DeviceLock Group Policy Manager
In addition to standard ways of managing permissions and settings via
DeviceLock Consoles and Tools, there is a more powerful tool - permissions, audit rules and other DeviceLock Service settings can be configured and deployed via Group Policy in Active Directory environments, which allows administrators to centrally control configuration of DeviceLock Service on domain-joined computers.
Group Policy support makes it possible to administer DeviceLock Service by configuring and applying policy settings in the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
Tight integration into Active Directory is a very important function of DeviceLock as it makes the management and deployment of the DeviceLock Service easier in large networks, without the need to install additional servers. DeviceLock does not require its own server components to manage computers on the network, instead it uses the standard features of the Active Directory service.
Group Policy can be used to:
•Install DeviceLock Service on all the computers on a network, even those that are not currently running and new computers that are just connecting to the network. For more information, see
Installation via Group Policy.
•Control and configure DeviceLock Service on a large number of computers in different domains/organizational units simultaneously. Even if some computers are turned off or absent on the network, the DeviceLock Service settings will be automatically deployed on such computers after they are started and connected to the network.
Note: To manage DeviceLock via Group Policy, Active Directory must be installed and configured. For Active Directory installation and configuration instructions, refer to Microsoft’s documentation. |