Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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System configuration
Database updates
Schedule automatic engine updates
This section tells you how to schedule automatic updates of database information for the modules of
the appliance.
If you want to run multiple appliances in a central management configuration, you can schedule these
updates when you set up the configuration.
Complete the following procedure to schedule automatic engine updates:
1 Go to Configuration | Appliances.
2 On the appliances tree, navigate to the appliance you want to schedule automatic updates for and
select Central Management Configuration.
3 Scroll down to Automatic Engine Updates and configure update settings as needed.
• Enabling of automatic updates — To make sure updates can happen automatically on an
appliance at all
• Sources of the updates — These can be external databases on the internet. In a Central
Management configuration, these can also be other nodes.
• Update intervals — With a special setting for updating certificate revocation lists (CRLs)
• Use of update proxies — To enable a fail-over when systems become unavailable
• Advanced update settings — For the upload of updated information from one node to others in
a Central Management configuration and other functions
4 Click Save Changes.
Automatic Engine Updates system settings
The Automatic Engine Updates settings are for scheduling automatic updates of database information
for modules used in the filtering process.
Note: These settings are configured on the Appliances tab of the Configuration top-level menu.
Enable automatic updates — When selected, database information is automatically updated
Allow to download updates from the internet — When selected, database updates are
downloaded from the internet
Allow to download updates from other nodes — When selected, database updates are
downloaded from other nodes in a Central Management configuration
Update interval — Time (in minutes) to elapse before database information is again updated
The time is set on a slider scale.
Note: The range of allowed values is 15 to 360.
CRL update interval — Time (in hours) to elapse before certificate revocation lists used in filtering
SSL-secured web traffic are updated
This update uses a method that differs from those of other updates and must therefore be configured
separately.
The time is set on a slider scale.
Note: The range of allowed values is 3 to 168.
Enable update proxies — When selected, proxy servers are used for routing updated database
information
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