Windows operating system update environment

Windows Update feature provided by Genian NAC 6.0, you must set up an environment that performs updates in advance.

Please see Update Windows for the part where Windows operating system updates are applied to your device. (Agent action is required)

Windows operating system update preferences(Check for Updates from)

  1. Go to preferences in the top panel

  2. Go to General > Agent > OS Update in the left panel

  3. Set Windows update items to suit your environment.

Setup the Windows Update "Check for Updates from"

The Windows operating system update preferences are divided into the search method for update files and the connection method to the update server provided by Mircosoft. Depending on your network environment, you can change how you search and connect.

  1. Mircosoft Windows Update : How to communicate with the Mircosoft-provided update server connected to the public network (Internet)

  2. WSUS : How to communicate with WSUS servers connected to private networks

  3. Offline Scan File : How to communicate with the Genian NAC 6.0 policy server connected to a private network.

Check for Updates from

Download from

Firewall

Mircosoft Windows Update

Mircosoft / WSUS

Allow all devices to communicate with the MS Update server

Genian NAC (Download Only)

Allow all devices to communicate with the MS Update server

Genian NAC (Check + Download)

Allow communication with MS Update server on NAC 6.0 Device

WSUS

Microsoft / WSUS

Allow all devices to communicate with the WSUS

Genian NAC (Download Only)

Allow all devices to communicate with the WSUS

Genian NAC (Check + Download)

Allow communication with WSUS on NAC 6.0 Device

Local Repository

Setting up in an environment where you cannot communicate with the Public network

Configure Proxy Server

Download from when the operating system updates, it can be set only when Genian NAC is used.

Used when the firewall cannot grant permission to both Genian NAC 6.0 devices.

Note

Perform external network connection with the server IP set up at Proxy server setup.

Proxy Server Exceptions

set up a domain that allows you to perform operating system updates on targets whose networks are blocked by Genian NAC 6.0.