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Inheritance of configuration

February 24, 2025

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C M

The base device configuration and the configuration of OUs can be inherited by lower instances.

The base device configuration is the top-level instance. Lower instances can be other OUs or individual devices.

If the option Use parent device configuration is active, the configuration of the superordinate element of the hierarchy is applied to the current instance. By default, the option Use parent device configuration is active, so a device inherits its configuration from the base device configuration.

Settings of the configuration can be edited on three levels in the Scout Console:

Base device configuration (Options > Base device configuration)
OU (context menu > Device configuration)
Device (context menu > Device configuration)

On each level, you can inherit the device configuration from the parent level or define independent settings. To be able to override settings, you must block inheritance, that is disable the use of the parent device configuration.

Note:

Pay attention to the Device configuration dialog title. It indicates the location of the current configuration. This can be the base device configuration, or a parent OU, or the individual device.

Example: If inheritance is active and you open the configuration dialog of a device or OU subordinate to France, the title bar shows Device configuration of OU < France > is used. To modify any settings, open the France configuration dialog.

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Inheritance of configuration

February 24, 2025

Contributed by:

C M

February 24, 2025

Contributed by:

C M

Inheritance of configuration

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