Automatic Update

With Automatic Update, you never have to be concerned about the latest Internet threats. NCF provides you with a convenient way of keeping itself updated via the Internet. Each day, Automatic Update checks for newer components and plug-ins and, if it finds any, it retrieves them for you.

If, for some reason, you would like to check for newer components manually, you could run the Update procedure by clicking the Update button on the NCF toolbar.

The Update wizard lets you choose how to update NCF by selecting one of the following:

• Automatic---The system finds all the components that have an update available and updates them together. We recommend this option.

• Custom---You specify each component to be updated. Only advanced users should use this option, for debug purposes.

With either Automatic or Custom, components are updated only if updates are available for them.

Clicking the Settings button in the wizard displays the Settings dialog box with the following options:

• Auto Detect---Uses the proxy settings already specified in Microsoft* Internet Explorer.

• User Proxy Server--- Lets you specify the parameters of the proxy server that is to be used by NCF's Automatic Update. The Server and Port fields become visible when you choose this option. Specify the name of your proxy server and its port number (port 8080 is the default). If your proxy server requires authorization, check the appropriate check box and type your username and password. If you are unsure what type of proxy you use or you do not know your username and password, consult your system administrator.

• Do Not Use Proxy Server--- Select this if your system is not connected to the Internet through a proxy server.

If you select Custom update, the wizard asks you to select the components for update.

Any line in the components list that starts with a plus sign (+) is a grouping of components. You can see the listing of these components by clicking on the plus sign.

A red check is a component that must be updated for NCF to avoid compatibility problems between modules and other selected components.

Select (check) the components you want to update. Deselect (uncheck) the components you do not want to update. We recommend that you update all components unless you are an advanced user and have some reason not to.

NOTE:  When this dialog box first appears, all the components are checked by default.

After all the components to be updated are selected, click Next. After the download is complete, you will be prompted to restart the system. Restart your computer as soon as possible to take advantage of the increased protection afforded by the updated components you just downloaded.

Once the download is complete, you will be prompted to restart the system. Restart your computer as soon as possible to take advantage of the increased protection afforded by the updated components you just downloaded.

NOTE:  The NCF version is changed only after a reboot of your computer. If you simply restart NCF, it will be the same version. To see what version is active, click Help > About Novell Client Firewall.