How to Configure the Update Server
The Update Server tab in the System Center Updates Publisher Settings dialog box is used to configure whether to enable publishing to an update server. If publishing is enabled, it is used to specify the update server information and digital certificate that is used to sign the software updates that are published to the update server.
The following procedure provides the steps necessary to enable publishing to the update server, configure the update server information, and specify the digital certificate.
To configure the update server
Right-click any console tree node item in Updates Publisher, and then click Settings to open the Settings dialog box.
Click the Update Server tab, and then select Enable publishing to an update server.
Specify whether the update server is local or remote from the Updates Publisher computer by selecting Connect to a local update server or Connect to a remote update server.
Important
When a custom WSUS Web site is used for a local update server, and the Web site is configured to use an HTTP port other than HTTP port 80 or HTTP port 8530, you must select Connect to a remote update server or the connection to the local update server will fail.
If the update server is remote, specify the following settings:
Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) when communicating with the update server: Specifies that SSL is used when connecting to the update server. Use this setting only when the update server is configured to use SSL.
Name: Specifies the NetBIOS name of the updates server.
Port: Specifies the port used when connecting to the update server. Use the HTTP port number if SSL is not used, and use the HTTPS port number if the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) when communicating with the update server setting is enabled. The default HTTP port is 80, and the default HTTPS port is 443. Check the update server configuration to verify which port should be used.
Click Test Connection to validate the update server name and port settings. A message displays indicating whether the connection succeeded or failed. If the connection failed, verify the server name, port settings, and that the update server is accessible, and then test the connection again.
If a digital certificate is not detected for the update server, specify the certificate by selecting one of the following:
Browse: Opens a browse dialog box that allows the certificate file to be selected. This option is available only when Updates Publisher is local to the update server or when SSL is used when connecting to a remote update server. Select the certificate and then click Create to add the certificate to the WSUS certificate store on the update server.
Create: Specifies that the update server will create a new certificate, or use the certificate that was specified using Browse, and add the certificate to the WSUS certificate store on the update server. Enter the PFX file password for certificates that were selected by using Browse.
Remove: Specifies that the certificate is removed from the WSUS certificate store on the update server. This option is available only when Updates Publisher is local to the update server or when SSL is used when connecting to a remote update server.
The certificate that is specified will sign the software updates that are published to the update server. Publishing to the update server will fail if the digital certificate specified is not copied to the appropriate certificate stores on the update server, and on the Updates Publisher computer if it is remote from the update server. For more information about adding the certificate to the certificate store on the update server, see How to Configure the Digital Certificate on the Update Server.
Click OK to exit the Settings dialog box.
See Also
Tasks
How to Configure Group Policy on Client Computers
How to Configure the Digital Certificate on Client Computers
How to Configure the Digital Certificate on the Update Server
Reference
Concepts
Updates Publisher Administrator Checklist