Preferences
On the Navigation Panel, on the bottom section,you will find the Preferences entry with preferences for various functions.
Devices
General device and filter settings, especially with regard to onboarding devices
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| 1 | OU new devices are assigned to, by default |
| 2 | Activates the OU filter for new devices. The OU filter has priority over other methods. The OU filter is configured using subnets and masks or using specific asset information of the devices. |
| 3 | Newly added devices are not synchronized with the server’s device configuration |
| 4 | Allows dynamic assignment of devices via DHCP |
| 5 | The Scout Server accepts only devices with registered MAC addresses. |
This section corresponds to the Advanced Options > Devices > New devices dialog in the Scout Console.
Logging
On the Scout Server machine, server activities of the Scout Server and the Scout Keep Alive service are logged.
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| 1 | Log level Error: Only error messages, Info: Error messages and additional information (default), Debug: Log files with extended content |
| 2 | Configure log file rotation / File size |
| 3 | Configure log file rotation / Number of files |
| 4 | Enable Scout Server logging (eluxd.log) |
| 5 | Enable Keepalive logging (keepAlive.log) |
Predefined commands
User-defined commands can be centrally predefined and provided as ready-to-use commands for administrators managing their devices remotely. All active commands in this list can be applied by administrators to individual devices, to OUs, or to Dynamic Device Groups.
A predefined command is shared with all administrators by default, but can be restricted to specific groups. For the executing administrators, the name of the command is displayed instead of the command.
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| 1 | Add new entry |
| 2 | Delete selected entries |
| 3 | Name of a command |
| 4 | Command definition (syntax) |
| 5 | The command requires system rights |
| 6 | The command will be displayed in the list-field for predefined commands. |
| 7 | Restrict command to specific administrators or administrator groups |
| 8 | Edit the name or syntax of an entry |
To create a predefined command, click Add (1), and then in the new entry, specify the Name (3), Command (4) and further options (5, 6, 7).
For further information, see Creating predefined commands in the Scout guide.
Firmware preferences
For Device Configuration > Firmware, you may predefine values that operational administrators are allowed to use. If you restrict the administrators’ object rights so that only predefined entries can be selected, no custom values can be created. For further information, see Protecting firmware configuration in the Scout guide.
The following values can be predefined:
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| Image files
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Names of images which may be used for firmware updates and upgrades |
Example: recovery_x.idf
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| Container for software packages and images
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Container paths which may be used to select images |
Example: elias/UC_RC6_X64
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| UEFI files
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Names of .udf files which may be used to update the devices UEFI firmware with matching binary data. |
Example: uefi.udf
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To create a predefined firmware value, click Add, and then in the new entry, enter the exact name or path. The entry must correspond in spelling to the existing file and path names. Note the following:
- File and paths names are case-sensitive
- Do not use spaces.
- Specify file names with their extensions such as
.idf.
The Active option allows you to specify for each defined entry whether it will be displayed or hidden in the Firmware dialog.