Selecting an update source

Update settings can be configured for a group of servers or an individual server. To specify a single update source for a group of servers, use the profile settings. To specify an update source for an individual server, use the server settings.

To specify an update source:

  1. Select one of the following options to configure update settings:
    • If you are configuring the update settings for a group of servers, select a profile.
    • If you are configuring the update settings for a separate server, select a server.
  2. On the action panel, click the Modify button to switch to settings editing mode.
  3. In the control panel select the Anti-virus databases update tab.

    If you are configuring the update settings for a server, clear the Use profile settings check box in the Update settings section. If the check box is selected, the update settings cannot be changed. If you want to use the values set in the update profile, select the Use profile settings check box.

  4. Specify the update source. To do so, under Update settings select one of the following values in the Update source dropdown list:
    • Kaspersky Lab update servers – Kaspersky Lab's Internet sites which host updates for all the company's applications will be used as an update source. This source of updates is selected by default.
    • Other HTTP, FTP servers or network resources– the resource specified in the URL (in the profile settings) or Update source address (in the server settings) is used as the update source. Specify an FTP or HTTP server, local or network directory. The path to the resource should be entered in UNC (Universal Naming Convention) format.

      FTP servers with authorization can be used as update sources. HTTP servers with authorization cannot be used as update sources.

      If you want updates to be copied from the Kaspersky Anti-Virus service folder located on a different protected server, in the URL (profile settings) or the Update source address (server settings) specify the path to the kavcommon\updater\retranslation folder (under Linux operating systems – kavcommon/updater/retranslation). Under Microsoft Windows operating systems, the path to the folder is specified relative to the Lotus Domino server's directory of binary files (by default C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Domino). Under Linux operating systems, the path to the directory is specified relative to the Lotus Domino server's data directory - /local/notesdata.

    If the update from your specified source fails, Kaspersky Anti-Virus connects to a different update source from which the most recent successful update was performed, or to a Kaspersky Lab update server. If you want the server to receive updates only from the update source that you specify, set the value of the setting KAVCustomUpdUrlOnly=1 in the notes.ini configuration file.

  5. Configure the proxy server settings if the connection to the update source is via a proxy server. To do this:
    • Select the Use proxy server check box and enter the IP address or symbol name of the proxy server in the Address field and the port number of the proxy server through which the connection will be established in the Port field.
    • Select the Use proxy server authentication check box if the connection to the proxy server requires user authentication. Enter the user account data in the User and Password fields.

    Since the password for accessing the proxy server is stored in the kavcontrolcenter.nsf database, users having access to this database can know this password. In light of this, we recommend granting users access to the kavcontrolcenter.nsf database only when absolutely necessary, and monitoring access. When a user who had access to the kavcontrolcenter.nsf database is dismissed or reassigned, we recommend changing the proxy server access password.

  6. In the action panel, click the Apply button to save the changes. If you configure update settings for a group of servers, you can restore the default settings. To do so, click the Restore defaults button.

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