By default, your Windows clients get their updates from the management server. If you select the default management server and your environment includes Mac and Linux computers, Mac and Linux clients get their updates from the default LiveUpdate server.
If you manage a large number of clients, you may want to use Group Update Providers (GUPs) for Windows clients. GUPs reduce the load on the management server and are easier to set up than an internal LiveUpdate server.
See Using Group Update Providers to distribute content to clients.
If you don't want to use the default management server or Group Update Providers for client updates, you can:
To use an internal LiveUpdate server, you must perform the following tasks:
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Install the internal LiveUpdate server.
For more information about using an internal LiveUpdate server, refer to the LiveUpdate Administrator's Guide.
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager no longer includes legacy support for LiveUpdate Administrator 1.x. To continue using an internal LiveUpdate server, you should upgrade to the latest version of LiveUpdate Administrator. Support for LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x and later is always enabled. |
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Use the LiveUpdate Settings policy to configure your clients to use that internal LiveUpdate server.
To configure Windows clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server
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Under Policies, click .
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On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click .
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Under Windows Settings, click .
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In the Server Settings pane, check .
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Click , and then click .
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In the Add LiveUpdate Server dialog box, type the information that you need to identify and communicate with the server that you want to use.
For example, for the URL:
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If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com
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If you use the HTTP method, type the URL for the server. For example:
Domain name: http://myliveupdateserver.com
IPv4 address: http://192.168.133.11:7070/clu-prod
IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:7070/clu-prod
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If you use the LAN method, type the server UNC path name. For example, \\myliveupdateserver\LUDepot
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If required, type in a user name and password for the server.
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If you use a UNC server, then LiveUpdate requires that you use the domain or workgroup in addition to the user name. If the computer is part of a domain, use the format domain_name\user_name If the computer is part of a workgroup, use the format computer_name\user_name. |
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Under LiveUpdate Policy, click to set up a schedule for updates through LiveUpdate.
See Configuring the LiveUpdate download schedule to client computers.
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Click .
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Click .
Decide whether to keep or change the default user settings, product update settings, and non-standard header settings. Generally, you do not want users to modify update settings. You may, however, want to let users manually launch a LiveUpdate session if you do not support hundreds or thousands of clients.
See Configuring the amount of control that users have over LiveUpdate.
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Click .
To configure Mac clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server
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Under Policies, click .
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On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click .
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Under Mac Settings, click .
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Click , and then click .
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In the Add LiveUpdate Server dialog box, type the information that you need to identify and communicate with the server that you want to use.
For example, for the URL:
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If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com
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If you use the HTTP method, type the URL for the server. For example:
Domain name: http://myliveupdateserver.com
IPv4 address: http://192.168.133.11:7070/clu-prod
IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:7070/clu-prod
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If required, type in a user name and password for the server and then click .
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If your server uses FTP, click .
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Click the FTP mode that the server uses, either or , and then click .
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Under Mac Settings, click .
If you want to let client computers get product update settings through LiveUpdate, click .
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Click .
To configure Linux clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server
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Under Policies, click .
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On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click .
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Under Linux Settings, click .
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Click , and then click .
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In the Add LiveUpdate Server dialog box, type the information that you need to identify and communicate with the server that you want to use.
For example, for the URL:
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If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com.
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If you use the HTTP method, type the URL for the server. For example:
Domain name: http://myliveupdateserver.com
IPv4 address: http://192.168.133.11:7070/clu-prod
IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:7070/clu-prod
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If your server uses FTP or HTTPS, click .
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Select the FTP or HTTPS mode that the server uses, and then click .
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Click .
See Randomizing content downloads from a LiveUpdate server
See Configuring Windows client updates to run when client computers are idle
See Choose a distribution method to update content on clients
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