Windows Defender Help

How to Use WSUS to Deploy Windows Defender Definitions Updates

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is used to deploy definition updates on computers that have the Windows Defender installed on them. The features of the latest WSUS 3.0 make the task of management and deployment of Windows Defender updates across the network quite simple for system administrators. The package comprises the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components. The product is available for all languages supported by Windows Server 2003.

The package also includes the WSUS 3.0 client, for all supported languages. Where WSUS 3.0 Server can be installed on Windows Server 2003 SP1, the Administration Console can be installed on any remote computer on your network that is running Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, or Windows Vista operating system.

Note: Click the link below to visit the following Microsoft Web site to learn more about the WSUS server:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx

Steps to Deploy Windows Defender Updates Using WSUS

1. Launch the WSUS Administrator console, and click on the Options button located at the top of the console window.
2. Select the Synchronization Options link located in Synchronization Status section.

• In the Products and Classifications section, select Change located under Update Classifications.
• Ensure that the Definition Updates check box is selected and then select the OK.
• Next, if you want, you can perform the following steps to update the rule for automatic approval:

• Select Options, and then select Automatic Approval Options.
• Ensure that the Automatically approve updates for installation by using the following rule check box is selected.
• In the Approve for Installation section, select the Add/Remove Classification link.
• Now, ensure that the Definition Updates check box is selected, and then select the OK button.

• Select Options again and then select Synchronization Options.
• Select Synchronize now located on the left taskbar.
• Now, select Updates, located at the top of the console window.
• If there are any Windows Defender updates available, approve them to enable WSUS to deploy them across the network.

Tip: If you want WSUS to search for and display only Windows Defender definitions, in the Contains box, type defender and then select the Apply button.