Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

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Administrative settings Figure 17.4 Update checking — Kerio Control Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance may offer download and installation. Open the Update Checker tab in the Configuration → Advanced Options section to view information on a new version and to set parameters for automatic checks for new versions. Check for new versions regularly Use this option to enable/disable automatic checks for new versions. performed: Checks are • 2 minutes after each startup of the Kerio Control Engine, • and then every 24 hours. Results of each attempted update check (successful or not) is logged into the Debug log (see chapter 22.6). Check also for beta versions Enable this option if you want Kerio Control to perform also update checks for beta and Release Candidate versions of Kerio Control. If you wish to participate in testing of Kerio Control beta versions, enable this option. In case that you use Kerio Control in operations in your company (i.e. at the Internet gateway of your company), we recommend you not to use this option (beta versions are not tested yet and they could endanger functionality of your networks, etc.). Download new versions automatically This option is available only in the Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance edition. If this option is enabled, once a new version of the product is detected, the corresponding update package is downloaded immediately and the firewall can be updated directly from the administration interface. 242

17.3 Update Checking Last update check performed ... ago Information on how much time ago the last update check was performed. If the time is too long (several days) this may indicate that the automatic update checks fail for some reason (i.e. access to the update server is blocked by a traffic rule). In such cases we recommend you to perform a check by hand (by clicking on the Check now button), view results in the Debug log (see chapter 22.6) and take appropriate actions. Check Click on this button to check for updates immediately. Any time a new version of the product is detected, then: • In the Windows edition, a link is displayed referring to a page with detailed information and another one to the installation package download page. • In the Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance edition, a button for download of the update package is displayed (or for immediate start of the update in case that the automatic updates are enabled). Update of the firewall takes up to several minutes. Once it is finished, you will be informed that the firewall would be restarted. Upon the restart (in approximately 1 minute), the firewall will be fully available again. For detailed information on Kerio Control installation, refer to chapter 2.4. Note: Whenever a newer version is available, this information is displayed as a link in the welcome page of the administration window (an image providing information about the application and the license). Clicking on the link will take you to section Configuration → Advanced Options, the Updates tab. 243

Administrative settings<br />

Figure 17.4<br />

Update checking — <strong>Kerio</strong> Control<br />

<strong>Software</strong> Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance<br />

may offer download and installation.<br />

Open the Update Checker tab in the Configuration → Advanced Options section to view<br />

information on a new version and to set parameters for automatic checks for new versions.<br />

Check for new versions regularly<br />

Use this option to enable/disable automatic checks for new versions.<br />

performed:<br />

Checks are<br />

• 2 minutes after each startup of the <strong>Kerio</strong> Control Engine,<br />

• and then every 24 hours.<br />

Results of each attempted update check (successful or not) is logged into the Debug log<br />

(see chapter 22.6).<br />

Check also for beta versions<br />

Enable this option if you want <strong>Kerio</strong> Control to perform also update checks for beta and<br />

Release Candidate versions of <strong>Kerio</strong> Control.<br />

If you wish to participate in testing of <strong>Kerio</strong> Control beta versions, enable this option.<br />

In case that you use <strong>Kerio</strong> Control in operations in your company (i.e. at the Internet<br />

gateway of your company), we recommend you not to use this option (beta versions are<br />

not tested yet and they could endanger functionality of your networks, etc.).<br />

Download new versions automatically<br />

This option is available only in the <strong>Software</strong> Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance edition.<br />

If this option is enabled, once a new version of the product is detected, the corresponding<br />

update package is downloaded immediately and the firewall can be updated directly from<br />

the administration interface.<br />

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