Product guide

Adding and editing repositories
Add new repositories or edit existing repositories.
Option definitions
DefinitionOption
Specify the name of the repository.Repository description
Select the location from which to retrieve files. Default = HTTP repository .Retrieve files from
• HTTP repository — Retrieve files from the HTTP repository location that you
designate.
NOTE: An HTTP site, like FTP, offers updating independent of network security,
but supports higher levels of concurrent connections than FTP.
• FTP repository — Retrieve files from the FTP repository location that you designate.
NOTE: An FTP site offers flexibility of updating without having to adhere to network
security permissions. FTP has been less prone to unwanted code attach than HTTP,
so it may offer better tolerance.
• UNC path — Retrieve files from the UNC path location that you designate.
NOTE: A UNC site is the quickest and easiest to set up. Cross domain UNC updates
require security permissions for each domain, which makes update configuration
more involved.
• Local path — Retrieve files from the local path location that you designate.
Available only if you selected HTTP repository or FTP repository.URL
• HTTP — Type the location for the HTTP server and folder where the update files
are located.
• FTP — Type the location for the FTP server and folder where the update files are
located.
Available only if you selected UNC path or Local path.Path
•
UNC path — Using UNC notation (\\servername\path\), type the path of the
repository where the update files are located.
• Local path — Type the path of the local folder in which you have placed the update
files, or click Browse to navigate tot he folder. The path can be that of a folder on
a local drive or a network drive.
Available only if you selected HTTP repository or FTP repository. Type the port
number for the HTTP or FTP server you specified.
Port
Use the specified credentials for accessing the repository.
NOTE:
The title of this option differs depending on which option you selected in the Retrieve
files from section.
Use authentication
Use anonymous login
Use logged on account
The credentials you specify are used by AutoUpdate to access the repository so that
it can download the required update files. When configuring the account credentials
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