Novell Documentation: Novell Small Business Suite 6.5 - ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Workstation Management

ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Workstation Management

The Workstation Management component of Novell ZENworks for Desktops can help you reduce the overall cost and complexity of configuring and maintaining user workstations in your network.

Each workstation that authenticates to Novell eDirectory can be managed by the ZENworks Workstation Manager, which distributes ZENworks for Desktops policies to workstations. You do not need to visit each workstation at your site to configure user settings and workstations. ZENworks Desktop Management policies let you automatically manage user and workstation configurations, processes, and behaviors. You set up and administer these policies using Novell ConsoleOne, which means that you can administer workstations in your network from a central location.

This section includes the following information:

What Operations Can Be Performed with Workstation Management?

Using Workstation Management, you can

Enable roaming profiles and set default desktop preferences for users.
Use extensible policies to control any application function that is configured in the Windows registry.
Set group policies for Windows 2000/XP workstations and users.
Set parameters for remotely managing users' workstations, including remote control, remote view, diagnostics, file transfer, remote execute, and Wake-on-LAN.
Set parameters for imaging workstations.
Set parameters to specify the inventory information you want to collect.
Set parameters to automatically import new workstations into the Novell eDirectory tree.
Set user parameters for using Novell iPrint, which lets users use a Web browser to install printers on their workstations.
Configure user's terminal server connections

For more information about the Workstation Management component of ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management, see "Workstation Management" in the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

Installing Workstation Management

Workstation Management requires elements installed on both the ZENworks Server and user workstations. This section provides links to more information where you can learn about both.

Installing on the Back End

The ZENworks Workstation Manager is installed on a network server when you install the ZENworks Desktop Management Services software. You need to choose the Workstation Management option in the installation wizard to install this component.

For more information, see "Desktop Management Server Installation Procedure" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

Installing on Workstations

Workstation Management components are installed on a user workstation when you install the Novell Client and subsequently update it with the Desktop Management Agent installation.

For detailed prerequisites and instructions for installing the Novell Client, see "Installing Novell Clients" in the Novell Client for Windows Installation and Administration Guide.

For more information about installing the Desktop Management Agent, see "Installing and Configuring the Desktop Management Agent" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.