Updating the Digital Vaccine (Filters)
When new types of network attacks are discovered, or when detection methods for existing threats improve, the Digital Vaccine team at the Threat Management Center (TMC) creates and releases new filters to add to your filter database. These filters are released as Digital Vaccine (DV) packages. When a new DV package is available for download, the TMC team sends notifications to existing customers. You have two options to update the DV on your device:
- Configure the Auto DV option on your device so that the device checks for new DV packages and automatically updates the device as necessary.
- Manually download and install the DV package.
How To: Enable Auto Update for Digital Vaccine
If Auto is configured, the system automatically checks the DV version when you open the Auto DV Update page. The status is listed in the Auto Update section. To perform an update immediately, click Update Now.
- From the LSM menu, click System > Update > System, DV, Licenses.
- Click the Auto DV
- Click on Enabled check box to enable the option.
- Select the type of schedule that you want to use for the DV update process.
- Periodic: Performs an update every number of days starting from a set day. The option includes a time to perform the update.
- Calendar: Performs an update on a set day and time per week.
- Set the update parameters.
- Set Proxy parameters.
- Click Commit.
How To: Manually Install a DV Update
- Download a DV package from TMC.
- Click Install to install the DV update.
- Browse to locate the DV update.
- Click Install to install the DV update.
- While the new file is loaded onto your TPS device, an Update Progress page displays the current status of the update. After the installation completes, you are returned to the Update page. The new version displays in the Version column of the Digital Vaccine section.