Appendix I: Preference Settings for Managed Devices > Alphabetical Listing of Preference Settings for Managed Devices

Registry

Specifies the algorithms used to assign values to the Priority registry keys for download and upload locations.

After application of the nominated algorithms, the managed device will attempt to collect packages from the server with the highest priority. In the event of a connection failure, the managed device uses the other prioritized servers remaining on the list as failover servers.

RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager includes the following algorithms:

•MgsADSiteMatch
Moves all servers in the site of the current managed devices to the front of the priority list.

•MgsBandwidth
Priorities are based on end-to-end bandwidth availability to the server.

•MgsDHCP
Priorities are based on lists of servers specified in DHCP.

•MgsDomainMatch
Priorities are determined by the closest match in domain name.

•MgsIPMatch
Priorities are determined by the closest IP address match.

•MgsNameMatch
Matches prefixes in the computer names.

•MgsPing
Priorities are determined by fastest ping response time.

•MgsRandom
Random priorities are assigned.

•MgsServersFromAD
Priorities are determined according to lists of servers specified in the Active Directory.

•MgsSubnetMatch
Moves all servers in the current subnet to the front of the priority list, but still retains the relative order of existing priorities.

Be aware:

Each algorithm may be given an integer parameter that determines the number of servers to which priorities will be assigned to. Some algorithms may also be given an additional Boolean attribute that can cause unmatched servers to be discarded from the list (priorty set to the string literal invalid). Some algorithms also accept other parameters.

Values / Range:

MgsADSiteMatch, MgsBandwidth, MgsDHCP,

MgsDomainMatch, MgsIPMatch, MgsNameMatch,

MgsPing, MgsRandom, MgsServersFromAD,

MgsSubnetMatch(nDGRandom, nDGDomainMatch,

nDGIPMatch; also available for backward compatiblity).

Default value:

MgsPing;MgsSubnetMatch

Example value:

•MgsRandom(3)
This means that RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager should randomly assign the top three servers (based on the priorities currently assigned).

•MgsADSiteMatch(True);MgsSubnetMatch
This means that RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager lists servers outside of the site of the current managed device as "invalid" (MgsSubnetMatch will only prioritize valid servers set by MgsADSiteMatch).

Registry

Installed by:	Installation of RayManageSoft Unified Endpoint Manager on a managed device (Computer setting)
User setting:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ManageSoft Corp\ ManageSoft\NetSelector\CurrentVersion
Computer setting:	[Registry]\ManageSoft\NetSelector\ CurrentVersion

SelectorAlgorithm

SelectorAlgorithm