In the Updates Publisher console, navigate to any console tree node item.

Right-click the console tree node item, and then click Import Update(s) to start the Import Software Updates Catalog Wizard.

On the Select Import Method page, select Single Catalog Import and then click Next.

On the Select File page, enter the source path to the software updates catalog, or click Browse to find the catalog. The catalog file can be on the local hard drive (c:\mycatalog\catalog.cab) or a UNC path (\\myserver\myshare\catalog.cab). Click Next.

On the Summary page, click Next to import the catalog.

Note
Updates Publisher 4.5 provides a proxy server credentials dialog box when the connection fails for the current user. When this dialog box displays, enter the proxy server name, port, user name, and password for an account that has appropriate proxy server permissions.

During the import process, the Catalog Validation - Security Warning dialog box is displayed when the publisher for the catalog is not in the trusted publishers list. Select Always accept catalog from <publisher's name> to add the publisher to the trusted publishers list, and then click Accept to import the catalog.

Caution

Content from publishers that are not trusted can potentially harm client computers when scanning for updates. Accept content only from publishers you trust. If you no longer trust a publisher, remove the publisher from the trusted publishers list. Click Tell Me More in the Catalog Validation - Security Warning dialog box to go to a Web site that provides more information about accepting content from publishers that are not trusted.

The Confirmation page displays a summary of the configured properties for the software updates catalogs that were imported. If an error occurred during the import process, the error message is displayed in the properties pane. Click Close to exit the wizard.

Note
If an error occurs during the software update creation process, review UpdatesPublisher.log in the user %TEMP% folder for more information.