Configuration - Centralized Management of Device Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App

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Configuration Objects

The objects are grouped according to their types into the following tabs:

• Profiles

• Priority Profiles

• Corporare Identity Customizations (CICs)

• Files

To use priority profiles, they have to be enabled under Network > Settings > UMS Features, see Network Settings in the IGEL UMS Web App. Once enabled, you can create priority profiles in the same way as the standard profiles, see How to Create and Assign Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.

Depending on the selected tab, you have different action buttons at the top of the list, but you can always structure the objects into a directory structure. The structure tree shows all created directories and subdirectories with information on the contained objects. The format (x/y) specifies:

x - the number of objects contained directly in the directory and

y - the total number of objects in the directory & all subdirectories of this directory.

Click for more on how to structure your objects in all the tabs...

→ To create a directory, click .

→ To rename a directory, click .

→ To delete a directory, click . Currently, only empty directories can be deleted.

→ To expand/minimize the list of subdirectories of a directory, click the arrow icon next to the directory name, or double click the directory element.

→ To move a configuration object to another directory, select the object and move it per drag & drop to the desired directory.

→ To refresh the Configuration Objects tree, click .

→ To move a  directory to another directory, select the directory and move it per drag & drop to the desired directory or use [Ctrl + X], [Ctrl + V]. 

It is currently not possible to copy objects in the UMS Web App. For profiles, you can use the export and import profile function instead. See Exporting and Importing Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App. 

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Object List

When you select a directory in the tree, the object list shows all the objects contained in that directory.

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Management Panel

The content of the panel changes based on the selected item.

• When you select a directory in the tree, the panel shows directory information. You can find here the Properties of the selected directory, e.g. the Name and Directory Path.

• When you select an object from the Object List, the panel shows the details of the selected object and all the functions for the management of the object. For details, see the sections Profile Management, File Management and Corporate Identity Customizations.

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Action Buttons

→ To edit the configuration parameters of a profile, double click the profile in the object list, or select the profile and click Edit Configuration in the information panel.

→ To export the profile, click Export Profile.

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Profile information

For profiles, the information panel shows the Properties of the selected profile, e.g. its Name, Version it is based on (for IGEL OS 11 profiles only), etc.

Id

Profile ID. If several profiles are assigned to a device on an equal basis, the newer profile with the higher profile ID has priority. For more information on prioritization of profiles, see Order of Effectiveness of Profiles and Prioritization of Profiles in the IGEL UMS.

Directory Path

Full directory path for the selected profile

→ To edit the properties, click . 

Overwrite sessions option should be activated only in exceptional cases. With this option, you can override free instances of all other profiles. Detailed information on this option can be found under Creating Profiles in the IGEL UMS.

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Activated Settings

Shows all configuration settings activated in the selected profile.

Key
Key of the configuration parameter

→ Click the i-icon to open the tooltip.

Display name
Name of the configuration parameter as displayed in the IGEL Setup and the configuration dialog in the UMS Console.

Value
A value set for the parameter. All password values are anonymized.

→ If a parameter receives a value from a template key (see Template Profiles in the IGEL UMS), click  to jump to the corresponding template key.

Settings activated for the newly created profiles as well as setting changes are displayed in the UMS Web App under Activated Settings not immediately, but after the next reindexing, which is executed, in this case, with a one-day interval.

Template Key Relation

Shows template keys used in the profile, see Template Profiles in the IGEL UMS and How to Use Template Keys in Profiles.

Template Key
Name of the template key

Parameter
Key of the configuration parameter for which a template key is configured
Template Expression
A template key configured

Example of template expressions:

SSH on §{MAC} – static template key configuring the name for the SSH session, which will be composed of "SSH on" and the MAC address of the endpoint device

Contained Files

Shows all files assigned to the selected profile. For details on the file upload, see Upload and Assign Files in the IGEL UMS Web App.

1: Here you can quickly add a file to the profile.

→ Enter the name of the file and select in the list.

2: Filters the files added to the profile according to the entered string.

3: Detaches the selected file from the profile.

Assigned Devices

Shows all devices the selected profile is assigned to.

1: Here you can quickly assign the profile to a device or a device directory.

→ Enter the name of the device or device directory and click the name in the list.

2: Filters the devices / device directories assigned to the selected profile. The filter criteria are linked with the operator AND.

→  Click  to remove all filters.

3: Detaches the selected device / device directory from the profile.

4: Jumps to the corresponding device directory and shows all Assigned Objects for it.

5: Jumps to the corresponding device and shows all Assigned Objects for it.

Apps

Shows which apps / app versions are configured by the selected OS 12 profile.

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Actions

→ To edit the properties and settings of the file, click Edit.

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File Information

For files, the information panel shows the Properties and Settings of the selected file, e.g. its Name or Source URL.

The values are defined during the upload of the file, and can be edited later. For details on the settings, see Upload and Assign Files in the IGEL UMS Web App.

When you upload a file with a filename that already exists, the new filename gets modified according to the format {filename}({n}), where n specifies how many files exist with the same name. For example, Logo(1).png, Logo(2).png. In the UMS Web App, this is only visible in the Source URL but not in the Name of the file.

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Content

Displays a preview of the files uploaded through the UMS Web App. For example, an image preview or certificate content. 

Assigned Devices

Shows all the devices the selected file is assigned to.

→ To quickly assign the file to a device or a device directory, enter the name of the device or device directory and click the name in the list. For details, see Upload and Assign Files in the IGEL UMS Web App.

→ You can filter the devices / device directories assigned. The filter criteria are linked with the operator AND. Click  to remove all filters.

→ Detach the selected device / device directory by clicking .

→ Click the name of the device in the list to jump to the corresponding device and see all Assigned Objects for it.

→ Click the name of the directory to jump to the corresponding device directory and see all Assigned Objects for it.

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CIC Information

The information panel shows the Properties of the selected CIC, e.g. its Name and Use case.

→ Click to rename the CIC.

→ Click Edit Configuration to configure the CIC.

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Assigned Devices

Shows all the devices the selected CIC is assigned to.

→ To quickly assign the CIC to a device, enter the name of the device or device directory and click the name in the list. You can also assign CICs just like any other objects in the Devices area. For more information on assigning objects, see How to Assign Objects in the IGEL UMS Web App .

→ You can filter the list of assigned devices / device directories. The filter criteria are linked with the operator AND. Click  to remove all filters.

→ Detach the selected device / device directory by clicking .

→ Click the name of the device in the list to jump to the corresponding device and see all Assigned Objects for it.

→ Click the name of the directory to jump to the corresponding device directory and see all Assigned Objects for it.

Assigned Files

Shows a list of files used in the selected CIC with size information.

→ You can filter the list of devices / device directories assigned. The filter criteria are linked with the operator AND. Click  to remove all filters.