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Management of Configuration Parameters

The Default Policy, that is, the default parameter set at the manager, contains parameters intended for remote management. The Default Policy does not include those parameters that are only important for local applications running on the local computer.

There are two types of management modes for the parameters in the Default Policy: locally managed or centrally managed. The management mode of a parameter can be changed at the manager only.

• Locally managed parameters are controlled by applications that run on the local computer.
• Centrally managed parameters are controlled through policies of the manager and are read-only for local applications. Centrally managed parameters take precedence over locally managed parameters.

Some applications, for example, Remote Control, can be installed in a standalone mode. One consequence of standalone installations is that their configuration parameters are not controlled by the Default Policy of the manager and the parameter values are not reported back to the manager. The standalone mode takes precedence over the locally and centrally managed modes. You establish the standalone mode during installation of the application, for example, Remote Control.