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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Schedule updates</h1>

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		<div class="section" id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__context_2A52B0CBEADB4F30A3BE64D43F657838"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__context_2A52B0CBEADB4F30A3BE64D43F657838"><!-- --></a><p>By default, <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> updates every hour. However, you can change when or how often it updates.</p>
<p>To schedule updates:</p>
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		<a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__steps_8A0EC1F178784390A3D1D64FB69CBE6A"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__steps_8A0EC1F178784390A3D1D64FB69CBE6A">
			<li id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_cf_121605695630048"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_cf_121605695630048"><!-- --></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_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">AutoUpdate</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_F53556FAAFC641A995C940C8CFD9D9C5"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_F53556FAAFC641A995C940C8CFD9D9C5"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_5E6EB58B52474DEBAF7A46C1F59D5F55"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__step_5E6EB58B52474DEBAF7A46C1F59D5F55"><!-- --></a><span>Change the preferences as follows:</span><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choices_1C8AA96E11CA4340A97273F4FE57447E"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choices_1C8AA96E11CA4340A97273F4FE57447E"><li id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choice_50DA165BB9C24969ABC80AAC1A688490"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choice_50DA165BB9C24969ABC80AAC1A688490"><!-- --></a>To enable <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to 
update at regular intervals, select “<span class="uicontrol">Check for updates every</span>” and enter the time period.</li>
<li id="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choice_FD9FAB4D95944647BC6613586C96CA04"><a name="task_B7E8DC299DC64A068E394199C0E11180__choice_FD9FAB4D95944647BC6613586C96CA04"><!-- --></a>To enable <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> to update every time that a network connection is established, select
       “<span class="uicontrol">Check for updates on connection to network or Internet</span>”.</li>
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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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