Configure the protection settings

The default protection settings are configured by your administrator. You may or may not be able to override the defaults, depending on the access your administrator has granted. If you are able and so desire, you can modify these settings.

1. Click Settings at the bottom left of the console.

2. Configure your protection settings.

   

   • Backup Frequency—Set the amount of time to wait between scans. The scans are independent of processing and uploading files. The next scan will start even if a previous scan has not completed its processing and uploading. If you manually scan before the next scheduled scan is set to run, the timing of your next scheduled scan will be reset.
   • Backup Scheduling—Enable this option if you want to limit when the scans occur. Set a Start Time and End Time and the scans will only occur between those times. Keep in mind the following when using a schedule.
     • The difference between the two times must be at least one hour.
     • If the difference between the two times is smaller than the Backup Frequency, the scan will only run once when the backup schedule begins.
     • If the difference between the two times is larger than the Backup Frequency, the scan will run when the backup schedule begins and then run again at each specified frequency until the backup schedule ends.
     • All scans that start before the end of the schedule will complete, even if the end of the schedule is reached before the scan is complete.
     • You can start a manual scan at any time inside or outside of the schedule by clicking Scan files now on the Home page or Protect page. If you manually scan, the timing of your next scheduled scan will be reset.
   • Network Utilization—Select how much of the available network Data Protection should use for backups. (This setting does not apply when restoring.)
     • Use reduced network bandwidth for minimal impact on other applications—Select this option to use only a portion of the network for backup data. Your administrator controls the upload rate. This option reduces the impact on other applications running on your device, but does not send the data as fast.
     • Use all available network bandwidth—Select this option to use all available network bandwidth for backup data. This option will send the data as quickly as possible. You may want to use this option temporarily, for example during the initial backup or if you expect a large data change.
3. If you need to configure a proxy server to connect to the Internet, click Proxy settings.
   • No proxy—Select this option if you do not need a proxy server to connect to the Internet.
   • Automatically detect settings—Select this option to let Data Protection automatically detect your proxy server configuration.
   • Specify the server and port—Select this option if you want to specify the server (by name or IP address) and port number to use.
   • Use automatic configuration script—Specify this option if you want to specify a server (by URL) that contains a proxy configuration script to use.
   • Proxy authentication—If your proxy server requires authentication, specify the credentials to access the proxy server.

   After you have configured your proxy server settings, click Save.

4. When your protection settings are complete, click OK.