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GFI LanGuard 2 Installing GFI LanGuard | 20
The following screenshot shows how GFI LanGuard can be deployed using agents on a Local Area
Network (LAN):
Figure 2: Agent/Mixed Mode
2.1.2 Deploying GFI LanGuard using Relay Agents
Relay agents are used to reduce the load from the GFI LanGuard server. Computers configured as
relay agents will download patches and definitions directly from the GFI LanGuard server and will
forward them to client computers. The main advantages of using relay agents are:
Save Network Bandwidth in local or geographically distributed networks. If a relay agent is con-
figured on each site, a patch is only downloaded once and distributed to clients
Load is removed from the GFI LanGuard server component and distributed amongst relay agents
Since computers are managed from multiple relay agents, it increases the number of devices that
can be protected simultaneously.