F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 8.0, Administrator'S Manual

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7.1 Automatic Updates with F-Secure Automatic
Update Agent
With F-Secure Automatic Update Agent, you are able to receive
automatic updates and informational content without interrupting your
work to wait for files to download from the Web. F-Secure Automatic
Update Agent downloads files automatically in the background using
bandwidth not being used by other Internet applications, so users can
always be sure they will have the latest updates without having to search
the Web.
If the F-Secure Automatic Update Agent is always connected to the
Internet, it will automatically receive new automatic updates within about
two hours after they have been published by F-Secure. Any possible
delays will depend on when a connection to the Internet is available.
F-Secure Automatic Update Agent is used to update either centrally
managed or stand-alone F-Secure products. By default the agent also
downloads Virus News. Downloading these can be disabled if so desired.
You may install and use F-Secure Automatic Update Agent in conjunction
with licensed F-Secure Anti-Virus and security products.
How it works
When the F-Secure Automatic Update Agent service is started, it
connects to F-Secure’s Automatic Update server. The agent will keep
polling the server regularly to see whether there is new content available.
Any new content will be automatically downloaded. The polling interval is
set on the server side and cannot be adjusted from the client side.