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Setting up repositories
Repositories house your security software packages and updates for distribution to your managed
systems.
Security software is only as effective as the latest installed updates. For example, if your DAT files are
out-of-date, even the best anti-virus software cannot detect new threats. It is critical that you develop
a robust updating strategy to keep your security software as current as possible.
The ePolicy Orchestrator repository architecture offers flexibility to ensure that deploying and updating
software is as easy and automated as your environment allows. Once your repository infrastructure is
in place, create update tasks that determine how, where, and when your software is updated.
Are you setting up repositories for the first time?
When creating and setting up repositories for the first time:
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Decide which types of repositories to use and their locations.
2
Create and populate your repositories.
Contents
Repository types and what they do
How repositories work together
Ensuring access to the source site
Using SuperAgents as distributed repositories
Creating and configuring FTP, HTTP, and UNC repositories
Using local distributed repositories that are not managed
Working with the repository list files
Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories
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