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Casper Suite Administrator's Guide v8.7 - JAMF Software

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Adding <strong>Software</strong> Update Servers<br />

Apple allows you to host your own software update server internally using Mac OS X Server. This reduces<br />

bandwidth by downloading the packages once per server instead of once per client and allows you to<br />

approve updates before they become available.<br />

Before using <strong>Casper</strong> Remote or a policy to run <strong>Software</strong> Update from an internally hosted software update<br />

server, you need to specify one or more servers in the <strong>JAMF</strong> <strong>Software</strong> Server (JSS).<br />

When <strong>Casper</strong> Remote runs <strong>Software</strong> Update on remote computers, the process takes place in the<br />

background, so users don’t see the process and are not prompted to authenticate. This also means the<br />

user does not need to be an administrator or even be logged in for <strong>Software</strong> Update to run on the client.<br />

Running <strong>Software</strong> Update with <strong>Casper</strong> Remote or a policy installs all available software updates for the<br />

computer. You can control which updates are available using the Server Admin application on Mac OS X<br />

Server.<br />

This section explains how to add, edit, and delete a software update server.<br />

To add a software update server:<br />

1. Log in to the JSS with a web browser.<br />

2. Click the Settings tab.<br />

3. Click the Servers link.<br />

4. Click the Add Server button in the toolbar.<br />

5. Select the <strong>Software</strong> Update option and click Continue.<br />

6. Enter a display name for the server.<br />

7. Enter the DNS name or IP address for the Mac OS X Server on which the <strong>Software</strong> Update service is<br />

running.<br />

8. If you are not using port 8088, enter the port you are using in the Port field.<br />

9. If you do not want to use this server as the default software update server for all users, deselect the Set<br />

Server System Wide checkbox.<br />

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