take backup before downloading new update option is selected in the settings of the Alternate Update Manager. The steps for performing Rollback are as follows: ● Click the Rollback button. A pop-up window opens. The Seqrite product updates that will be affected by the rollback are displayed. ● To begin the Rollback process, click Rollback.
  1. Click the Settings tab to view the status with the following details:

The following are the features available under Alternate Update Manager Settings:

Features Description
Enable Automatic Updates Select this box to enable automatic update of Seqrite Endpoint Security. However, this feature is enabled by default. It is recommended that you do not disable this feature.
Always take backup before downloading new update Select this check box to enable and take the backup of the existing updates before new updates are downloaded. These backups are used in case a rollback to previous update is required. However, this feature is enabled by default.
Delete report after Select this check box to enable deletion of reports automatically after the time you specify. This feature is enabled by default and the default time is 10 days.
Download Seqrite Endpoint Security Service Pack To take the updates for Seqrite Endpoint Security Service Pack, select Download Endpoint Security Service Pack check box. This feature is enabled by default.
Select the updates you want to download A list of SEPS products appear. By default, all the products are selected. Verify which updates should be downloaded for your Endpoint security.
Restrict download speed (kbps) Select the Restrict download speed (kbps) check box if you want to restrict the update download speed. Enter the speed in the text box. You can enter speed limit in range of 64 kbps to 8192 kbps.
  1. To save you settings, click the Apply button.

Modifying Existing Alternate Update Manager details

To modify the details of an existing Alternate Update Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. On the Home page, click the Update Manager link available along with the product name and details.
  3. On the Update Manager page, click the Alternate Update Manager tab.A list of all Update Managers appears.
  4. Click the Edit link next to the Alternate Update Manager that you want to edit.The Edit Alternate Update Manager dialog appears.
  5. Modify the Update Manager Name and/or Update Manager Site.
  6. To save you settings, click Update.

Alternate Update Manager Schedule

This feature helps you define the update schedules for the Alternate Update Manager at a certain frequency.

To configure Alternate Update Manager Schedule, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. On the Home page, click the Update Manager link available along with the product name and details.
  3. On the Update Manager page, click the Alternate Update Manager tab.A list of all the Update Managers appears.
  4. Click the Settings link available next to the Alternate Update Manager to view the status and settings of the Alternate Update Manager.
  5. The Alternate Update Mangers Details screen appears. Click the Settings tab.
  6. Click the Settings button next to Enable automatic updates.The Update Manager Scheduler dialog appears.
  7. Select the Custom option and configure the following options:
    1. In Frequency, select either the Daily or Weekly option.
    2. If you select Weekly option, select the weekday from the list.
    3. In Start At, set time in hours and minutes.
    4. If you want to repeat update of the Update Manger, select the Repeat Update check box and set the frequency in days to repeat the scan.
  8. Click Apply.

Deleting Alternate Update Manager

To delete an existing Alternate Update Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. On the Home page, click the Update Manager link available along with the product name and details.
  3. On the Update Manager page, click the Alternate Update Manager tab.A list of all Update Managers appears.
  4. Select and then click Delete to delete the Alternate Update Manager.A confirmation message appears. If you delete the update manager
  5. To delete the Alternate Update Manager, click Yes.
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