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# sk98781 - Manual IPS updates stopped working in SmartDashboard after upgrading to R77, R77.10, R77.20 or R77.30

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk98781 |
| Date Created | 2014-03-10 |
| Last Modified | 2016-02-05 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82.10, R82.20, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Windows |

## Symptoms

- * Unable to perform manual IPS updates in SmartDashboard after upgrading to R77 or R77.10 (does not apply to Offline IPS Updates).

* Scheduled IPS updates work correctly.

## Solution

SmartDashboard R77 / R77.10 / R77.20 / R77.30 can be restricted from accessing the Internet.

Follow these steps:

1. Go to '`Policy`' menu - click on '`Global Properties`'   

2. Go to '`Security Management Access`' pane   

3. Check the box '`Automatically download Contracts and other important data`'   

4. Close SmartDashboard (the above change requires to restart the SmartDashboard)   

5. Open SmartDashboard

**Quote from SmartDashboard Help:**

Automatic Downloads gives you Blade Contract renewal, necessary data updates, and access to the special cloud services:

* Blade Contracts are annual licenses for Software Blades and Check Point product features. In the absence of a valid local contract, blades and features operate with limitations.   

* Data updates and cloud services are required for the full and smooth functionality of these Software Blades and features: IPS, Application and URL Filtering, Threat Prevention (Anti-Bot, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam), Threat Emulation, HTTPS Inspection, SmartEndpoint and Compliance. The data includes the AppWiki, the Threat Wiki, Application and URL Filtering Database, URL database, and more.

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