Administrator Guide

Managing groups and configurations
Prerequisites
The Groups & Configs page enables you to define policies that are required to configure your devices. You can create sub
groups of the global group policy and categorize devices based on your requirements. For example, devices may be grouped
based on job functions, device type, and so on.
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Figure 2. Groups and configuration
For each group, you can define policies for the following device types:
● ThinOS
● WES
● Linux
● ThinLinux
● Wyse Software Thin client
Devices inherit policies in the order that they are created. The settings configured in a default policy group are applied as default
settings in all the policies listed in the Default Policy Group. In a group, all users and devices present in that group have
Default Policy Group as their default setting.
On the Device Details page, you can create an exception for a device in the group to have a subset of policies that are
different from the group default.
The configuration for a particular asset with details of where configurations are set—Global, Group, and the Device levels—are
displayed on the page. The option to create exceptions is available on the page. The Exception settings are applicable only for
that selected devices.
NOTE:
● When you modify the lower-level policies, a bullet symbol is displayed next to the policy. This symbol indicates that the
policy is an override to a higher-level policy. For example, System Personalization, Networking, Security, and so on.
● When you modify policies, an asterisk (*) is displayed next to the policy. This symbol indicates that there are unsaved or
unpublished changes. To review these changes before publishing them, click the View pending changes link.
If a policy configuration has to be prioritized between the different levels, then the lowest-level policy takes precedence.
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