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eScan Version 14 Online Help
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Update Agent
This tab will allow you to add or remove computers as Update Agents. The computers added to this tab will act as an Update Agents for the other clients on the network. This will reduce the traffic between the eScan Corporate Server and the client.
- Features of update Agents
- Download the antivirus signature updates from the eScan Server and share with other client machines on the network.
- Download the policy updates from the escan Corporate Server and share with the client in the group or the network.
- The update agent will take event updates from the client computers in the group or network and share it with the eScan Corporate Server.
- Remote Deployment of clients can be done through Update Agents.
- Advantages of Update Agents
- Update Agent can be installed on any client computer connected to the network (where eScan is already installed).
- Update Agent will take the signature updates from eScan Corporate Server and distribute the same to other managed computers in the group. (Bandwidth is saved).
- Update Agent will alternatively query eScan Update servers on internet for getting updates whenever there is a connectivity problem between the update agent and eScan Corporate Server.