Subscribe to encryption software

Note: We recommend that you create a new subscription for encryption. To update encryption software, use the protect computers wizard. For information, see Install encryption software automatically.

To subscribe to the encryption software:

  1. In Enterprise Console, on the View menu, click Update Managers.
  2. To create a new subscription, in the Software Subscriptions pane, click Add at the top of the pane. In the Software Subscription dialog box, type a name for the subscription in the Subscription name box. Under Encryption Products, next to Windows XP and above, click in the Version box, and select 5.61 Recommended. Click OK.
  3. To add the subscription to the Update Managers, in the Update managers pane, right-click the update manager and select View/Edit configuration. In the Configure update manager dialog box, on the Subscriptions tab, select the subscription in the Available list and click the > button to move it to the Subscribed to list. Click OK.

The encryption software is downloaded to the default share \\<server_name>\SophosUpdate\CIDs\<subscription>\ENCRYPTION.

Note: You cannot have the encryption software installed by applying update polices to a group of computers. To install and update encryption software, use the protect computers wizard. For information, see Install encryption software automatically.