Building a WSUS server: where to start?
- by eleven81
Rather than having all of my computers go out to the internet and download their Automatic Updates, I am seriously considering building a WSUS server. That is, a Windows Update server. I have read some articles, and they have been helpful, but not complete. The following is what I have gleaned are the steps I need to take:
Commission a computer to be the server with Windows 2003 Server.
Install the WSUS package(s) and select the type of updates to check for.
Configure the rest of my computers to be clients of this server.
Set the clients to receive updates from the server.
My questions are as follows:
Does the server have to run Windows 2003 Server, or will Windows XP Professional work?
Where do I download the WSUS packages from?
How can I configure my computers to look for updates from my server instead of the internet?
Thanks!!