McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 13

Introducing Total Protection Service Updates to the client software Overview of update methods Five minutes after a client computer connects to the network, and at regular intervals throughout the day, the Total Protection Service client software checks for updates. If updates are available, the client computer retrieves them. In addition, users can check for updates manually at any time by clicking the Total Protection Service icon in the system tray, then selecting Update Now. Updates can occur in three ways. You can implement one method or a combination of methods, which enables you to tune the impact updates have on network resources. 1 For simple updates, each client computer on your account has a direct connection to the Internet and checks for new updates. 2 Rumor technology enables all computers in a workgroup to share downloaded files, which controls Internet traffic and minimizes expensive downloads. 3 Internet Independent Updating (IIU) enables any computer on the network to get information from the update site, even if that computer does not have an Internet connection, by communicating with the update site through a network computer that is configured as a relay server. McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide 13