Microsoft Wsus Server Address

Windows Server Update Services
WSUS can display precise information about which updates each client needs
Operating systemWindows Server
TypePackage management, remote administration
Websitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-server-update-services/get-started/windows-server-update-services-wsus

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment. WSUS downloads these updates from the Microsoft Update website and then distributes them to computers on a network. WSUS is an integral component of Windows Server.

Install and configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Posted by Jarrod on February 7, 2017 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments In this post we will cover how to install and configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in Microsoft’s Windows Server 2016. Windows Server Update Services, previously known as Software Update Services, is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment. WSUS downloads these updates from the Microsoft Update website and then distributes them to computers on a network. WSUS is an integral component of Windows Server. Apr 08, 2015  You can contact directly via mail a WSUS specialist that may have current IP addresses - jchornbe (a)microsoft dot com or at chip.hornbeck (a) outlook dot com. Or at least he will redirect you to another WSUS specialist. Ports are standard ones 80 for http and 443 for https. Your task is. Configuring WSUS Server Step 1: Open your server manager dashboard, Click Tools - Windows Server Update Services. Step 2: Click Next. Step 3: Click Next. Step 4: If you have a proxy server in your network, configure the proxy settings otherwise click Next. Step 5: Click Start Connecting to connect to upstream server of Microsoft. Step 6: Click Next. May 08, 2014  The HTTP(S) URL of the server to which reporting information is sent for client computers that use the WSUS server that is configured by the WUServer key. This policy is paired with WUServer, and both keys must be set to the same value to be valid. You can contact directly via mail a WSUS specialist that may have current IP addresses - jchornbe (a)microsoft dot com or at chip.hornbeck (a) outlook dot com. Or at least he will redirect you to another WSUS specialist. Ports are standard ones 80 for http and 443 for https. Your task is not very uncommon.

History[edit]

The first version of WSUS was known as Software Update Services (SUS).[1] At first, it only delivered hotfixes and patches for Microsoft operating systems. SUS ran on a Windows Server operating system and downloaded updates for the specified versions of Windows from the remote Windows Update site which is operated by Microsoft. Clients could then download updates from this internal server, rather than connecting directly to Windows Update.[2] Support for SUS by Microsoft was originally planned to end on 6 December 2006, but based on user feedback, the date was extended to 10 July 2007.[3]

WSUS builds on SUS by expanding the range of software it can update. The WSUS infrastructure allows automatic downloads of updates, hotfixes, service packs, device drivers and feature packs to clients in an organization from a central server or servers.

Operation[edit]

Windows Server Update Services 2.0 and above operate on a repository of update packages from Microsoft. It allows administrators to approve or decline updates before release, to force updates to install by a given date, and to produce extensive reports on which updates each machine requires. System administrators can also configure WSUS to approve certain classes of updates automatically (critical updates, security updates, service packs, drivers, etc.). One can also approve updates for detection only, allowing an administrator to see which machines will require a given update without also installing that update.

WSUS may be used to update computers on a disconnected network. This requires exporting patch data from a WSUS server connected to the internet and, using removable media, importing to a WSUS server set up on the disconnected network.[4]

Administrators can use WSUS with Group Policy for client-side configuration of the Automatic Updates client, ensuring that end-users can't disable or circumvent corporate update policies. WSUS does not require the use of Active Directory; client configuration can also be applied by Local Group Policy or by modifying the Windows registry.

WSUS uses .NET Framework, Microsoft Management Console and Internet Information Services. WSUS 3.0 uses either SQL Server Express or Windows Internal Database as its database engine, whereas WSUS 2.0 uses WMSDE. System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) interoperates with WSUS and can import third party security updates into the product.[5]

Licensing[edit]

WSUS is a feature of the Windows Server product and therefore requires a valid Windows Server license for the machine hosting the service. The fact that user workstations authenticate themselves on the WSUS service to retrieve their updates makes it necessary to acquire a fileserver client access license (CAL) for each workstation connecting to the WSUS service.[6] Fileserver CAL for WSUS is the same CAL as the one required for connecting to a Microsoft Active Directory, fileserver and printserver, and has to be acquired once for a device or a user.

