After you have registered the appliance with SiteProtector™, update it regularly
to maximize performance and to update the firmware, security content,
and database.
If you manage your appliance with SiteProtector, you can install an update
while the appliance is registered with the SiteProtector Agent Manager. You can
also configure it to use the SiteProtector X-Press
Update Server to download and install available updates. Consider
using the X-Press Update Server under the following conditions:
- Large number of appliances. If you have deployed many appliances,
you can save bandwidth. The appliances can request updates from one
update server, rather than using bandwidth to download the same updates
for each appliance.
- Locked down environment. If you want to download updates
in a secured environment, the appliance can request updates from the
update server. In this case, only the update server requires an Internet
connection.
See the SiteProtector documentation
or online help for information about configuring the X-Press Update
Server.
Scheduled automatic database updates, security content updates,
and firmware update downloads and installations are the best options
for most environments.
Note: You can download and install firmware
updates in IPS Local Management Interface even if the appliance is
registered with SiteProtector.
Use the IPS Local Management Interface
Update Settings page
to schedule the following automatic update options:
- Downloading and installing firmware updates
- Downloading and installing security content updates
- Updating the database