1.3.9 Working with the Settings module
In the Settings module, you can customize JP1/IT Desktop Management settings such as user account settings and agent configurations. You can also search for devices and distribute agents from this module.
Each view of the Settings module is described next.
- Settings List view
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Lists the operations available in the Settings module. From this view, you can navigate to each view of the Settings module and customize the environment.
- Product Site Map view
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Lists the main components of the user interface provided by JP1/IT Desktop Management. You can go directly to a particular view by clicking the corresponding link. The Product Site Map view is useful if you need to access a particular view and are unsure of its location.
Views in the Settings module
- User Management view
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You can add, edit, and delete JP1/IT Desktop Management user accounts.
- Discovery view
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Operations you can perform in this view include setting discovery conditions for devices and manually initiating a search. You can also start managing a device in JP1/IT Desktop Management by designating it as a management target.
- Agent view
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You can distribute agents from this view. You can also create agent configurations and assign them to agents.
- Server Configuration view
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You can create groups of more than one site server, and specify which site server group should be used as the connection destination for each network segment.
- Network Access Control view
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You can specify, by network segment, whether to permit newly discovered devices to connect to the network. You can also set linkages with JP1/NETM/NM - Manager and specify the settings related to the network control list.
- Security view
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You can schedule security assessments of managed computers.
- Assets view
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You can set management items for asset information. You can also add, edit, and delete contract company information. If you import asset information from a CSV file, you can use this view to check the status and results of the import process.
- Inventory view
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You can add, edit, and delete conditions to be used when searching for software that does not appear in the Programs and Features list in Windows. You can also specify the settings for using AMT in JP1/IT Desktop Management and for collecting revision histories.
- Reports view
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You can specify the retention period and start date for reports. You can also nominate a user as a recipient or a summary report.
- Events view
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You can select users to be notified when an event occurs, the type and severity of errors that generate a notification, and events for which no notification is issued.
- General view
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You can set up connections to the SMTP server, Active Directory, support services, and MDM systems.
- Product Licenses view
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You can view license information for JP1/IT Desktop Management and register additional licenses.