Configure Automatic Updates Using Location Properties

Administrators can configure CPM for Mac clients to switch update sources based on the client's location. Administrators can configure CPM for Mac clients that are within the internal network to update from the CPM server, and clients that are not within the internal network to update from the ActiveUpdate server.
Note: This procedure assumes that administrators have already configured locations for the network. The procedure also uses the value of “OfficeSite" to indicate the internal company network.
  1. On the IBM BigFix Console, click Endpoint Protection on the lower-left pane.
  2. From the upper-left navigation pane, go to Core Protection Module > Updates > Other Update Tasks.
  3. Click Core Protection Module - Update from Cloud. A screen displaying the Task Description tab opens.
  4. Click Take Action.
  5. On the Target tab, select the endpoints relevant for this Task.
  6. On the Execution tab:
    1. Select Run only when and configure the following settings:
      • Computer Location
      • does not match
      • OfficeSite
    2. Select Reapply this action and configure the following settings:
      • while relevant, waiting
      • 1 hour between reapplications
  7. Click OK.
  8. In the Action | Summary window that opens, monitor the "Status" and "Count" of the Action to confirm that it is "Running" and then "Completed."

CPM for Mac clients that leave the internal network now update directly from the ActiveUpdate server. When the client returns to the “OfficeSite" location, the update source switches back to the CPM server.