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 <h1 class="topictitle1">Set a source for updates</h1>

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  <div class="section" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__context_D3D90C49BF2941BAB7DC5E39D775216F"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__context_D3D90C49BF2941BAB7DC5E39D775216F"><!-- --></a><p>To specify where <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> downloads updates from:</p>
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  <a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__steps_3ABBD7C540DF43FEB7F5B3D0BBA08BD4"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__steps_3ABBD7C540DF43FEB7F5B3D0BBA08BD4">
   <li class="stepexpand" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_cf_121604858272719"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_cf_121604858272719"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>

   <li class="stepexpand" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a>
    <span>Click <span class="uicontrol">AutoUpdate</span>.</span>
   </li>

   <li class="stepexpand" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_7886FDFAD5C94333B06C2F4D56F30D4F"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_7886FDFAD5C94333B06C2F4D56F30D4F"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>

   <li class="stepexpand" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_62AD6609FC504ACFBB57B0EE07B8695E"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__step_62AD6609FC504ACFBB57B0EE07B8695E"><!-- --></a>
    <span>Change the preferences as follows:</span>
    <a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choices_B3A846A8884240E6BE72FDB5811FC800"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choices_B3A846A8884240E6BE72FDB5811FC800">
     <li id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_5E7254DB3F8E4D7D8D259611C4A3A4C5"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_5E7254DB3F8E4D7D8D259611C4A3A4C5"><!-- --></a>To enable <span class="keyword" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858275821"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858275821"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to update directly from Sophos,
      choose <span class="uicontrol">Sophos</span> from the “<span class="uicontrol">Update from Primary
       Location</span>” pop-up menu. In the <span class="uicontrol">User Name</span> and
       <span class="uicontrol">Password</span> fields, type the updating credentials that were given to you
      by Sophos.</li>

     <li id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_11CC260176D34C4AAF48A2E9973C664B"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_11CC260176D34C4AAF48A2E9973C664B"><!-- --></a>To enable <span class="keyword" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858275822"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858275822"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to update from your company web
      server, choose “<span class="uicontrol">Company Web Server</span>” from the “<span class="uicontrol">Update from
       Primary Location</span>” pop-up menu. In the <span class="uicontrol">Address</span> field, type
      the web address of the location from which updates will be downloaded. In the <span class="uicontrol">User
       Name</span> and <span class="uicontrol">Password</span> fields, type the updating credentials
      that are needed to access the server.</li>

     <li id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_4DA5992602C5486F91C838B7BE23EB8A"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__choice_4DA5992602C5486F91C838B7BE23EB8A"><!-- --></a>To enable <span class="keyword" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858277423"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__keyword_cf_121604858277423"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to update from a network volume,
      choose “<span class="uicontrol">Network Volume</span>” from the “<span class="uicontrol">Update from Primary
       Location</span>” pop-up menu. In the <span class="uicontrol">Address</span> field, type the
      network address of the location from which updates will be downloaded. In the <span class="uicontrol">User
       Name</span> and <span class="uicontrol">Password</span> fields, type the updating credentials
      that are needed to access the volume.</li>

    </ul>

     <p>The following are examples of the address. Replace the text
      inside the brackets with the appropriate names:</p>
<p><kbd class="userinput">http://&lt;server&gt;/&lt;web
       share&gt;/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESCOSX</kbd></p>
<p><kbd class="userinput">smb://&lt;server&gt;/&lt;Samba
       share&gt;/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESCOSX</kbd></p>
<p><kbd class="userinput">afp://&lt;server&gt;/&lt;AppleShare
       share&gt;/Sophos Anti-Virus/ESCOSX</kbd></p>

     You can use an IP address or NetBIOS name instead of a domain or host
     name to refer to the server. Using an IP address can be better if you have any DNS
     problems.
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  <div class="section" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__postreq_1E4DA693486E4B96838955FCD65E47AB"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__postreq_1E4DA693486E4B96838955FCD65E47AB"><!-- --></a>If <span class="keyword" id="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__PROD_NAME"><a name="task_64437051158343AC91F3F594A59D6131__PROD_NAME"><!-- --></a>Sophos
    Anti-Virus</span> must access the update source through the proxy that has been set up in
   System Preferences, see <a href="Enable_updating_via_system_proxy.html#task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B" title="">Enable updating through the system proxy</a>.
   If <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> must access the update source through another proxy, see
    <a href="Enable_updating_via_custom_proxy.html#task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B" title="">Enable updating through a custom proxy</a>.</div>

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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_updating.html" title="">Configuring updating</a></div>
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