Administrator Guide

NOTE: Certain settings, such as BIOS conguration for Windows Embedded Standard require a restart for the changes to take
eect. However, most of the settings on ThinLinux and ThinOS, you must restart the device for changes to take eect.
The policies are enforced in the following precedence:
• Device
• Group
• Global
Topics:
• Conguring device level policy
• Conguring group level policy
• Conguring global level policy
• Group tree hierarchy
• Unmanaged group
• ThinOS policy settings
• Windows Embedded Standard policy settings
• Linux policy settings
• ThinLinux policy settings
Conguring device level policy
To congure a device level policy, do the following:
1 In the Devices page, click the device you want to congure.
The Device Details page is displayed.
2 Click the Summary tab.
3 In the Device Conguration section, click Create/Edit Exceptions.
Conguring group level policy
To congure a group level policy or multilevel group polices, do the following:
1 In the Groups page, go to a group where you want to congure the policy, and click Edit Policies.
2 From the drop-down menu, select the device type you want to congure.
In the left pane, the policy settings of the device type are displayed.
3 Click a policy setting and then click Congure this item.
4 Click Save and Publish.
Conguring global level policy
To congure a global level policy, do the following:
1 In the Groups page, from the Edit Policies drop-down menu, select a device type you want to congure.
In the left pane, the policy settings of the respective device type are displayed.
2 Click the policy setting you want to congure, and then click Congure this item.
3 Click Save and Publish.
Group tree hierarchy
Group tree hierarchy consists of the following options:
• Add Group
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Managing group policies