WSUS is often considered as a free product because fileserver CAL are already paid for in an enterprise network that has a Microsoft Active Directory and thus do not need to be acquired again.[6]

In a network using Samba Active Directory, it is not necessary to purchase CALs to connect to the domain controller or connect to a Samba file server. However, the use of a WSUS server will still require the purchase of client access licenses for all Windows workstations that will connect to the WSUS server.[7]

Version history[edit]

VersionDateComments
2.0 Release Candidate22 March 2005
2.06 June 2005
2.0 Service Pack 131 May 2006Adds support for Windows Vista clients, additional client languages, and using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 as a database backend, as well as performance improvements with the web-based user interface
3.0 Beta 214 August 2006MMC based UI and loads of new features
3.0 Release Candidate12 February 2007
3.030 April 2007WSUS 3.0 and WSUS Client 3.0 were made available via WSUS on 22 May 2007[8]
3.0 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate1 November 2007
3.0 Service Pack 1[9]7 February 2008
3.0 Service Pack 225 August 2009Part of Windows Server 2008 R2
4.0[10]26 October 2012Part of Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2[10]
5.0[11]26 September 2016Part of Windows Server 2016[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^Foust, Mark; Chellis, James; Sheltz, Matthew; Sage London, Suzan (2006). 'Chapter 7: Planning Server-Level Security'. MCSE Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure planning and maintenance study guide. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. p. 532. ISBN978-0-7821-4450-5.
  2. ^'Software Update Services'. Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^Keizer, Gregg (16 November 2006). 'Microsoft Keeps Software Update Services Alive Until July'. InformationWeek. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^'Set Up a Disconnected Network (Import and Export Updates)'. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^'About System Center Updates Publisher'. Microsoft. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ^ ab'WSUS Server license is required'. Microsoft TechNet. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/82046da9-19ab-4e27-b855-e7c8cfea10a5/wsus-and-cal-licenses?forum=winserverwsus
  8. ^Harder, Bobbie (22 May 2007). 'Updates for WSUS available today'. WSUS Product Team Blog. Microsoft.
  9. ^Cole, Cecilia (7 February 2008). 'WSUS 3.0 SP1 is now RTM'. WSUS Product Team Blog. Microsoft.
  10. ^ abHenry, Steve (15 September 2016). 'Update on WSUS 3.0 SP2 End of Life'. WSUS Product Team Blog. Microsoft.
  11. ^ abHenry, Steve (2 March 2018). 'WSUS Catalog import failures'. WSUS Product Team Blog. Microsoft.

External links[edit]

  • Official website on Microsoft Docs
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  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesWindowsUpdate
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdateAU

Registry keys for Windows Updates

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate

Entry nameData typeValues
DisableWindowsUpdateAccessReg_DWORD1 = Disables access to Windows Update.
0 = Enables access to Windows Update
WUServerReg_SZHTTP(S) URL of the WSUS server that is used by Automatic Updates and API callers (by default). This policy is paired with WUStatusServer, and both keys must be set to the same value to be valid.
WUStatusServerReg_SZThe HTTP(S) URL of the server to which reporting information is sent for client computers that use the WSUS server that is configured by the WUServer key. This policy is paired with WUServer, and both keys must be set to the same value to be valid.

WSUS registry keys for Internet Explorer

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

Entry nameData typeValues
NoWindowsUpdateReg_DWORD1 = Enabled. Users cannot connect to the Windows Update website.
0 = Disabled or not configured. Users can connect to the Windows Update website.

WSUS registry keys for Internet Communication

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication

Entry nameData typeCorresponding Group Policy SettingValues
DisableWindowsUpdateAccessReg_DWORDTurn off access to all Windows Update features1 = Enabled. All Windows Update features are removed. This includes blocking access to the Windows Update website at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com, from the Windows Update hyperlink on the Start menu, and also on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer. Windows automatic updating is also disabled; you will neither be notified about nor will you receive critical updates from Windows Update. This setting also prevents Device Manager from automatically installing driver updates from the Windows Update website.
0 = Disabled or not configured. Users will be able to access the Windows Update website and enable automatic updating to receive notifications and critical updates from Windows Update..

WSUS registry key for Windows Update

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesWindowsUpdate

Entry nameData typeValues
DisableWindowsUpdateAccessReg_DWORD1 = Enabled. All Windows Update features are removed.
0 = Disabled or not configured. All Windows Update features are available

Registry keys for Automatic Update configuration options

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdateAU

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Entry nameData typeValues
AUOptionsReg_DWORD2 = Notify before download.
3 = Automatically download and notify of installation.
4 = Automatically download and schedule installation. Only valid if values exist for ScheduledInstallDay and ScheduledInstallTime.
5 = Automatic Updates is required and users can configure it.
NoAutoUpdateReg_DWORD0 = Enable Automatic Updates.
1 = Disable Automatic Updates.
UseWUServerReg_DWORD1 = The computer gets its updates from a WSUS server.
0 = The computer gets its updates from Microsoft Update.
The WUServer value is not respected unless this key is set.

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