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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Enable updating through the system proxy</h1>


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    <div class="section" id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__context_E8A5A886D13F4F189CCB19D886B3413C"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__context_E8A5A886D13F4F189CCB19D886B3413C"><!-- --></a><p>You can specify that you want <span class="keyword" id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__keyword_cf_121605491162043"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__keyword_cf_121605491162043"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to update through the proxy that has been set up in System Preferences.</p>
<p>To enable updating through the system proxy:</p>
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    <a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__steps_99FED4040B0848B595B5A2743F8A82C5"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__steps_99FED4040B0848B595B5A2743F8A82C5">
      <li id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_cf_121605336776542"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_cf_121605336776542"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">AutoUpdate</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_FC1EC8491544457497A4357AB3AAEABB"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_FC1EC8491544457497A4357AB3AAEABB"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>

    <li id="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_05C55D627A4C477BBACD5B2D9B337AB5"><a name="task_03829376D99A4B76A41006B46F76257B__step_05C55D627A4C477BBACD5B2D9B337AB5"><!-- --></a><span>Choose “<span class="uicontrol">Use System Proxy Settings</span>” from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the “<span class="uicontrol">Primary Location</span>” section or the “<span class="uicontrol">Secondary Location</span>” section, as required.</span></li>
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