The Progress Kemp-provided daily updates can be set to download automatically and install. They can also be manually downloaded and installed. The sections below explain how to use each method.

Note: The IP/FQDN and port of the Progress Kemp licensing server must be open on your firewall. The FQDN and IP address is licensing.kemp.ax 52.166.52.190, and the port is 443. The old FQDNs for the Progress Kemp licensing server are alsi.kemptechnologies.com and alsi2.kemptechnologies.com, and the IP address for the old FQDNs is 52.136.251.129. These also may need to be open depending on your LoadMaster version.
Note: Progress Kemp-provided daily updates are only available when you have an Enterprise Plus subscription. For further details on the subscription tiers, go to LoadMaster Support Subscriptions.

Automatic Downloading and Updating of Daily Updates

Before enabling the automatic installation ofdaily updates, you must first download and install the latest updates. Follow the steps below to configure automatic download and installation settings for latest updates:

  1. In the main menu, select Web Application Firewall > Access Settings.

  2. Click the Download Now button to download the latest daily updates.

  3. Click OK on the success message.
  4. Click Install Now to install the latest daily updates.
  5. To enable the automatic download of daily updates, select the Enable Automated Daily Updates check box.
    Note: The automatic and manual download options are grayed out if WAF support has expired. If this is the case, contact Progress Kemp to renew your subscription.
  6. To enable automatic installation of the daily updates, select the Enable Automated Installs check box.

    By default, the Enable Automated Installs and Manually Install Updatesoptions are grayed out. The rules must be downloaded for the first time before these options become available.

  7. Select the time (hour of the day) to install the daily updates automatically.

The daily updates must be assigned to a Virtual Service to take effect.

Manual Downloading and Updating of Daily Updates

To manually download and install the daily updates, follow the steps below:

  1. In the main menu, select Web Application Firewall > Access Settings.

  2. Click Download Now to download the daily updates now.

    A warning message appears if the rules have not been updated in the last seven days or if they have not been downloaded at all.

  3. After the daily updates are downloaded, the Show Changes button appears. Click this button to retrieve a log of changes that have been made to the Progress Kemp WAF rule set.
  4. Click Install Now to install the daily updates manually.
Note: The daily updates must be assigned to a Virtual Service in order to take effect.

IP Access List Data File

You can view the IP access list data file in Web Application Firewall > Access Settings by clicking View. This file contains a list of blocked IP addresses for known bad actors. If the Enable IP Reputation Blocking check box is enabled for a Virtual Service (Virtual Services > View/Modify Services > Modify > WAF), client addresses are checked against the IP access list file and are blocked if a match is found.