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The introductory article on patch management can be found here.

KBOX Patch Management

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The K1000 is only for Carleton-owned computers.
You must be ON CAMPUS to log into the K1000 or connected via the VPN, as described below.

Please contact the ITS HelpDesk if you would like help using the K1000.
You can reach them at x 5999 or by email at: helpdesk@carleton.edu

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  1. In the power management settings on your computer, disable the computer's sleep mode entirely (but this wastes energy).
  2. In the power management settings in your computer operating system or BIOS, schedule the computer to wake up about 20 minutes before patching is scheduled to start.
  3. Have your computer configured to accept a Wake-on-LAN request when it is sleeping (which is not the default), and the K1000 will send a Wake-on-LAN packet about 10-15 minutes before patching is scheduled to start (ask the ITS HelpDesk x5999 for help with this).
  4. Launch a "keep awake" utility on your computer when you leave, so it never becomes inactive and so never sleeps. For Windows, we have had good results with a free utility called Caffeine, from Zhorn Software.

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The introductory article on patch management can be found here.