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Systemwalker Desktop Patrol V14g Operation Guide: for Administrators
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2.3.2 Customize Various Policies

Customize various policies according to the following procedure.

  1. Login to the Main Menu and click [Environment Setup].

    →The [Environment Setup] window is displayed.

  2. Click [Policy Group Management].

    →The following window is displayed.

  3. Click the [Customize various policies] button.

    →The following window is displayed.

    The meaning of each item in this window is shown as follows.

    Item

    Description

    Icon

    It shows whether the group that uses the policy exists or not.

    : The correspondent policy is not used in policy group.

    : The correspondent policy is being used in policy group.

    [Policy Name]

    It shows the policy name.

    By clicking on the link, the policy content can be modified or copied, and the policy can be deleted.

    [Remarks]

    The remarks for the policy are displayed.

    [Created]

    The section that created the policy is displayed.

    When login with system administrator, all policy groups will be displayed. When login with section administrator, only the policy group created within the section will be displayed.

    [Update Date/Time]

    The date and time when policy was updated is displayed.

  4. Click the following setting tab to be customized.

    • Basic Operation Policy

    • Patch Installation Policy

    • Power Saving Policy

    • Security Policy

    → For each window, please refer to the following description.

2.3.2.1 Customize Basic Operation Policy

Customize basic operation policy according to the following procedure.

  1. Click the [Basic operation policy] tab in the [Customize various policies] window.

    → By clicking the link of policy name, the following window is displayed.

  2. Enter the setting information.

    Item

    Description

    [Policy Group Name]

    The policy name of various policies can be selected from the list.

    [Save as new policy] button

    Register the content of various policies with new policy names.

    Up to 30 multi-byte characters or 60 single-byte characters can be entered in policy name.

    Characters can be specified are alphanumeric characters and the following single-byte symbols.

    (”-””@””.””(“”)””[“”]””{“”}””<“”>“”:””;”)

    [Save policy as] button

    Modify the selected policy name.

    Characters can be specified are the same as [Save As].

    [Delete] button

    Delete the policy selected from the list.

    After policy name has been deleted, the group that uses policy previously will be in the status of not using policy.

    In addition, if no policy name exists in the various policies, the [Delete] button will be disabled.

    [Remarks]

    Enter the remarks. Up to 128 multi-byte characters and 256 single-byte characters can be entered.

  3. Set the following items.

    • [Common Settings] tab

      Perform the following common settings for inventory information collection and installation of security patches.

      Item

      Description

      [Interval of Checking policy]

      Set the time interval to perform confirmation of newly arrived information when client PC is connected to the upstream server in minutes.

      Please specify a value within 30~1440.

      The inventory collection function and automatic patch installation function run according to this setting. When the bandwidth of network circuit is small and it is expected to reduce the server load, please modify this setting value. When the initial value is 180 minutes. The initial timing of newly arrival confirmation is distributed as the maximum value of this value.

      [Timing for confirmation during logon]

      Specify the maximum time from logon to Windows till the newly arrival confirmation in minutes.

      Please specify a value within 0~180.

      When a value except 0 is specified, the actual time from logon to Windows till the newly arrival confirmation is a random number between 0 and the maximum time. The initial value is 0 minute.

    • [Inventory Information] tab

      Perform settings related to the collection of inventory information. For details, please refer to “Chapter 3 View PC Information”.

    • [Patch Installation] tab

      Perform the settings related to the installation of security patches. For details, please refer to “Chapter 7 Distribute/Install Security Patches”.

    • [Software Distribution] tab

      Perform settings related to software distribution. For details, please refer to “Chapter 8 Distribute Software”.

  4. Click the [Apply] button, save the settings.


Common setting window at version update from V13

After version update from V13, the following items will be displayed in [Basic Operation Policy] - [Common Settings] tab.

Settings under V13 compatible mode

Item

Description

[Operation Settings of 3 Items]

When the check box is selected, the setting of following three items will follow the setting of server connected with the CT, and the specification in policy group will be invalid.

