The Remote Management policy is an eDirectory object in a policy package. Policy packages are eDirectory objects that contain policies grouped according to the object type. Object types can be Workstation object, Workstation Group, User object, User Group, or Container object.
The Remote Management policy enables the administrator to specify security settings for various Remote Management sessions. The administrator can use the ZENworks Policy wizard to create a policy package or use an existing Remote Management policy for an object. The policy packages are categorized into Workstation Policy Packages and User Policy Packages. The Workstation Policy Package and the User Policy Package are further categorized based on the operating system of the workstation or the operating system that the user is logged in to. Each policy package has a set of default policies that you can use. By default, the Remote Management policy is available from all the listed User and Workstation policy packages provided by Desktop Management, including:
General
Windows 9x
Windows NT-2000-XP
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
The default values are provided for parameters in each page of the Remote Management policy. You can change the default values to suit your requirements.
To change the default values:
In Novell ConsoleOne®, create a Workstation policy package.
For more information about how to create the policy packages, see Setting Up Required Desktop Policies
in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Installation Guide.Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Installation Guide
Right-click the Workstation policy package, click
and select the tab.Select the check box under the
column for the Remote Control Policy.Click
, then click .Click the remote session tab for which you want to change settings, then select the options that you want to use.
The following table provides a description of options available in the Remote Management policy:
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Allows the remote operator to diagnose the managed workstation. |
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Allows the remote operator to establish a Remote Management session with the managed workstation using the password mode of authentication after the workstation was imported. |
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If this option is enabled, the Remote Control and Remote View sessions is encrypted. The Remote Operator cannot change this to an unencrypted mode. When the option is disabled, the remote sessions are unencrypted by default. In this case, the Remote Operator has an option to switch over to the encrypted mode from the Console. An encrypted session slightly impacts the performance of remote sessions over fast links. IMPORTANT:This option does not work with Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and older versions of Agent. |
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If this option is enabled, the user at the managed workstation can request the Remote Operator on the management console to perform a remote session. IMPORTANT:This option does not work for ZENworks for Desktops 4.x and older versions of the agent. |
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Terminates any ongoing Remote Management session when a new eDirectory user, whose permission for initiating any Remote Management operation is required, logs into the managed workstation. |
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Enables the Remote Management Agent to accept connection with the management console across NAT or Proxy. This is applicable for connections initiated through the Directory-based authentication only. |
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Allows the user at the managed workstation to accept or reject connections across NAT or Proxy. This is applicable for connections initiated through the Directory-based authentication only. |
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Displays the icon in the taskbar of the Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP managed workstation on which the Remote Management Agent is running. |
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Allows the remote operator to remotely control the managed workstation. |
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Allows the user at the managed workstation to either accept or reject the Remote Control session initiated by the remote operator. |
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Generates an audible signal on the managed workstation every time the remote operator remotely controls the managed workstation. You can modify the time interval for when the audible signal should be generated. |
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Displays a visible signal with the name of the remote operator on the managed workstation every time the remote operator remote controls the managed workstation. You can modify the time interval as to when the name should be displayed. |
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Allows the remote operator to blank the screen of the managed workstation during a remote control session and also lock the mouse and the keyboard controls. |
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Allows the remote operator to lock the mouse and keyboard controls of the managed workstation during a remote control session. |
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Allows the remote operator to remotely view the desktop of the managed workstation. |
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Allows the user at the managed workstation to either accept or reject the Remote View session initiated by the remote operator. |
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Enables the management console to send an audible signal to the managed workstation every time the remote operator remotely views the managed workstation. |
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Enables the management console to send a visible signal to the managed workstation every time the remote operator remotely views the managed workstation. |
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Allows the remote operator to transfer files between the management console and the managed workstation. |
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Allows the user at the managed workstation to either accept or reject the File Transfer session initiated by the remote operator. |
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Allows the remote operator to execute applications or files on the managed workstation. |
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Allows the user at the managed workstation to either accept or reject the Remote Execute session initiated by the remote operator. |
The administrator can change the default settings on any page of the Remote Management policy. If you change the
icon setting, you must restart the Remote Management Agent for the changes to take effect. The new settings are applied for all subsequent Remote Management sessions.NOTE:To traverse the options of the Remote Operations button, press Ctrl+Up or Ctrl+Down.
Click the
tab, then click .Browse to and select the container object where the workstations are registered, then click
.Click
, then click .