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Modifying Default Parameters for Computer Groups and Individual Computers

Before modifying default parameter values for computer groups and individual computers, you must create the desired parameters and assign their default values, as described in Creating Default Parameters.

After creating default parameters, you can specify new parameter values for computer groups and individual computers. However, you cannot create new parameters; you can only modify values for existing parameters, for the selected computer groups and individual computers only.

Under the Default object on the left pane of the Client parameters dialog, you create an object for either a computer group or an individual PC. If there are two or more PCs to which you want to assign the same, nondefault parameter value, create a computer group for these PCs and assign the desired value.

If there is only one PC to which you want to assign a nondefault parameter value, create the PC object directly under the Default object, without assigning it to a group, and specify the desired value for the parameter.

Creating Objects for PC Groups and Customizing Parameter Values

Follow these steps:

• Right-click the Default object, select Add Group from the object menu.

To change a parameter value for a group:

Follow these steps:

1. Select the Group object on the left pane
2. Right-click a specific parameter on the right pane.
3. Select Change parameter to modify the parameter value.

Creating Objects for Individual PCs and Customizing Parameter Values

Follow these steps:

• Right-click the Default or a Group object, and select Add PC from the object menu.

  Note: Name the PC object according to your site standards and at the direction of both your LAN administrator and the software distribution tool administrator. This step ensures that parameter products can be installed successfully on target computers in your LAN.

To change a parameter value for a PC object:

Follow these steps:

1. Select the PC object on the left pane.
2. Right-click a parameter on the right pane.
3. Select Change parameter to modify the parameter value.

Important! Ensure that computers that are not listed under either PC objects or Group objects are assigned the default values.