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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

To create a group object, select the Default object, right-click and select Add Group from the object menu.

To change a parameter value for a group, select the Group object on the left pane, select a specific parameter on the right pane, and right-click to display the object menu. From the object menu, select Change parameter to modify the selected parameter value within the defined range of values. Remember that the new value applies to the computers in the selected group only.

Creating Objects for Individual PCs and Customizing Parameter Values

To create a PC object, select the Default or a Group object, right-click and select Add PC from the object menu.

Name the PC object according to your site standards and at the direction of both your LAN administrator and the administrator of the software distribution tool used at your site. This step is strongly recommended to help ensure that parameter products can be installed successfully on target computers in your LAN. Remember that a parameter product consists of packaged client parameters.

To change a parameter value for a PC object, select the PC object on the left pane, select a specific parameter on the right pane, and right-click to display the object menu. From the object menu, select Change parameter to modify the selected parameter value for the selected PC, within the defined range of values. Remember that the new value applies to the selected PC only.

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