Client Settings Policy

Client Settings can be used to create configuration changes for a Device Group or globally for all client devices.

An example of a common client setting is enabling driver patching:

• Patching Client System - Enable driver patching for bios and firmware

  • Enable Driver Updates - If set to 'true' this will enable a client to perform driver updates.

  • Windows Patch Scan Timeout - Timeout defined in milliseconds that determines when a Windows Patch Scan will fail with a timeout exception.

    • Default Value: 30 minutes

Configure a Client Settings Policy

1. Connect and login to the Admin Portal

2. Click Settings > Client Settings Policies from the gear icon .

3. To create a new policy, click + New.

   In the General Settings, complete the following:

   • Name - Enter a unique name. For this example, Enable driver patching.

   • Description - Enter a description. For this example, Enable driver updates on clients to allow patching.

   • Priority - To ensure these settings apply to the target groups, set this value greater than 1.

   • Target Groups - Click Browse and select one or more Groups. In this example, we chose All Clients

   
4. Click OK.

5. In the Client Settings section, click Add Settings.

   

   Client settings
6. Find and expand Patching Client System.

7. Check Enable Driver Updates and Windows Patch Scan Timeout.

8. Click OK.

9. Select Enable Driver Updates from the Client Settings to Override table.

   
10. In the Settings Details, in the New Value field, enter true.

11. Select Windows Patch Scan Timeout and enter a new value of 18000000 (add another zero). This will configure the timeout for 300 minutes.

    You can click Reset next to each setting to change the value back to the default (this will clear the New Value field).

12. Click Save to create the policy. This will immediately distribute the policy to all target clients.