Adding a Preferred Server
Preferred Servers are file shares that you establish, and Ivanti Neurons uses. No Ivanti code necessarily runs on a Preferred Server. A machine’s hosting of a preferred server share is independent of and unaffected by whether it is running any Ivanti software, such as a Neurons agent.
Prerequisites
A Preferred Server share must support the protocol scheme specified in its URL (see below). This is file (SMB), https or http.
To add a preferred server
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In the Ivanti Neurons admin page, navigate to Admin > Preferred Server Settings > Servers.
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Click Add Server.
The Add Server details page displays. -
Enter the name of the preferred server in the Preferred server name.
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Specify the URL or path to an existing server.
For example:
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Secure HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) (Recommended format)
Example: https://www.myserver.com/myshare
Port: Defaults to 443
Encryption: Yes - Encrypted via TLS/SSL
Data privacy: Secure; protects data in transit (encrypts against snooping or tampering). -
Plain HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Example: http://www.myserver.com/share
Port: Defaults to 80
Encryption: None - everything is sent in plain text
Data privacy: Not secure - vulnerable to eavesdropping or man-in-the-middle attacks. -
File URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)
Example: file://myserver/myfile
Port: N/A
Encryption: Minimal or no encryption; relies on OS-level permissions, e.g. NTFS or SMB.
Data privacy: Only if underlying protocol (for example, SMB 3.0+) supports it.
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Select one of the existing Read credentials from the drop-down list. If not, create a new credential as follows:
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Click Create New Credentials.
The New Credential panel displays. -
Enter the Name of the credential.
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Enter the Description.
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Enter the Username.
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Enter the Password.
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Click Submit.
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(Optional) Leave the Enable support for pre-configured Ivanti Security Controls distribution servers unselected.
This checkbox is for distribution servers being migrated to Ivanti Neurons for Patch, which does not yet support Preferred Servers. -
After entering all the information, select Add Server.
The new server lists in the Servers > Server list.
If you are using only one preferred server, then you can point it to that preferred server.
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You can assign it to a range of IP addresses for a more targeted download.