Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, version 4.9 PDF Startup Guide

Create the central installation
You must create the central installation on a Mac that meets the system requirements in sections 1.1 and 1.2.
1. Go to the Mac server, or a Mac workstation that has access to the server. Download the Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac network installer from the Sophos website and run it. Alternatively, insert the Sophos Network Install CD. On the desktop, double-click the CD icon. In the window that is displayed, open the Sophos Anti-Virus OS X folder. Double-click Sophos Anti-Virus Network.pkg.
2. A Mac installer is run. Click Continue. Follow the steps until the installation is finished.

A central installation is placed in the Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX folder on the volume you specified. You now use a program called Sophos Update Manager to configure the central installation to update from Sophos (section 2.2) workstations to update from the central installation (section 2.3) workstations to send virus alerts to the server (section 2.4). After configuration, Update Manager automatically downloads updates from Sophos to the central installation, from which workstations automatically update.

Configure the central installation to update from Sophos
2.2.1 Configure general settings
1. Browse to the Applications folder on the volume on which you created the central installation. Double-click Sophos Update Manager.
2. In the Sophos Update Manager window, click the Software Update toolbar icon.
3. On the General tabbed page, in the Username and Password text boxes, enter the username and password that were supplied to you by Sophos for connecting to the Sophos website.
4. Make sure that the Location of downloaded software updates text box contains the location that you specified during installation. If not, you must specify the location.
2.2.2 Configure the proxy
By default, Update Manager connects to Sophos using your system proxy settings. If you want to change this, do as follows. Otherwise, continue to section 2.3.
1. Click the Proxy tab.
2. If you don’t want Update Manager to connect via a proxy, click Do not use proxy.
3. If you want to specify other proxy settings for Update Manager to use, click Use custom proxy settings and enter the settings in the Address, Port, Username, and Password text boxes.

Configure workstations to update from the central installation
2.3.1 Configure the source for updates
1. In the Sophos Update Manager window, click the SAV Preferences toolbar icon.
2. At the top of the AutoUpdate tabbed page, on the pop-up menu, ensure that Network Settings is chosen. On the Primary Server tabbed page, click Network volume or Company web server, depending on where you created the central installation. In the URL text box, enter the path to the share where the Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX folder is located. Include the share type, the server name, the share name and the Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX folder itself.

For example, enter:
afp://<server name>/<afp share name>/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX (for an AppleShare share) http://<server name>/<web share name>/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX (for a web share)
smb://<server name>/<Samba share name>/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESOSX (for a Samba share)
You can use an IP address or NetBIOS name instead to refer to the server.
Using an IP address can be better if you have any DNS problems.
If necessary, enter the Username and Password needed to access the central installation. If the share type is afp, the password must be no longer than eight characters.
2.3.2 Configure the proxy
By default, workstations connect to the central installation using your system proxy settings. If you want to change this, do as follows. Otherwise, continue to section 2.4.
1. Click the Primary Proxy tab.
2. If you don’t want workstations to connect via a proxy, click Do not use proxy.
3. If you want to specify other proxy settings for workstations to use, click Use custom proxy settings and enter the settings in the Address, Port,
Username, and Password text boxes.

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February 8, 2010 | Posted in Anti Viruses, Software

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