McAfee MAP-3300-SWG Product Guide - Page 281

Specify the server settings for downloading spam updates, Con Web Categorization Updates

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Overview of System features Component Management • Anti-virus engine and database • Spam rules and anti-spam engine • Web categorization database • Appliance software updates (HotFixes and patches) McAfee recommends that you update all scanning components on a new appliance using the Update Now feature, then use the Schedule feature for each component to create regular updates at a time when traffic is low, such as during the night. Table 281 Option definitions Option Definition Hourly to Weekly Specifies the schedule for the updates. If you do not need this feature, select Never. Finish Closes the wizard and applies the settings. Specify the server settings for downloading spam updates Use this page to specify anti-spam rules, anti-spam engine, and web categorization database update settings. System | Component Management | Update Status Introduction to the spam update server settings All anti-spam rules, and anti-spam engine updates are performed using FTP. Table 282 Option definitions Option Definition Server Default value is ftp.nai.com. Port Default value is 21. Directory For anti-spam updates, the default value is spamdefs/1.x Username Default value is anonymous. Password Default value is anonymous. Use the default proxy settings (configure defaults) The appliance uses information that you type here or the default settings from another page. To access the page at any other time, select System | Appliance Management | Default Server Settings on the navigation bar. Proxy server to Proxy Password If the appliance obtains updates via a proxy server, type the details here. Configure Web Categorization Updates Use this page to specify the web categorization database update type; either full or incremental. System | Component Management | Update Status | Web categorization database | Update Now Table 283 Option definitions Option Definition Incremental Click to download only the parts of the update needed to ensure complete update information is applied to keep the size of the download to a minimum. Full Click to download the complete web categorization database update. McAfee recommends that you perform a full update on a new appliance. McAfee Email and Web Security Appliances 5.6.0 Product Guide 281

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Anti-virus engine and database
Spam rules and anti-spam engine
Web categorization database
Appliance software updates (HotFixes and patches)
McAfee recommends that you update all scanning components on a new
appliance using the Update Now feature, then use the Schedule feature
for each component to create regular updates at a time when traffic is
low, such as during the night.
Table 281
Option definitions
Option
Definition
Hourly
to
Weekly
Specifies the schedule for the updates. If you do not need this feature, select
Never
.
Finish
Closes the wizard and applies the settings.
Specify the server settings for downloading spam updates
Use this page to specify anti-spam rules, anti-spam engine, and web categorization database update
settings.
System
|
Component Management
|
Update Status
Introduction to the spam update server settings
All anti-spam rules, and anti-spam engine updates are performed using FTP.
Table 282
Option definitions
Option
Definition
Server
Default value is ftp.nai.com.
Port
Default value is 21.
Directory
For anti-spam updates, the default value is spamdefs/1.x
Username
Default value is anonymous.
Password
Default value is anonymous.
Use the default proxy settings
(configure defaults)
The appliance uses information that you type here or the default settings
from another page. To access the page at any other time, select
System
|
Appliance Management
|
Default Server Settings
on the navigation bar.
Proxy server
to
Proxy Password
If the appliance obtains updates via a proxy server, type the details here.
Configure Web Categorization Updates
Use this page to specify the web categorization database update type; either full or incremental.
System
|
Component Management
|
Update Status
|
Web categorization database
|
Update Now
Table 283
Option definitions
Option
Definition
Incremental
Click to download only the parts of the update needed to ensure complete update
information is applied to keep the size of the download to a minimum.
Full
Click to download the complete web categorization database update. McAfee recommends
that you perform a full update on a new appliance.
Overview of System features
Component Management
McAfee Email and Web Security Appliances 5.6.0 Product Guide
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