Appendix I: Preference Settings for Managed Devices > Managed Device Settings Packages

The most common method for managing managed device preferences is through the use of managed device settings packages. These settings packages identify specific preference values to be applied to managed devices. They are applicable across all supported platforms.

About Settings Packages

Settings packages are used to manage and distribute preference settings to managed devices across an enterprise.

Creating Settings Packages

It is possible to create a series of settings packages using the RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager console on the administration server. The settings packages are stored on the administration server and distributed to the distribution locations for the retrieval by managed devices. Settings packages can be updated and redistributed as often as required.

Targeting Users and Computers

To target settings packages to users and computers, it is necessary to assign the settings packages to a group policy. This is done from:

•The Devices node in the RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager console tree.

•The RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager Software Management snap-in to the Group Policy Object editor, in the same way that software packages and schedules are assigned to policy.

When the policy is merged and the RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager agent calculates the set of packages that should apply to each computer or user, it includes the settings packages in the calculation.

When each managed device performs its scheduled policy update, the managed device retrieves the appropriate settings package from the closest distribution location and installs it. The installation process sets the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry keys for the preferences included in the settings package.