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8. Updates

Web Security Manager checks for available updates every hour and automatically downloads available updates. When updates are available for installation a notification email is sent to the system contact.

8.1. Updates available for installation

Displays available Web Security Manager updates that are ready for installation.

ID

Unique update identifier.
Update name

Update name information.
Info

Brief update description.
Size

Size of the update.
Date

Update creation date.
Install

Check box

Select update for installation.

8.1.1. Installing updates

To install available updates check the Install box right to the particular update on the list and click the Install button.

All updates are required and updates can only be installed in sequential order.

8.2. Installed updates

Displays already installed Web Security Manager updates.

ID

Unique update identifier.
Update name

Update name information.
Info

Brief update description.
Date

Update creation date.

8.3. Configuring for updates

In order for the automated update system to work, you need to specify an admin contact email address and configure a DNS-server in:

System->Configuration

When updates are ready a notification is sent to the admin contact email address.

Also Web Security Manager needs to be able to initiate the following outbound connections:

updates.profense.net port 80 tcp

Querying of available updates.

updates.profense.net port 8080 tcp

Download of available packages.

Make sure that these connections are allowed in the network firewall.

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