Configuring the Custom Download Channel

To configure the custom download channel for malware protection indicators for all host endpoints:

Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.
From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.
In the Policies table, click the link to access the Edit Policy page.
Select the Malware Protection tab.
In the Malware Definition Updates section, click the Malware Definition Source drop-down and select Custom Source.
Important
Before using the Custom Source option, you must configure a valid custom content server. See Custom Source Location for specific instructions on how to do this.
Enter the DNS name (such as"mycustomsite.com") or the IP address (in IPv4 or IPv6 format) of the server in the Custom Content Source text box. DNS is recommended.
Click Save.
Important
Malware definition content updates from a numbered source folder with a lower value than the numbered folder of the currently loaded malware definition content may not be successful. To ensure successful content updates, your target folder for content updates must be named with a lower numerical value than that of the source folder.

To configure the custom download channel for selected host sets:

Note

See Creating a Custom Policy for more information about using the Web UI to create a custom policy.

Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.
From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.
In the Policies table, click the link for the custom policy you want to modify.
Select the Malware Protection tab.
In the Malware Definition Updates section, click the Malware Definition Source drop-down and select Custom Source.
Important
Before using the Custom Source option, you must configure a valid custom content server. See Custom Source Location for specific instructions on how to do this.
Enter the DNS name (such as"mycustomsite.com") or the IP address (in IPv4 or IPv6 format) of the server in the Custom Content Source text box. DNS is recommended.
Click Save.

To revert to the default malware definition source and settings, click Reset to defaults.

Important

Malware definition content updates from a numbered source folder with a lower value than the numbered folder of the currently loaded malware definition content may not be successful. To ensure successful content updates, your target folder for content updates must be named with a lower numerical value than that of the source folder.