Keeping your product current
Keep your product current describes the tasks that you can perform to keep your appliance current. You can perform these tasks as needed in any order.
Task | Description |
|---|---|
Install your license to get updated definitions. | You obtain a license file from Symantec when you purchase Symantec Messaging
Gateway or renew an existing license. You must register the license for each
Scanner that you install and enable to use Symantec Messaging Gateway features.
You can use the same license file to register multiple Scanners.
In addition to this license, you can also obtain a separate license to enable
Symantec Content Encryption. Content encryption lets you encrypt outbound
messages for greater security and to track statistics for those messages through
the Control Center. |
View the status of your licenses to determine which features are licensed
for each Scanner and when a license expires.
| The Licenses page in the Control Center contains all of the Symantec Messaging
Gateway features that require licenses. The page also list whether the feature is
licensed and when the license expires. |
Learn about Symantec Messaging Gateway software updates. | Symantec periodically releases new versions of the Symantec Messaging Gateway
software. New versions contain new features and fixes for software defects.
Symantec recommends that you keep your appliance up to date with the latest
version of the software. However, some software updates may contain changes
to the underlying architecture of Symantec Messaging Gateway. |
Perform Symantec Messaging Gateway software updates. | You can update your software from the Control Center or at the command line. |
Check your software version number. | You may want to perform this task before you contact Technical Support. |