WSUS Administration :

1) Accessing the WSUS Administration Console :

In order to use the WSUS console one must be a member of the
local Administrators group.
To open the WSUS console:
Go to Internet Explorer on any server or computer on the network
and type there:
http://<WSUSServerName or IP address>/WSUSAdmin/.

2) Synchronize the WSUS Server:

When we synchronize a WSUS server, it means that we download
new updates to this Windows Server Update Services server from
Microsoft Update or an upstream Windows Server Update Services server
(. You can synchronize manually or set a schedule for daily automatic
synchronization.
To Synchronize the WSUS Server:
a) On the WSUS console toolbar, click Options, and then click
Synchronization Options.
b) Under Schedule,click on Synchronize daily at : <Time>
c) Under Update Source, click on Synchronize from an upstream
Windows Server Update Services server mentioning :
Server Name : 172.31.1.81
Port : 80
d) Click on Save Settings.The administrator would be prompted for
synchronising now. Click Yes to Synchronize now.

3) Automatic Approval Options:

We can specify whether and how to automatically approve installation
or detection for updates. Approval takes place when an update or
metadata about it is downloaded to the WSUS server. If the
installation and detection rules conflict, the installation rule will be
used.
To Automatic Approve Options:
a) On the WSUS console toolbar, click Options, and then click
Automatic Approval Options.
b) Under Approve for Detection, select Automatically approve
updates for detection by using the following rule.
c) Under Approve for Installation, select Automatically approve
updates for installation by using the following rule.
d) Under Revisions to Updates,select Automatically approve the
 latest revision of the update. This is necessary in order to
automatically approve update revisions. If we do not choose to
automatically approve the revised version, the older version of the
update will continue to be approved.
e) Under Windows Server Update Services Updates, select
Automatically approve WSUS updates. This is done as Windows
Server Update Services updates are needed to ensure computers
can be updated correctly. If WSUS updates are not approved, some
updates may not be correctly detected by computers.
f) Under Tasks, click on Save Settings.

4) Computer Options :
We can specify how to assign computers to computer groups. If we use
Windows Server Update Services to assign them, new computers will be
automatically placed in the Unassigned Computers group.
For Computer Options:
a) On the WSUS console toolbar, click Options, and then click
Computer Options.
b) Under Computer Options, select Use the Move computers task
in Windows Server Update Services.
c) Under Tasks, click on Save Settings.

5) Create Computer Groups:

To create a computer group:
a) In the WSUS console toolbar, click Computers.
b) Under Tasks, click Create a computer group.
c)In the Group name box, type a name for your new computer
group, and then click OK.
Move the Computers to group:
a) In the WSUS console, click Computers.
b) In the Groups box, click the computer group of the computer to
move.
c) In the list of computers, select the computer you want to move.
d) Under Tasks, click Move the selected computer.
e) In the Computer group list, select the computer group you
want to move the computer to, and then click OK.
6) Approving Updates :
To approve updates for installation:
a) On the WSUS console toolbar, click Updates.
b) In the list of updates, click one or more updates that you want
to approve for installation
c) Under Update Tasks, click Change approval
d) In the Approve Updates dialog box, verify that Approval is
set to Install for the All Computers group.
e) Click OK.

7) Managing WSUS Reports :

a) On the WSUS console toolbar, click Reports.
b) To view the status of all updates for the computers in various
groups. ,click on Status of Updates.
c) To View a report showing the status of client computers and
the status of updates on those computers,click on Status of
Computers.
d) To View a list of updates, revisions, and errors that have
occurred during synchronization,click on Synchronization
Results.
e) To View a printable list of the current Options page settings,
Click on Settings Summary.

8) WSUS Home Page View :

Under the WSUS home page ,we can view the following details:
a) Total Updates .
b) Approves Updates.
c) Updates not approved.
d) Decline Updates.
e) Updates with computer errors.
f) Updates needed by computers.
g) Total computers in WSUS.
h) Computers with updates errors.
i) Computers needing updates.
j) Last Synchronization date and time.
k) Last Synchronization result (Success/Failure).
l) Next due Synchronization date and time.
m)Sunchronization current status.