User Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Manual
- 2 Product Information
- 3 Installation
- 4 Avira SMC Frontend
- 5 Configuration
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Configuring Network and SMC Server Connections
- 5.3 Setting the Security Environment
- 5.4 Adding update servers in Avira IUM
- 5.5 Installing SMC Agents in the Security Environment
- 5.5.1 Installing SMC Agent through SMC Frontend (Windows 2000/ XP Professional/ Vista/ UNIX)
- 5.5.2 Installing SMC Agent manually (Win XP Home Edition, optional: Windows 2000/ XP Professional/ Vista)
- 5.5.3 Silent Agent Setup on Windows
- 5.5.4 Installing SMC Agent Manually on UNIX Systems
- 5.5.5 Uninstalling SMC Agent
- 5.6 Configuring Avira SMC
- 5.7 SSL Certificates Management
- 5.8 Updating Avira SMC
- 5.9 User Management
- 6 Operation
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Managing the software packages
- 6.3 Creating Filtered Computer Groups
- 6.4 Displaying Information about a Computer or Group
- 6.5 Viewing Events
- 6.6 Performing Commands and Planning Tasks
- 6.7 Creating and Listing Reports
- 6.8 Deploying Files/ Licenses/ Programs in the Security Environment
- 6.9 Handling Errors
- 7 Updating Avira Products
- 8 Troubleshooting
- 9 Products Supported by Avira SMC
- 10 Service
Updating Avira Products
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7.4 Update overview
To update all Avira products via an IUM server right-click Released products or
Test products and select Update mirrored products.
Alternatively you can use the IUM scheduler for IUM updates.
7.4.1 Updating the SMC using the IUM automatic mode
You can receive automatic SMC updates via the IUM by selecting Server Settings
- General Updates and activating the option Automatic mode for SMC updates.
The automatic mode is activated by default.
The following table entails a list of all updateable SMC program elements and
information on whether they can be updated automatically.
7.4.2 Updating the SMC without using the IUM automatic mode
You can deactivate the automatic mode by selecting Server Settings - General
Updates and deactivating the option Automatic mode for updates.
If the automatic mode is deactivated, only the IUM repository is updated
automatically. All other program elements have to be updated manually.
7.4.3 Updating manually
The following table shows you
– how to start updating the update modules
Updateable program element Updated automatically?
IUM repository Yes
Software repository Yes
Agent Yes
Product Yes
SMC Server
No
a
a.
You will be notified when there are new updates available.
SMC Frontend
No
b
b.
You will only be notified of new updates when using the integrated IUM which is avail-
able after the SMC installation.
IUM Server service self update
No
c
c.
You will only be notified that new updates are available if you are using the integrated
IUM which is available after the SMC installation