How do I change the Software Update server address on a client Mac (to use my own server)?

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Published on 2009-05-22T19:15:05Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 18:13 UTC
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Now that I have started the Software Update service on my Leopard Server, how do I change my client Macs to check for updates on it?

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