Updating Avira Products
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Avira Security Management Center
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– OR –
Right-click on a single software package in Software Repository and select
Update/Execute update
.
Avira SMC connects to the default SMC-configured IUM, downloads the
available software updates and then saves them in the Software Repository
node.
Scheduling Regular Updates for software packages
You can also schedule regular update tasks for software packages in the SMC
Server. Via the Software Repository nodes you can update all or individual software
packages.
Right-click on Software Repository and select
Update Software Repository/
Schedule update
– OR –
Right-click on an individual software package in Software Repository and select
Update/Schedule update check
.
The window
Create a task
appears.
Type a name for the task, select the frequency for updates and click
Next
.
The next window asks for the start date and time.
Select the start date and time and click
Finish
.
The task is saved.
You can edit the task at any time using the right-click menu (see
Displaying Tasks
for software packages or for SMC Server updates
– Page 84).
7.3
Updating Avira Products manually
You can schedule update tasks for Avira products installed on the computers in
Security Environment. See
Performing Commands and Planning Tasks
– Page 81.
When SMC is in automatic update mode (recommended), Avira products in the Security
Environment are updated automatically.
In order to perform update commands and tasks, without using the Internet Update
Manager, you have to disable the
automatic mode
: right-click the computer or group,
select
Automatic update
and click
Disable
.
Right-click on the group or computer and select
Commands/[Avira product]/
Start Update
.
The Avira product starts its own update routine and installs the new program
files. You can also schedule the command.
