Sophos web appliance windows update

We have recently in the last 6 months switched from Trend Micro products to Sophos. We have had issues downloading windows updates since the switch. Sometimes they take hours, sometimes it can run for days, before the updates install.

Any suggestions? We have caching turned off. We have https: scanning turned off. We are on version 4. I have allowed microsoft. Can anyone help with suggestions as far as what to look at next? The SWA typically does not allow range requests download the middle of a file because they cannot be virus scanned. Together, Sophos ZTNA and Intercept X provide the best end-to-end protection for your remote workers and the applications and networks they need to connect to.

Discover more. Together with Sophos Firewall and Sophos Wireless, this gives you a single vendor for network security, all managed in Sophos Central. Sophos Email Mailflow All customers and partners using Sophos Email with Office can now integrate directly with Office for inbound and outbound email protection without the need to redirect their Mail Exchange MX records.

As the model availability will vary by region, this does not guarantee that a specific model will be available in your region. If you're using the SSL scanner and transparent proxy - this issue already was discussed in another thread somewhere here. Thanks to Flame Virus Microsoft changed their update procedure slightly, where for some requests MITM certificate exchange due SSL scanning isn't accepted anymore and makes windowsupdate fail.

Please note, that it may take a while until it's fully working, as behind those DNS names are hidden multiple IP addresses, which takes a while to get collected Well this is a workaround, but I would like to know what happens. Cheers - Bob. MediaSoft, Inc. Hello Sascha, thx for the info relating to flame and ms update policy mitm. But i cannot disable the whole ssl-scan, because my users know how to reach blocked sites with http s instead of http.

Thx, Manuel. Searching Sandstorm. Searching User Submissions. If it is a joined appliance, the System Status button on the navigation bar becomes animated if the appliance is synchronizing with other appliances.

The status indicated by these icons is shown in the following table. Differently shaped icons are used for the Web Appliances disks and the Management Appliance network icons. System Status on the Management Appliance. Using Help The user help provides several mechanisms to help you master the use of the appliance.

Searching the Documentation. Configuring Ports To ensure the functionality of the Sophos Web Appliance, configure your network to allow access on the ports listed below. Some ports are required only for specific situation, such as when you enable FTP backups or central management. Configuring Your Browser This section contains instructions for configuring your browser to use the Web Appliance web proxy server. Adding the Sophos Root Certificate. Configuring Proxy Settings. Other Internet Explorer Settings.

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