McAfee virusscan 4.5 User Guide
User’s Guide
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Updating and Upgrading VirusScan Software
To use a custom account, clear the Use Logged In Account
checkbox, then click UNC login information to enter a user name
and password for an account that has access rights to the target
server.
checkbox, then click UNC login information to enter a user name
and password for an account that has access rights to the target
server.
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FTP from a remote network computer
. Click this button to tell the
AutoUpdate utility to look for new files on an FTP site you
designate. To use this option, the target server must have an FTP
service enabled.
designate. To use this option, the target server must have an FTP
service enabled.
By default, the utility will download new files from the Network
Associates FTP site, which accepts anonymous FTP logins. You can
click Default to specify this site at any time.
Associates FTP site, which accepts anonymous FTP logins. You can
click Default to specify this site at any time.
The AutoUpdate utility uses its own FTP implementation to connect
to the server, but the timeout period for the connection attempt will
depend on your existing network protocol settings.
to the server, but the timeout period for the connection attempt will
depend on your existing network protocol settings.
To use a different FTP site, enter the URL for the site you want to use
in the text box labeled Enter an FTP Computer Name and Directory.
You must either connect to a site set for anonymous FTP login, or
you must designate the user name and password for an account on
the site.
in the text box labeled Enter an FTP Computer Name and Directory.
You must either connect to a site set for anonymous FTP login, or
you must designate the user name and password for an account on
the site.
To have the utility use an anonymous login, select the Use
anonymous FTP login
anonymous FTP login
checkbox.
To specify an account, clear the Use anonymous FTP login
checkbox, then click FTP login information to enter a user name
and password for an account that has access rights to the target
server.
checkbox, then click FTP login information to enter a user name
and password for an account that has access rights to the target
server.
If your network uses a proxy server, select the Use proxy server
checkbox
checkbox
, then enter the server name and the logical port it uses in
the text boxes provided. You can enter the name in UNC notation or
as a domain name, whichever is appropriate for your environment.
as a domain name, whichever is appropriate for your environment.
NOTE: The AutoUpdate utility will not allow proxy
connections that require challenge-response proxy
authentication.
authentication.
Configuring advanced update options
To complete your AutoUpdate task, you need to enter only a target server, a
connection method, and any necessary login information. Once you enable the
task and set a schedule for it, the AutoUpdate utility will download the correct
files from the target server for you, extract them from their .ZIP archives, then
install them into the VirusScan program directory.
connection method, and any necessary login information. Once you enable the
task and set a schedule for it, the AutoUpdate utility will download the correct
files from the target server for you, extract them from their .ZIP archives, then
install them into the VirusScan program directory.