Avira antivir personal 10 User Manual
Reference: Configuration options
11.3.3 Web server
The update can be performed directly via a web server on the Internet.
Web server connection
Use existing connection (network)
This setting is displayed if your connection is used via a network.
Use the following connection:
This setting is displayed if you define your connection individually.
The Updater automatically detects which connection options are available. Connection
options which are not available are grayed out and cannot be activated. A dial-up
connection can be established manually via a phone book entry in Windows, for
example.
options which are not available are grayed out and cannot be activated. A dial-up
connection can be established manually via a phone book entry in Windows, for
example.
– User: Enter the user name of the selected account.
– Password: Enter the password for this account. For security, the actual
– Password: Enter the password for this account. For security, the actual
characters you type in this space are replaced by asterisks (*).
Note
If you have forgotten an existing Internet account name or password, contact your
Internet Service Provider.
If you have forgotten an existing Internet account name or password, contact your
Internet Service Provider.
Note
The automatic dial-up of the updater through so-called dial-up tools (e.g. SmartSurfer,
Oleco, ...) is currently not available in Avira AntiVir Personal.
The automatic dial-up of the updater through so-called dial-up tools (e.g. SmartSurfer,
Oleco, ...) is currently not available in Avira AntiVir Personal.
Terminate a dial-up connection that was set up for the update
If this option is enabled, the RDT connection made for the update is automatically
interrupted again as soon as the download has been successfully carried out.
interrupted again as soon as the download has been successfully carried out.
Note
This option is not available under Vista. Under Vista the dial-up connection opened for
the update is always terminated as soon as the download has been carried out.
This option is not available under Vista. Under Vista the dial-up connection opened for
the update is always terminated as soon as the download has been carried out.
11.3.3.1. Proxy
Proxy server
Do not use a proxy server
If this option is enabled, your connection to the web server is not carried out via a proxy
server.
server.
Use Windows system settings
When the option is enabled, the current Windows system settings are used for the
connection to the web server via a proxy server.
connection to the web server via a proxy server.
Use the following proxy server
If your web server connection is set up via a proxy server, you can enter the relevant
information here.
information here.
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