User manual AVIRA UPDATE MANAGER

[. . . ] Avira Update Manager User Manual Table of contents Table of contents 1. 30 Avira Update Manager - User Manual (Status: 17 Nov 2011) 2 Table of contents 3. 2. 3 Configuring email notifications . 33 3. 3 Configuration with graphical interface (Linux AUM Server via AUM Frontend on a Windows client) . 51 Avira Update Manager - User Manual (Status: 17 Nov 2011) 3 Product information 1. [. . . ] Right-click on Released products and select the menu item New > Add product. Select the product to be updated from the Product drop-down list. Avira Update Manager - User Manual (Status: 17 Nov 2011) 27 Configuration 4. The entry All indicates that the product is either only available in English or that all available languages are contained in the program package. In the Operating System drop-down list, select the appropriate operating system, then select the Processor type. In the navigation area, click on the node of the server being configured. Right-click on the product to be deleted in the list of the products for update and select Remove product. 3. 1. 10 Configuring the update scheduler To configure the interval at which Avira Update Manager scans for available product updates and downloads these updates to the server: 1. In the navigation area, click on the node of the server being configured. Click Scheduler: Avira Update Manager - User Manual (Status: 17 Nov 2011) 28 Configuration 3. In the Scheduling area, activate the Enable scheduling function and then the required update interval (Once, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Every x days/ hours/minutes). If you have enabled Every x days/hours/minutes enter an update interval. Specify the start date and time for the first update in the Start time/ Start date fields. When you exit the dialog box you will automatically receive a prompt to save all changes. The service performs product updates at the specified date and time and at the appropriate intervals. Note The selected interval must be at least 5 minutes longer than the interval set for the automatic copying of files in test mode. 3. 2 Configuration without graphical user interface (Linux) The most important settings for your Avira Update Manager are contained in the configuration file /etc/avira/ium. conf. Note To edit the configuration, open the file in an editor, make the required changes and restart the AUM (see "Starting and stopping AUM manually" - page 46). Note Please note that any comments you write in the ium. conf file will be deleted each time AUM is restarted. Password encryption makes it necessary to configure certain functions via the AUM Frontend. Note Currently the Avira Update Manager for UNIX-based operating systems is only available in English. Therefore, do not edit the parameter <language value="en" />. 3. 2. 1 Server settings The default value 0. 0. 0. 0 ensures that the Avira Update Manager is listening to all available network interfaces. Avira Update Manager - User Manual (Status: 17 Nov 2011) 29 Configuration The default setting <ip value="0. 0. 0. 0"/> can also be changed as required. Replace 0. 0. 0. 0 with the corresponding IP address or host name. 3. 2. 2 Setting up a proxy server Avira Update Manager may use a proxy server for updates. <use_proxy value="false" /> Enable it by making the following changes in the ium. conf file: <use_proxy value="true"/> Then insert the information required for the proxy server into the configuration file. The address of the proxy server is defined with the IP address or server name using the option <proxy_host value="your_proxyserverip"/> while the port used is defined by entering: <proxy_port value="your_proxyserverport"/> Proxy server authentication is disabled by default: <proxy_use_auth value="false"/> Activate this by setting the parameter to <proxy_use_auth value="true"/> You can enter your user name under <proxy_username value=""/> in the command line. The password is defined in <proxy_password value=""/> Note Passwords entered via the AUM Frontend are encrypted. If the passwords are entered by manually editing the configuration file, they will be stored in plain text. [. . . ] Note If you are running Avira Update Manager in daemon mode, it must be restarted after changing the configuration, for the new settings to be accepted: avium restart or: /usr/lib/AntiVir/ium/avium restart Stopping Avira Update Manager. . . Starting: ium 4. 2. 6 Displaying the logfile The logfile records the activities of the Avira Update Manager Server. The logfiles for Avira Update Manager can be accessed in the directory: /var/log/ium. Log level You can define which kind of messages are logged by editing the parameter: <log_level value="info" /> • info The default is info. [. . . ]