Database update source

In this section, you can select the source of updates:

• Kaspersky update servers that are hosting database updates for all Kaspersky applications as the update source.
• Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server is available only for Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
• Distribution Points are available only for Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.
• Other sources on the local or the global network—HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP servers or directories on local network servers.

  The Kaspersky update servers option is selected by default.

Ignore proxy settings for Kaspersky update servers

This check box enables or disables the option to ignore proxy settings for custom update sources.

This check box is cleared by default.

Use Kaspersky update servers if other update sources are not available

The check box enables or disables the option of using Kaspersky update servers as the update source, if the selected update sources are not available.

This check box is available if the Other sources on the local network or the global network or the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server option has been selected.

This check box is selected by default.

Ignore proxy settings for custom update sources

This check box enables or disables the option to ignore proxy settings for custom update sources.

The check box is available if the Other sources on the local or global network option is selected. Enable this option if you do not want to use a proxy server to connect to custom update sources.

This check box is cleared by default.

Custom update sources

This table contains a list of custom sources of database updates. As it updates, Kaspersky Endpoint Security accesses update sources in the order in which they appear in the list of update sources.

The table contains the following columns:

• Update source is the HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP servers or directories on local network servers.
• Use this source displays whether or not the source will be used in a task (In use or Not in use). You can switch the toggle button on or off in this table or in the Update source window (opens when click the Add or the Edit button).

  This table is available if the Other sources on the local network or the global network option has been selected.

  The table is empty by default.

  You can add, edit, delete, move up, or move down update sources in the table.

  

  Clicking the Move down button moves the selected item down in the table.

  This button is available if only one item is selected in the table.

  

  Clicking the Move up button moves the selected item up in the table.

  This button is available if only one item is selected in the table.

  

  Clicking the Delete button removes the selected item from the table.

  This button is available if at least one item is selected in the table.

  

  Clicking the item name opens the window, where you can modify parameters for the selected item.

  

  Clicking the Add button opens the window, where you can specify parameters for a new item.

Maximum time to wait for a response from the update source (sec)

The maximum period of time that the application waits for a response from the selected update source. When no response has arrived by this time, an event involving a loss of communication with the update source is logged in the task log.

Available values: 0-120 seconds. If the value 0 is defined, the period of time that the application waits for a response from the selected source is unlimited.

Default value: 10 seconds.

Application update mode

In the Application update mode drop-down list, you can select a Kaspersky Endpoint Security update mode:

• Do not download the update files. The application cannot be updated.
• Download only the update files, but do not install them on user computers.
• Download and install the update files on user computers.

  The Download only action is selected by default.