You can assign NetMan profiles to NetMan stations. Profiles are disjunctive groups; in other words, users and stations can use only one profile at a time. This way, it is easy to tell which settings will be applied to which station. This chapter describes how to create station profiles and edit station profiles and lists their properties.
Station profiles are created in the NetMan Center.
1. Select Stations: Click on the Stations button in the sidebar.
2. Open the Profile view: Click on Station profiles in the sidebar to open the Profile view for station profiles.
3. New: Click on the New button in the Ribbon.
4. Enter profile ID: Enter an ID for the new station profile in the Station profile field.
If you activate the Open the new object in the editor option, the new station profile is automatically opened in the Resource Editor.
5. Create: Click on the Create button. The new station profile is created. If you had selected the Open the new object in the editor option, the station profile is automatically opened now in the Resource Editor. Alternatively, you can open the profile for editing in the NetMan Center.
Station profiles are edited in the Resource Editor. To open the Resource Editor program, double-click on the station profile in the Station Profile view of the NetMan Center:
The Resource Editor opens. The profile properties are edited on the dialog pages described in the following:
Station Profile: On this page, you can define basic properties of the station profile:
Startup. Specifies a Script to be executed when NetMan Desktop Manager is launched.
Shutdown. Specifies a Script to be executed when NetMan Desktop Manager is closed.
Windows start menu. Defines a Collection that will be shown in the Start menu.
Windows desktop. Defines a Collection that will be shown on the Windows desktop.
Web Interface. Defines a Collection that will be shown in the Web Interface.
Members: This page defines which users belong to this profile:
You can specify how a station becomes a member of this profile:
•Designate the NetMan station as a profile member. You allocate individual stations to the profile.
•Allocate profile membership automatically based on an AD group. Stations that are members of a specified group in the Active Directory are automatically allocated to this profile. Specify the AD group in the AD property field.
•Allocate profile membership automatically based on an AD OU. Stations that are members of a specified OU in the Active Directory are automatically allocated to this profile. Specify the AD OU in the AD property field.
AD property. Of profile membership is allocated automatically based on an AD property, specify the AD property here.
You can use the buttons above the list to define fixed members of this profile:
New. Adds new members to the profile.
Edit. Opens the properties of the selected profile member for editing in the Resource Editor.
Delete. Deletes the selected profile member from the profile.
Delete all. Deletes all members from this profile.
Refresh. Updates the display of profile members.
Autostart: This page defines one or more Scripts to be launched when a member of this profile logs on to NetMan Desktop Manager:
On this page, you can define profile-specific autostart Scripts using the buttons above the list. The specified Scripts are processed in the order in which they are listed here, from top to bottom:
New. Adds one or more Scripts to the list.
Edit. Opens the Script Editor for editing the selected Script.
Up. Moves a Script one position higher.
Down. Moves a Script one position lower.
Delete. Deletes the selected Script.
Delete all. Deletes all of the Scripts from the list.
Properties: On this page, you can enter properties of the station profile which can then be referenced in Script processing; e.g., using a Read Properties Action:
No properties are entered here automatically. You can create properties using the buttons above the list as follows:
New. Generates a new NetMan property.
Edit. Edits the selected NetMan property.
Delete. Deletes the selected property.
Delete all. Deletes all existing properties from this station profile.
Description: On this page, you can add a description if desired; for example, to describe the purpose of the profile.
Once you have entered all of the required details, and any optional data as desired, click the OK button to save your changes.