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KACE Systems Management Appliance 14.1 Common Documents - Administration Guide

About the KACE Systems Management Appliance Getting started
Configuring the appliance
Requirements and specifications Power-on the appliance and log in to the Administrator Console Access the Command Line Console Tracking configuration changes Configuring System-level and Admin-level General Settings Configure appliance date and time settings Managing user notifications Enable Two-Factor Authentication for all users Verifying port settings, NTP service, and website access Configuring network and security settings Configuring session timeout and auto-refresh settings Configuring locale settings Configuring the default theme Configure data sharing preferences About DIACAP compliance requirements Configuring Mobile Device Access Enable fast switching for organizations and linked appliances Linking Quest KACE appliances Configuring history settings Configuring Content Security Policy
Setting up and using labels to manage groups of items Configuring user accounts, LDAP authentication, and SSO Deploying the KACE Agent to managed devices Using Replication Shares Managing credentials Configuring assets
About the Asset Management component Using the Asset Management Dashboard About managing assets Adding and customizing Asset Types and maintaining asset information Managing Software assets Managing physical and logical assets Maintaining and using manual asset information Managing locations Managing contracts Managing licenses Managing purchase records
Setting up License Compliance Managing License Compliance Setting up Service Desk Configure the Cache Lifetime for Service Desk widgets Creating and managing organizations Importing and exporting appliance resources
Managing inventory
Using the Inventory Dashboard Using Device Discovery Managing device inventory
About managing devices Features available for each device management method About inventory information Tracking changes to inventory settings Managing inventory information Finding and managing devices Registering KACE Agent with the appliance Provisioning the KACE Agent Manually deploying the KACE Agent Using Agentless management Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API Forcing inventory updates About Remote Control Managing MIA devices Obtaining Dell warranty information
Managing applications on the Software page Managing Software Catalog inventory
About the Software Catalog Viewing Software Catalog information Adding applications to the Software Catalog Managing License assets for Software Catalog applications Associate Managed Installations with Cataloged Software Using software metering Using Application Control Update or reinstall the Software Catalog
Managing process, startup program, and service inventory Writing custom inventory rules
Deploying packages to managed devices
Distributing software and using Wake-on-LAN Broadcasting alerts to managed devices Running scripts on managed devices Using Task Chains
Patching devices and maintaining security
Using the Security Dashboard About patch management Subscribing to and downloading patches Creating and managing patch schedules Managing patch inventory Managing Windows Feature Updates Managing Dell devices and updates Managing Linux package upgrades Manage quarantined file attachments
Using reports and scheduling notifications Monitoring devices
Getting started with monitoring Working with monitoring profiles Managing monitoring for devices Working with alerts
Using the Service Desk
Configuring Service Desk Using the Service Desk Dashboard Managing Service Desk tickets, processes, and reports
Overview of Service Desk ticket lifecycle Creating tickets from the Administrator Console and User Console Creating and managing tickets by email Viewing tickets and managing comments, work, and attachments Merging tickets Using the ticket escalation process Using Service Desk processes Using Ticket Rules Run Service Desk reports Archiving, restoring, and deleting tickets Managing ticket deletion
Managing Service Desk ticket queues About User Downloads and Knowledge Base articles Customizing Service Desk ticket settings Configuring SMTP email servers
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Maintaining the appliance Troubleshooting the appliance
Appendixes Glossary About us Legal notices

Customizing the User Console home page

Customizing the User Console home page

You can customize the logo, title, welcome message, announcements, and links that appear on the User Console home page to match your company branding, policies, and communication requirements.

Change the User Console logo and text at the System level

Change the User Console logo and text at the System level

If the Organization component is enabled on your appliance, you can change the title, welcome text, and logo of the User Console at the System level.

The logos selected at the System level are used for every organization unless you configure the organization settings separately at the Admin level. See Change the User Console logo and login text at the Admin-level.

1.
Go to the System-level General Settings page:
a.
Log in to the appliance System Administration Console, http://appliance_hostname/system, or select System from the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page.
b.
On the left navigation bar, click Settings, then click Control Panel.
c.
On the Control Panel page, in the General Settings section, you can either click Customize general configurations and then click the Login screens and Logos Or just click Customize login screens and logos to open the Login screens and Logos page.
2.
In the User Console section, customize the text in the following fields:

Option

Description

Title

The heading that appears on the User Console login page.

Welcome Message

A welcome note or description of the User Console. This text appears following the title on the User Console login page.

3.
To use custom User Console logo and background color, in the Login Screen Options sections, provide the following information.

