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McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0 Configuring the Update Server Manually importing a software image or signature set The Manual Import action enables manual loading of the latest Sensor and NTBA Appliance software and signature files to the Manager (or Central Manager) from another workstation. This method is particularly useful if the Manager server is in a lab or secure environment and you do not want to compromise that environment by an Internet connection. This is crucial for administrators who do not want to connect their Manager to the Update Server via the Internet. McAfee provides an alternate FTP server that contains the latest updates. You can download the update you need from the FTP location to a client machine. Once the image file is downloaded to the alternate machine, you configure Manager to pull the file from the client to the Manager server using the Import action. To import software/signature files to your Manager (or Central Manager); do the following: 1 Select Manager (or Central Manager) > Update Server > Manual Import. Figure 30: Import Signature Set From File 2 Click Browse to locate the Sensor or NTBA Appliance software or Signature set file, or type the file's absolute path name on your network. 3 Click Import. Note: The Sensor needs to be rebooted after manual import. For more information on rebooting the Sensor, see Device Configuration Guide. The guide also has information alert and packet log interruptions. Downloading software updates You can download available Sensor software (including NTBA Appliance) updates ondemand from the Update Server. If more than one version is available, select the most recent version (that with the highest version number). Automation enables the Manager to check the Update Server for software updates on a periodic basis. For more information on Automation configuration, see Automating updates (on page 62). To download available software updates to the Manager, do the following: 1 Select Manager > Update Server > Software. There are two tables on this screen:  Software available for download: current software versions available on the Update Server. 57

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McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0
Configuring the Update Server
Manually importing a software image or signature set
The
Manual
Import
action enables manual loading of the latest Sensor and NTBA Appliance
software and signature files to the Manager (or Central Manager) from another
workstation. This method is particularly useful if the Manager server is in a lab or secure
environment and you do not want to compromise that environment by an Internet
connection. This is crucial for administrators who do not want to connect their Manager to
the Update Server via the Internet.
McAfee provides an alternate FTP server that contains the latest updates. You can
download the update you need from the FTP location to a client machine. Once the image
file is downloaded to the alternate machine, you configure Manager to pull the file from the
client to the Manager server using the
Import
action.
To import software/signature files to your Manager (or Central Manager); do the following:
1
Select
Manager (or Central Manager) > Update Server > Manual Import
.
Figure 30: Import Signature Set From File
2
Click
Browse
to locate the Sensor or NTBA Appliance software or Signature set file, or
type the file’s absolute path name on your network.
3
Click
Import
.
Note:
The Sensor needs to be rebooted after manual import. For more information
on
rebooting the Sensor
, see
Device Configuration Guide
. The guide also has
information alert and packet log interruptions.
Downloading software updates
You can download available Sensor software (including NTBA Appliance) updates on-
demand from the Update Server. If more than one version is available, select the most
recent version (that with the highest version number).
Automation enables the Manager to check the Update Server for software updates on a
periodic basis. For more information on
Automation configuration
, see Automating updates
(on page
62
).
To download available software updates to the Manager, do the following:
1
Select
Manager > Update Server > Software
. There are two tables on this screen:
Software available for download
: current software versions available on the Update
Server.
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