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2. System Update Architecture
To relate to the remote system update, following terminologies will help you to understand various
components used in the flow.
 Update Sources: Sources of the latest firmware for your discovered devices. This also acts as baseline
for future updates.
o Online: FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS
o Offline: Local network FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS share, DRM
 Update Groups: Groups of devices created for bulk firmware updates.
o Predefined Update Group - a read-only Update group which cannot be modified, created, or
deleted.
o Custom Update Group - a custom group which can be created, modified, and deleted by the
user.