Update out-of-date computers
If you use role-based administration, you must have the Remediation - updating and scanning right to update computers.
After you have set up the updating policies and applied them to your networked computers, the computers are kept up to date automatically. You do not need to update computers manually unless there is a problem with updating.
If in the Endpoints view, in the computer list, you see a clock icon next to a computer in the Up to date column on the Status tab, the computer has out-of-date security software. The text indicates how long the computer has been out of date.
A computer can be out of date for one of two reasons:
- That computer has failed to fetch an update from the server.
- The server itself does not have the latest Sophos software.
To diagnose the problem and update the computers: