Schedule Update

What can I do here?

Use this window to enable a scheduled update.

Getting Here - SmartConsole > Security Policies > Access Control > Policy > Access Tools > Updates > Schedule Update

Updating the Application and URL Filtering Database

The Application and URL Filtering Database on the Security Gateway gets regular, automatic updates that make sure that you have the most current data and newly added applications and websites in the Application and URL Filtering Layer of the Access Control Policy.

By default, updates run on the Security Management Server and Security Gateways once a day. You can change the update schedule or choose to manually update the management server. The updates are stored in a few files on each Security Gateway.

To manually update the Application and URL Filtering Database on the management server:

1. In SmartConsole, click Security Policies > Access Tools > Updates.
2. In the Application and URL Filtering section, click Update Now.

To change the schedule for Application and URL Filtering Database updates on the management server:

1. In SmartConsole, click Security Policies > Access Tools > Updates.
2. Click Schedule Update.
3. Select Enable Application Control & URL Filtering Scheduled Update.
4. Click Configure to schedule when the updates will run. By default, a scheduled update runs once a day.

In Multi-Domain Security Management, update the database for all Domain Management Servers in the Global SmartConsole and not from Domain Management Servers.

Connecting to the Internet for Updates

The gateway or Security Management Server connects to the Internet to get the Application and URL Filtering Database updates. To make sure that it can get the updates successfully:

• Make sure that there is a DNS server configured.
• Make sure a proxy is configured for each gateway and the Security Management Server, if necessary.

Security Policies > Access Tools > Updates shows if the Security Management Server uses a proxy to connect to the Internet.

To configure a proxy for the Security Management Server:

1. Select Security Policies > Access Tools > Updates.
2. Click Configure Proxy.
3. In the Proxy Configuration window, in the Use proxy field, enter the domain name or IP address of the proxy, and the Port number.

To Configure IPv6 proxy support:

If the proxy uses an IPv6 address:

1. On the Windows computer, running SmartConsole client, go to Start menu and open Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.
2. Open the Advanced tab > Environment variables.
3. Create a new User Variable.
4. Set the value to: updates_over_IPv6=1

Scheduling Updates

To change the update schedule from the default scheduled Application and URL Filtering Database updates:

1. Select Security Policies > Access Control > Access Tools > Updates.
2. Click Schedule Update.
3. Select the target for updates:
   • Security Management Server
   • Security Gateway
4. Click Configure.

   Configure the Security Management Server updates and the Security Gateway updates separately.

5. Set the Time of Event. Set the update interval, and a time of day for updates to occur.
6. Click OK.

If you have Security Gateways or Security Management Servers in different time zones, they will not be synchronized until all of them are updated.