CONFIGURING


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.

Procedure

1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the People & Groups tab, and open the Settings view.

2. Click Add Settings and then choose Desktop.

3. On the Basics tab, complete the following fields:

4. Under Homepage/Welcome Page Options, complete the following fields:
5. Under Discover Page Options, complete the following fields:
6. Under Location Options, specify whether to allow private location documents. A private location document is created by a user, who designates who can use that document in the Only for user field on the Preferences -> Advanced tab of the Location document.

7. Optional: Enable Instant Messaging Provider to enable IBM® Sametime® instant messaging.

8. Under Server Options, complete the following fields:


9. Under Mail Template Information, complete the following fields if you are converting from a previous mail template:
10. Under Browser Options, complete the following fields:
11. Optional: Under Calendaring and Scheduling, enable the Reschedule repeating meetings using ResetTimes feature field to allow users to reset repeating meetings that have been rescheduled with different start and end times to the same start and end time. This is disabled by default.

12. If your organization does not use the widget catalog, under Provisioning, you can enable the Eclipse update manager user interface by selecting Enable for Allow user initiated updates.


13. Under Menus, complete the following fields:
14. Under Toolbars, for Set Universal toolbar as default choose whether to enable the Universal toolbar as the default for all users.

15. Under Contacts, complete the following fields:


16. Under IBM Protector Options, specify the URL that accesses the IBM Protector for Mail Security 2.5 server. This field supports use of an IP:PORT combination such as 9.132.50.41:4443. The field does not support the use of an http or https URL such as https://myprotector.company.com:4443.

Parent topic: Creating a Desktop Settings document
Next topic: Specifying Smart Upgrade settings for a desktop policy

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