4.4 System
Use the System pages to change the configuration of the appliance’s system software.
Note: Only the Updates, Active Directory, Time Zone, and Central Management pages are also
available on a joined Web Appliance. There are also considerable differences between some of these
pages, depending on the operating mode of the system on which they are running.
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Use the Updates page to view the current versions of the threat definitions and software
engine, and to see if newer versions are available. If a software engine update is available,
there are also details about the nature of the update, the time and date of the next scheduled
automatic update, and the option to perform the update manually prior to the scheduled
automatic installation.
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Use the Alerts page to configure who should receive email alerts regarding appliance
operations, potential virus infections, and user policy violation attempts, as well as related
procedures.
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Use the Backup page to configure the appliance to automatically upload system configuration
and log data to an FTP site at regular intervals as backup or to manually download configuration
data to your current system.
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Use the Restore page to restore a previous appliance configuration backup file in the event
of an undesirable configuration change.
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Use the Active Directory page to configure access to your organization’s Active Directory
server so that the appliance can use existing user data.
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Use the eDirectory page to configure access to your organization’s eDirectory server so that
the appliance can use existing user data.
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Use the Time Zone page to set the local time that is used to indicate the time in appliance
transaction log files, and reports.
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Use the Central Management page to join this Web Appliance to a Sophos Management
Appliance for centralized configuration, centralized policy control, and for consolidated reporting.
4.4.1 Updates
Note: On this page on a joined Web Appliance, the capability for "Scheduling Automatic Updates" is
not available as this functionality has been shifted to the Management Appliance.
Use the Configuration > System > Updates page to check the software update status, manually
initiate queued software updates, and to set the schedule for automatic software updates.
New threat definitions from SophosLabs (including anti-virus, anti-malware, and IP classification
data) are automatically downloaded and installed without delay.
The Software engine section of the Updates page lists the current software version and available
software updates. You can manually initiate a pending software update any time prior to the
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