Configuring clients to download content from an internal LiveUpdate server

To configure Windows clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server

1. Under Policies, click LiveUpdate.

2. On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click Edit.

3. Under Windows Settings, click Server Settings.

4. In the Server Settings pane, check Use a LiveUpdate server.

5. Click Use a specified internal LiveUpdate server, and then click Add.

6. 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:

   • If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com

   • 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/Export/Home/LUDepot

     IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:80/update

   • If you use the LAN method, type the server UNC path name. For example, \\myliveupdateserver\LUDepot

7. If required, type in a user name and password for the server.

   Note:

   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.

8. Under LiveUpdate Policy, click Schedule to set up a schedule for updates through LiveUpdate.

   See Configuring the LiveUpdate download schedule to client computers.

9. Click OK.

10. Click Advanced Settings.

    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.

11. Click OK.

To configure Mac clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server

1. Under Policies, click LiveUpdate.

2. On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click Edit.

3. Under Mac Settings, click Server Settings.

4. Click Use a specified internal LiveUpdate server, and then click Add.

5. 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:

   • If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com

   • 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/Export/Home/LUDepot

     IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:80/update

6. If required, type in a user name and password for the server and then click OK.

7. If your server uses FTP, click Advanced Server Settings.

8. Click the FTP mode that the server uses, either Active or Passive, and then click OK.

9. Under Mac Settings, click Advanced Settings.

   If you want to let client computers get product update settings through LiveUpdate, click Download Symantec Endpoint Protection product updates using a LiveUpdate server.

10. Click OK.

To configure Linux clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server

1. Under Policies, click LiveUpdate.

2. On the LiveUpdate Settings tab, right-click the policy that you want and then click Edit.

3. Under Linux Settings, click Server Settings.

4. Click Use a specified internal LiveUpdate server, and then click Add.

5. 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:

   • If you use the FTP method (recommended), type the FTP address for the server. For example: ftp://myliveupdateserver.com.

   • 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/Export/Home/LUDepot

     IPv6 address: http://[fd00:fe32::b008]:80/update

6. If your server uses FTP or HTTPS, click Advanced Server Settings.

7. Select the FTP or HTTPS mode that the server uses, and then click OK.

8. Click OK.