Physics Intranet computing:policies:bigfix

Bigfix FAQ

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:16:32 -0600

Q. What is BigFix and what does it do? A. BigFix Enterprise Suite is a commercial software package that allows central management of networked computers. BigFix allows the School to help keep computers on the Tate Lab network secure and up-to-date by providing a way to distribute important software updates. Specifically, PCs connected to the Tate Lab network and running the BigFix client software will be automatically updated by central departmental servers with the latest operating system pat…

Bigfix Patch Management

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:54:57 -0600

Overview Internet-based attacks upon individual desktop and laptop computers are a world-wide problem. New vulnerabilities are continually discovered. This underscores the importance of keeping operating systems up-to-date by installing security patches as soon as they become available. Failure to keep all systems patched can place everyone on the network at risk.

Bigfix Client Installation for Mac OS X

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:14:58 -0600

Download and Install the BigFix Client Note: The BigFix for Macintosh client only supports Mac OS X 10.3 and above. * Click here to download and run the BigFix client installer: * Double-click the BigFix_Mac.pkg icon in the disk image window. (If you downloaded the the installer using a browser other than Safari, double-click the downloaded .dmg file to open the disk image window. * When the Welcome screen appe…

Bigfix Client Installation for Windows

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:38:50 -0600

Download and Install the BigFix Client * Click here to download and run the BigFix client installer: * Note: You must install the BigFix client software while logged in to your PC with an account that has administrator privileges. If you are installing on Windows Vista, you will be prompted for administrative approval before the installation can continue. * Note: The BigFix client installer opens port UDP 52…