Chapter 7. The Download Manager Security 2016
Downloading software upgrades
The Security 2016 Download Manager provides an easy way to download software upgrades.
It connects to the Sage Software Australia Web site and facilitates the download using the File
Transfer Protocol (FTP).
To download software upgrades
1.
On the “Download Manager” window, select the check boxes for the updates to be downloaded.
2. Click Download.
Security 2016 will connect to the Sage HandiSoft FTP site and commence the file transfer from the Sage HandiSoft FTP site to the local directory that was specified via the Setup button.
The lower pane of the “Download Manager” window will display the progress of the downloads.
Tip: You can get a more detailed progress display by clicking Setup, and selecting the
Detailed log check box on the “Download Setup” window.
At the end of the file transfer, Security 2016 will indicate a successful download.
3. Select the Open download folder check box if you want to open the directory where the files have been downloaded.
4. Click OK.
To install the upgrades
1. Make sure that no users are currently running the Sage HandiSoft program to be updated.
You can use the Activity Monitor for this.
2. If it is not already open, go to the download directory, set in the "Download Setup" window, and run the files that were downloaded.
For information on the "Download Setup" window, refer to Chapter 2, "Installing and configuring Security 2016".
3. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
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