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

  1. In the Ivanti Neurons admin page, navigate to Admin > Preferred Server Settings > Servers.

  2. Click Add Server.
    The Add Server details page displays.

  3. Enter the name of the preferred server in the Preferred server name.

  4. Specify the URL or path to an existing server.

    For example:

    • 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.

  5. Select one of the existing Read credentials from the drop-down list. If not, create a new credential as follows:

    1. Click Create New Credentials.
      The New Credential panel displays.

    2. Enter the Name of the credential.

    3. Enter the Description.

    4. Enter the Username.

    5. Enter the Password.

    6. Click Submit.

  6. (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.

  7. 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.
OR
You can assign it to a range of IP addresses for a more targeted download.