  • Common Settings - CT Environment

  • Common Settings - Control of Execution file

  • Inventory Information - Settings of Collected Item(s) - Collect Software Operation Status

This setting is effective only when the group type is “Policy Group”.


2.3.2.2 Customize Patch Installation

The security patch installed to particular PC is selected, set the patch to be installed.

The procedure is as follows.

  1. In the [Customize various policies] window, click the [Patch Installation policy] tab.

    → Click the link of policy name, the following window is displayed.

  2. Enter the setting information.

    Item

    Description

    [Policy Group Name]

    The policy name of various policies can be selected from the list.

    [Save as new policy] button

    Register the content of various policies with new policy names.

    Up to 30 multi-byte characters or 60 single-byte characters can be entered in policy name.

    Characters can be specified are alphanumeric characters and the following single-byte symbols.

    (”-””@””.””(“”)””[“”]””{“”}””<“”>“”:””;”)

    [Save Policy as] button

    Modify the selected policy name.

    Characters can be specified are the same as [Save As].

    [Delete] button

    Delete the policy selected from the list.

    After policy name has been deleted, the group that uses policy previously will be in the status of not using policy.

    In addition, if no policy name exists in the various policies, the [Delete] button will be disabled.

    [Remarks]

    Enter the remarks. Up to 128 multi-byte characters and 256 single-byte characters can be entered.

  3. Set the security patch to be installed.

    For details of setting method, please refer to “7.2.3 Select security Patches to be Installed to Special PC”.

  4. Click the [Apply] button, and save the settings.


2.3.2.3 Customize Power Saving Policy

Customize the power saving settings.

The procedure is as follows.

  1. In the [Customize various policies] window, click the [Power Saving Policy] tab.

    → Click the link of policy name, the following window is displayed.

  2. Enter the setting information.

    Item

    Description

    [Policy Name]

    The policy name of various policies can be selected from the list.

    [Save as new policy] button

    Register the content of various policies with new policy names.

    Up to 30 multi-byte characters or 60 single-byte characters can be entered in policy name.

    Characters can be specified are alphanumeric characters and the following single-byte symbols.

    (”-””@””.””(“”)””[“”]””{“”}””<“”>“”:””;”)

    [Save policy as] button

    Modify the selected policy name.

    Characters can be specified are the same as [Save As].

    [Delete] button

    Delete the policy selected from the list.

    After policy name has been deleted, the group that uses policy previously will be in the status of not using policy.

    In addition, if no policy name exists in the various policies, the [Delete] button will be disabled.

    [Remarks]

    Enter the remarks. Up to 128 multi-byte characters and 256 single-byte characters can be entered.

  3. Set monitoring items.

    For details of setting method, please refer to “Chapter 4 Audit/Control PC Operational Configuration”.

  4. Click the [Apply] button, and save the settings.


2.3.2.4 Customize Security Policy

Customize security policy.

The procedure is as follows.

  1. In the [Customize various policies] window, click the [Security Policy] tab.

    →Click the link of policy name, the following window is displayed.

  2. Enter the setting information.

    Item

    Description

    [Policy Group Name]

    The policy name of various policies can be selected from the list.

    [Save as new policy] button

    Register the content of various policies with new policy names.

    Up to 30 multi-byte characters or 60 single-byte characters can be entered in policy name.

    Characters can be specified are alphanumeric characters and the following single-byte symbols.

    (”-””@””.””(“”)””[“”]””{“”}””<“”>“”:””;”)

    [Save policy as] button

    Modify the selected policy name.

    Characters can be specified are the same as [Save As].

    [Delete] button

    Delete the policy selected from the list.

    After policy name has been deleted, the group that uses policy previously will be in the status of not using policy.

    In addition, if no policy name exists in the various policies, the [Delete] button will be disabled.

    [Remarks]

    Enter the remarks. Up to 128 multi-byte characters and 256 single-byte characters can be entered.

  3. Set monitoring items.

    For details of setting method, please refer to “Chapter 4 Audit/Control PC Operational Configuration”.

  4. Click the [Apply] button, and save the settings.