Adding sources of updates for the Download updates to the Administration Server repository task

When you create or use the task for downloading updates to the Administration Server repository, you can choose the following sources of updates:

• Kaspersky update servers
• Primary Administration Server

  This resource applies to tasks created for a secondary or virtual Administration Server.

• Local or network folder

  In the Download updates to the Administration Server repository task and the Download updates to the repositories of distribution points task, user authentication does not work if you select a password-protected local or network folder as an update source. To resolve this issue, first mount the password-protected folder, and then specify the required credentials, for example, by means of the operating system. After that, you can select this folder as an update source in an update download task. Kaspersky Security Center Linux will not require that you enter the credentials.

Kaspersky update servers are used by default, but you can also download updates from a local or network folder. You might want to use the folder if your network does not have access to the internet. In this case, you can manually download updates from Kaspersky update servers and put the downloaded files in the necessary folder.

You can specify only one path to a local or network folder. As a local folder, you must specify a folder on the device where Administration Server is installed. As a network folder, you can use an FTP or HTTP server or an SMB share. If an SMB share requires authentication, it must be mounted in the system with the required credentials in advance. We recommend not using the SMB1 protocol since it is insecure.

If you add both Kaspersky update servers and the local or network folder, updates will be downloaded first from the folder. In the case of an error when downloading, Kaspersky update servers will be used.

In case a shared folder that contains updates is password-protected, enable the Specify account for access to shared folder of the update source (if any) option and enter the account credentials required for access.

To add the sources of updates:

1. In the main menu, go to Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
2. Click Download updates to the Administration Server repository.
3. Go to the Application settings tab.
4. On the Sources of updates line, click the Configure button.
5. In the window that opens, click the Add button.
6. In the update source list, add the necessary sources. If you select the Local or network folder check box, specify a path to the folder.
7. Click OK, and then close the update source properties window.
8. In the update source window, click OK.
9. Click the Save button in the task window.

Now updates are downloaded to the Administration Server repository from the specified sources.