Option

Description

User Console Login Background Color

Click and use the color chooser to specify the color that you want to appear in the background of the User Console login screen. You can select the color using the mouse, or specify the RGB values, as needed. When you close the color chooser, the HTML Color Code field on the right displays the HTML code of the selected color. To undo your selection, click Reset and start over.

User Console Logo

In each applicable section, click Choose File, and specify the graphic file that you want to use as the custom logo in the User Console.

The supported graphic file formats are .bmp, .gif, .jpg, and .png

4.
Click Save and Restart Services.
Figure 12. Default logoUser Console Home page

The image of the default User Console Home page shows the KACE logo in the upper left

Figure 13. Custom logo onUser Console Home page

The image of the custom User Console Home page includes the custom logo in place of the default Dell logo

The image of the default report displays the Dell logo in the upper left.

The image of the custom report includes the custom logo in place of the default Dell logo

Change the User Console logo and login text at the Admin-level

Change the User Console logo and login text at the Admin-level

You can change the title, welcome text, and logo of the User Console to match your company's branding needs.

If the Organization component is enabled on your appliance, you can specify custom logos at the Admin (organization) level as well as the System level. Admin-level logo settings, however, take precedence over System-level logo settings, which enables you to specify different logos for each organization. If you do not select a custom logo for an organization, the System-level setting is used. See Change the User Console logo and text at the System level.

1.
Go to the Admin-level General Settings page:
a.
Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin.
b.
On the left navigation bar, click Settings, then click Control Panel.
c.
On the Control Panel page, in the General Settings section, you can either click Customize general configurations and then click the Login screens and Logos Or just click Customize login screens and logos to open the Login screens and Logos page.
2.
In the User Console section, customize the text in the following fields:

Option

Description

Title

The heading that appears on the User Console login page.

Welcome Message

A welcome note or description of the User Console. This text appears following the title on the User Console login page.

3.
To use custom User Console logo and background color, in the Login Screen Options sections, provide the following information.

Option

Description

User Console Login Background Color

Click and use the color chooser to specify the color that you want to appear in the background of the User Console login screen. You can select the color using the mouse, or specify the RGB values, as needed. When you close the color chooser, the HTML Color Code field on the right displays the HTML code of the selected color. To undo your selection, click Reset and start over.

User Console Logo

In each applicable section, click Choose File, and specify the graphic file that you want to use as the custom logo in the User Console.

The supported graphic file formats are .bmp, .gif, .jpg, and .png

4.
Click Save and Restart Services.
Figure 16. Default logoUser Console home page

The image of the default User Console Home page shows the Dell logo in the upper left

Figure 17. Custom logo onUser Console home page

The image of the custom User Console Home page includes the custom logo in place of the default Dell logo

The image of the default report displays the Dell logo in the upper left.

The image of the custom report includes the custom logo in place of the default Dell logo

Show or hide action buttons and widgets on the User Console home page

Show or hide action buttons and widgets on the User Console home page

You can show or hide the action buttons and widgets that appear on the home page of the User Console. Action buttons enable users to quickly access the pages where they can file Service Desk tickets and download software through the User Console. Widgets enable you to add customized links and announcements to the User Console home page.

Action buttons are displayed the User Console for each Service Desk globally, regardless of a user's ticket queue permissions. However, if the Organization component is enabled on your system, you manage action buttons and widgets for each organization's Service Desk separately.

1.
Go to the User Console Home Page Settings page:
a.
Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information.
b.
On the left navigation bar, click Service Desk, then click Configuration.
c.
On the Configuration panel, in the User Console Home Page section, click Configure User Console Home Page.

Option

Description

Top Panel Widgets

Show or hide the widgets for:

Knowledge Base Search: Searches the links to Knowledge Base articles for the user.

Display Quick Actions

Show or hide the quick-action links that appear on the User Console download page. Text for these links includes:

Ticket Quick Action: Have a problem? Report it
Downloads Page Quick Action: Want software? Go to the Downloads page

Main Panel Widgets

Show or hide the widgets for:

Tickets: Links to tickets filed by the user and the link, View My Tickets, which takes users to the Tickets list.
Knowledge Base: Links to Knowledge Base articles available to the user.

Left Panel Widgets

Show or hide the widgets for:

Helpful links: HTML links to your corporate intranet, wiki, cloud applications, or any other web resource.

Right Panel Widgets

Show or hide the widgets for:

Announcements: Messages you want to display to the user.
3.
Click Save.
Quick Actions and widgets are shown or hidden on the User Console home page immediately. If users are logged in and viewing the User Console home page, the link is displayed when the page is refreshed.

Add announcements, links, and Knowledge Base articles. See:

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