About Updates and Insights

This section introduces updates and insights concepts.

Topic

Description

The Updates and Insights Module

Overview of the Updates and Insights module

Automated Updates

Describes the process for creating an update

Update Key Concepts

Describes the basic components of an update

Notification Server

Describes the Notification Server which receives update requests from devices and communicates with FlexNet Operations (and, optionally, with FlexNet Edge Server).

FlexNet Edge Server

Describes the FlexNet Edge Server, an optional installation, located on the customer's network, from where it must be able to communicate to the FlexNet Operations Notification Server. Its purpose is to forward requests from devices that have no direct connectivity to the Internet.

Anonymous Devices

Explains what anonymous devices are, and how using Updates and Insights features for anonymous devices differ from devices assigned to an account.