Updating from a server repository

To conserve Internet traffic, you can configure updates of databases and application modules on computers of the organization's LAN from a server repository. For this purpose, Kaspersky Security Center must download an update package to the repository (FTP- or HTTP server, network or local folder) from Kaspersky update servers. Other computers on the organization's LAN will be able to receive the update package from the server repository.

Configuring database and application module updates from a server repository consists of the following steps:

  1. Configure download of an update package to the Administration Server repository (Download updates to Administration Server repository task).
  2. Configure database and application module updates from the specified server repository to the remaining computers on the organization's LAN (Update task).

    Updating from a server repository

To configure download of an update package to the server repository:

  1. In the main window of the Web Console, select Devices → Tasks.

    The list of tasks opens.

  2. Select the Download updates to the Administration Server repository Administration Server task.

    The task properties window opens.

    The Download updates to the Administration Server repository Administration Server task is created automatically by the Quick Start Wizard of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, and this task may only have one single instance.

  3. Select the Application settings tab.
  4. In the Other settings section, click Configure.
  5. In the Folder for storing updates field, specify the address of FTP- or HTTP server, network folder or local folder where Kaspersky Security Center copies the update package received from Kaspersky update servers.

    The following path format is used for update source:

    • For an FTP or HTTP server, enter its web address or IP address.

      For example, http://dnl-01.geo.kaspersky.com/ or 93.191.13.103.

      For an FTP server, you can specify the authentication settings within the address in the following format: ftp://<user name>:<password>@<node>:<port>.

    • For a network folder, enter the UNC path.

      For example, \\ Server\Share\Update distribution.

    • For a local folder, enter the full path to that folder.

      For example, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP11\Update distribution\.

  6. Save your changes.

To configure Kaspersky Endpoint Security update from the specified server storage:

  1. In the main window of the Web Console, select Devices → Tasks.

    The list of tasks opens.

  2. Click the Update task for Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

    The task properties window opens.

    The Update task is created automatically by the Quick Start Wizard of Kaspersky Security Center. To create the Update task, install the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows web plug-in while running the Wizard.

  3. Select the Application settings tab → Local mode.
  4. In the list of update sources, click the Add button.
  5. In the Source field, specify the address of the FTP- or HTTP server, network folder or local folder where Kaspersky Security Center will copy the update package received from Kaspersky servers.

    The address of the update source must match the address you specified in the Folder for storing updates field when you configured download of updates to the server storage (see the instruction above).

  6. In the Status section, select Enabled.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Configure the priorities of update sources by using the Up and Down buttons.
  9. Save your changes.

If an update cannot be performed from the first update source, Kaspersky Endpoint Security automatically switches over to the next source.

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