Users Guide
Table 5. Update Frequency (continued)
Option Function
Select the day of the month (1-28), and then select the time of the
day (AM/PM) when the operation is scheduled.
Update Type
This selection identifies the action to be performed in the automatic mode.
Table 6. Update Type
Option Function
Check for Updates Only The application notifies you, if there are any updates available
based on your filter selection. Updates are not downloaded or
automatically installed to the local system.
Automatically download and install updates The application downloads and installs any available updates based
on your filter selection before notifying you.
Updates to Include
The Automatic Update Setting page also contains three sets of check boxes allowing you to filter scheduled updates based on their
Criticality, Type, and Device category. The check boxes on this page are applicable to scheduled updates only.
• Criticality - Critical/Recommended/Optional
• Type - Hardware Drivers/BIOS Updates/Application Software/Firmware Updates
• Device Category - Audio/Mouse and Keyboard/Storage/Chipset/Network and Bluetooth/Video/All others
Table 7. Options
Option Function
Cancel Click Cancel to exit the settings page without saving any changes.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes (if any).
History Log
Click on the View History Log link on the System Updates page to display the logs containing detailed information of previous updates.
After viewing the history logs, click Close to return to the System Updates page.
Proxy Settings
Dell Precision Optimizer takes the proxy settings from the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser which works usually. However, there
may be systems where the user has specific proxy settings that are not set up correctly in the Internet Explorer. In such cases, this option
allows you to configure Dell Precision Optimizer to connect to the Dell servers through the specified Internet proxy, if required.
Table 8. Proxy Settings
Option Function
Use Current Internet Proxy Settings
Use existing internet proxy settings on the system. A systems
global proxy configuration for Windows is set in the Microsoft
Internet Explorer web browser.
Proxy Server
Enter the name or the IP address of the proxy server.
Proxy Port
Enter the proxy port number.
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