Avira antivir security management center-smc User Manual

Updating Avira Products

Avira GmbH

Avira Security Management Center

Right-click on a single software pack in Software Repository and select

Update/

Execute

Avira SMC connects via the Internet to the Avira GmbH server, downloads
the available software updates and then saves them in the Software
Repository node.

Scheduling Regular Updates for Software Packs

You can also schedule regular update tasks for software packs in the SMC Server.
Via the Software packs node you can update all software packs or also select
individual software packs.

Right-click on Software Repository and select

Update Software Repository/

Schedule

– OR –
Right-click on an individual software pack in Software Repository and select

Update/Schedule

The window

Create a task

appears.

Type a name for the task, select the frequency for updates and click

Next

The next window asks for the start date and time.

Select the start date and time and click

Finish

The task is saved.

You can edit the task at any time using the right-click menu (see

Displaying Tasks

for Software Packs or for SMC Server

– Page 68).

7.3

Updating Avira Products

You can schedule update tasks for Avira products installed on the computers in
Security Environment. See

Performing Commands and Planning Tasks

– Page 64.

In order to perform update commands and tasks, without using the Internet Update
Manager, you have to disable the

Automatic mode

from the Server Configuration

window.

Computers/groups must be integrated into the Security Environment and the
status must be: green monitor, green arrow.

Right-click on the group or computer and select

Commands/[Avira product]/

Update

The Avira product starts its own update routine and installs the new program
files.