User`s guide

Note
We recommend you to set as primary update location the local mirror and to leave
the alternate update location unchanged, as a fail-safe plan in case the local mirror
becomes unavailable.
In case the company uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet, check Use
proxy and then click Proxy Settings to configure the proxy settings. For more
information, please refer to “Managing Proxies” (p. 260)
27.2.2. Configuring Automatic Update
To configure the update process performed automatically by BitDefender, use the
options in the Automatic Update Settings category.
You can specify the number of hours between two consecutive checks for updates
in the Update every field. By default, the update time interval is set to 1 hour.
To specify how the automatic update process should be performed, select one of
the following options:
⚫ Silent update - BitDefender automatically downloads and implements the update.
⚫ Prompt before downloading updates - every time an update is available, you
will be prompted before downloading it.
⚫ Prompt before installing updates - every time an update was downloaded,
you will be prompted before installing it.
27.2.3. Configuring Manual Update
To specify how the manual update (update by user request) should be performed,
select one of the following options in the Manual Update Settings category:
⚫ Silent update - the manual update will be performed automatically in the
background, without user intervention.
⚫ Prompt before downloading updates - every time an update is available, you
will be prompted before downloading it.
27.2.4. Configuring Advanced Settings
To prevent the BitDefender update process from interfering with your work, configure
the options in the Advanced Settings category:
⚫ Wait for reboot, instead of prompting - If an update requires a reboot, the
product will keep working with the old files until the system is rebooting. The user
will not be prompted for rebooting, therefore the BitDefender update process will
not interfere with the user’s work.
⚫ Don't update if scan is in progress - BitDefender will not update if a scan
process is running. This way, the BitDefender update process will not interfere
with the scan tasks.
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