Configuration Management

Configuration of DigitalPersona is accomplished using standard Active Directory tools such as Administrative Templates, Organizational Units and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).

The use of GPOs enables policy-based administration through Active Directory. Group Policy uses directory services and security group membership to provide administrative flexibility and to support extensive configuration possibilities.

Policy settings can be enabled, disabled or left as not configured using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for Group Policies. Policy settings are specified by an administrator; unlike profile settings, which are often specified by a user.

Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) is an enhanced Group Policy infrastructure that uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to allow administrators to easily determine the policy settings that apply to, or will apply to, a user or computer.

Additional information on the use of Group Policies can be found in the Microsoft article Group Policies at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb310732.aspx.

Listings and explanations of available GPO settings are included in Policies and Settings.