Configuring the Validation Client

ActivID supports multiple mechanisms for customizing and managing deployed Validation Clients. Follow the procedures in this chapter to use the Validation Client

Management Console to customize and manage the Validation Client locally. Refer to section Deploying the Validation Client for information about deploying installer customizations to large numbers of computers. Refer to Registry Keys and Values for information about the registry settings used to customize and manage the Validation Client.

The Management Console is a graphical tool used to configure the Validation Client. You can launch the Management Console at any time after you complete the installation using the link in the Start menu or by right-clicking on the Validation Client Monitor icon in the system tray.

Note: Before configuring the Validation Client, refer to section Installation and Configuration Overview for details about items that you can configure. Make sure that your configuration choices comply with the security policy for your organization.

The Validation Client behavior is controlled by two sets of parameters: personal settings and Default settings. Both types of parameter sets can be managed from the User drop-down list on the Validation Client Management Console.

Personal settings apply to the user currently logged in on the computer. Personal settings cannot be exported to an installer customization or to a settings installer.

Default settings are used when an individual has not created personal settings, such as immediately following installation. After a user has modified their personal settings using the Management Console, the Default settings no longer affect that user. Users with access to the Management Console can reset their personal parameters to whatever settings are in the default parameter set. Default settings can be exported to an installer customization or to a settings installer. Only Administrators can alter the Default settings.

Note: ActivID recommends that only the Default settings be used unless there is a strong need for different users of the same computer to have different settings.

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