Once you have created a Client Drive filter and modified it as desired, it must be allocated before it can be put in active use. There are two basic methods for allocating Client Drive filters:
•Global. Global allocation of the Client Drive filter is configured in the NetMan Settings. In this case, the filter is applied throughout your NetMan Desktop Manager system.
•Script-specific. With Script-specific client drive settings, you can grant permission for certain applications to access certain client directories, for example. This is useful, for example, if you want data from a specific application to be stored on the client, but no other data. Conversely, the access permission can be configured in the form of exceptions to a rule that blocks all other client drive access. This lets you permit access for particular applications even though access in general is blocked.
An example of a typical application for the Client Drive filter is a restrictive scenario within an environment in which the users at the stations, or terminals, change all the time. In this example, access to client drives from within RD sessions is globally prohibited. The one exception is a client directory that exists on all client stations and is used for exchanging personal data, which the user can store on a removable medium and take home if desired. The client drive filter is activated globally and blocks all access to client drives, except this one permitted directory. By adding a Filter Configuration Action to an Advanced Script or a NetMan Startup/Shutdown Script and granting permissions, you can permit access to client drives based on profile and group memberships. You can allocate Client Drive filters from the following positions:
Globally, in the NetMan Settings
In the field next to The configuration... you can choose between the following options:
•blocks all client drives. Blocks access to all local drives on the client.
•blocks/permits access dependent on the filter definition. Blocks the access to client drives in accordance with the filter settings you define under Filter file.
Script-specific, in the Script Editor
In the example, all client drives are blocked globally. The filter file overwrites the global settings. You can choose from the following options:
•is applied together with global settings. The filter settings are applied in addition to the global settings.
•overwrites the global settings. The filter overwrites the global settings; global settings are no longer applied.
•is superseded by global settings. The filter restores the global settings; for example, after they had been temporarily changed.
•blocks all client drives. The filter blocks all client drives.
The exception to the rules for drive access is applied only to members of the "NetMan Users" profile in NetMan. To this end, we assign an 'execute' permission to the Filter Configuration Action:
For more examples of how to use filter files, see "Allocate an Internet Filter".