Sophos update manager install

To enable an additional update manager to download security software from Sophos or another update manager via HTTP, open TCP port 80 outbound on the computer on which you want to install the additional update manager. If the computer is running a version of Windows that includes the Network Discovery feature, and the feature is turned off, turn it on and restart the computer. By default, the installer will create the SophosUpdateMgr account with read rights to the default update share and no interactive logon rights.

If you want to add more update shares later, select an existing account or create a new account that has read rights to those shares. Otherwise, ensure that the SophosUpdateMgr account has read rights to the shares.

On the View menu, click Update Managers. View or edit update manager configuration Select an update source for an update manager Select which software to download Specify where the software is placed Create or edit an update schedule Configure the update manager log Configure the self-updating of an update manager Make an update manager check for updates immediately Make an update manager comply with the configuration settings Add an additional update manager Publish security software on a web server Configuring software subscriptions Configuring the updating policy Change primary server credentials Schedule updates Monitoring the update manager Update out-of-date computers Configuring policies Setting up alerts and messages Viewing events Generating reports Auditing Copying or printing data from Sophos Enterprise Console Troubleshooting When you run the Protect computers wizard, installation of security software can fail for a number of reasons.

Startup Find out how to start using Sophos Enterprise Console. Protect your users and monitor changes to your settings. Find out about useful utilities included with Sophos Enterprise Console. Go to the server on which you want to install an additional update manager. If you want the update manager that you will install on this server to update directly from Sophos, ensure that the server is connected to the internet.

The hostname of this server must be different to that of the other servers on which you install an update manager. You can turn UAC on again after you have installed the update manager and subscribed to Sophos updates. You have installed an update manager that is managed by Sophos Enterprise Console. Startup Find out how to start using Sophos Enterprise Console.

Quick startup Advanced startup This guide tells you how to protect a very large network with Sophos security software. Planning installation You protect your computers by following these key steps: System requirements For system requirements, go to the system requirements page of the Sophos website.

The accounts you need Before you install Sophos software, you should create the user accounts you need. Deciding where to install the Sophos Enterprise Console components Scenario 1: Installing the management tools with the databases on a separate server Scenario 2: Additional update manager installed on a separate server In this scenario, there are two methods of configuring the update sources of the update managers.

Download the installer You can download the installers on any computer and then copy them to the computer where you will use them. Install Sophos Enterprise Console : all components Install an additional remote management console You might want to install another instance of the Sophos Enterprise Console management console on another computer, so that you can manage networked computers conveniently.

Install an additional update manager This task shows you how to install an additional update manager. Return value 1. MSI s BC! Action start LaunchConditions. Action start FindRelatedProducts. Its value is 'SophosUpdateMgr'. Its value is 'mydomain'. Its current value is '0'. Its new value: '1'. Its value is 'ROCK'. Action start ValidateProductID. Action start setUserProfileNT. Action start IsolateComponents.

Return value 0. Dumping Directory table You must uninstall Sophos Remote Management System from this computer first before attempting to install Sophos Update Manager onto this computer. You should then re-protect this computer from the Enterprise Console that is used to manage Sophos Update Manager. Return value 3. Product Name: Sophos Update Manager. Product Version: 1.