1. Specifying Basic settings for a desktop policy
Create the Desktop Settings document and then use the Basics tab to specify general options for users of the policy, including options for homepage/welcome page, location, server, mail template information, calendaring and scheduling, and menus.
2. Specifying Smart Upgrade settings for a desktop policy
Use the Smart Upgrade tab of the Desktop Settings document to specify if and how users of the policy will use the Notes Smart Upgrade feature.
3. Specifying Application settings for a desktop policy
Use the Applications tab of the Desktop Settings document to specify how Notes and Domino applications will be created and managed for users of the policy.
4. Specifying Widget settings for a desktop policy
Use the Widgets tab of the Desktop Settings document to control access to Widgets and Live Text for users of the policy.
5. Specifying Dial-Up, Account, and Name Server settings for a desktop policy
Use the Dial-Up Connections, Accounts, and Name Servers tabs of the Desktop Settings document to specify those details for users of the policy.
6. Specifying SSL settings for a desktop policy
Use the SSL tab of the Desktop Settings document to manage Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) behavior for users of the policy.
7. Specifying Applet Security settings for a desktop policy
Use the Applet Security tab of the Desktop Settings document to specify access to Java™ applets for users of the policy.
8. Specifying Proxy server settings for a desktop policy
Use the Proxies tab of the Desktop Settings document to determine whether users of the policy will access the Internet through a proxy server, and to specify settings for each of several types of proxies.
9. Specifying Mail settings for a desktop policy
Use the Mail tab of the Desktop Settings document to specify mail and mail quota settings, as well as managed mail replica settings, for users of the policy.
10. Specifying Preferences for a desktop policy
Use the Preferences tab of the Desktop Settings document, and all its sub-tabs, to specify client preferences for users of the policy.
11. Specifying Diagnostic settings for a desktop policy
Use the Diagnostics tab of the Desktop Settings document to specify methods of automatically collecting diagnostic data from users of the policy.
12. Specifying Custom Settings for a desktop policy
Use the Custom Settings tab of the Desktop Settings document to push supplied or custom settings to users of the policy.
13. Saving a desktop policy
Saving a Desktop PolicySettings document is the first stage of putting the policy into effect.