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5.2.1 Static Groups

Static groups are created to separate clients in your network into named groups and subgroups; i.e. you can create a
Marketing group that will contain all marketing clients and also create specialized division subgroups - Local sales,
EMEA Management, etc.

The Static Groups main window is divided into two parts. The left side contains existing, hierarchically displayed groups
and subgroups. Clients included in the selected group are listed on the right side of the window. By default, only clients
in the selected group are listed. If you wish to see clients included in subgroups of the currently selected group, check
the

Show clients in subgroups

check box on the right side of the window.

To create a new group, click

Create

and select a name for the group. A new group is created as a subgroup of the

currently selected parent group. If you wish to create a new main group, select the root of the hierarchical tree -

Static Groups

. The Parent group field contains the name of the parent group for the newly created group (i.e. "/" for

the root). We recommend using a name that indicates where the computers are located (e.g.

Business Department,

Support

etc.). The Description field can be used to further describe the group (e.g. "

Computers in office C", "HQ

workstations

" etc.). Newly created and configured groups can also be edited later.

NOTE:

When a task is sent to the Parent group, all stations that belong to its subgroup(s) will accept this task as well.

It is also possible to create empty groups for future use.

Click

to create the group. Its name and description will appear on the left and the

Add/Remove

button will become

active. Click this button to add clients you would like included in the group (either double-click or drag-and-drop them
from left to right). To find and add clients, enter all or part of a client name in the

Quick search

field and all clients

containing the typed string will be displayed. To mark all clients, click

Select All

. Click the

Refresh

button to check for

any new clients recently connected to the server.

If manually selecting clients is not convenient you can click the

Add Special...

button for more options.

Select the

Add clients loaded in the Clients pane

option to add all clients displayed in the client section, or select the

Only selected

option. To add clients that already belong to another server or group, select them from the lists on the

left and right and click

Add

Click

in the

Add/Remove

dialog window to return to the main Static Group Manager window. The new group

should be displayed with its corresponding clients.

Click the

Add/Remove

button to add or remove clients from groups, or click the

Delete

button to delete an entire

group. Click the

Copy to Clipboard

button to copy the client and group lists. To refresh the group clients press the

Refresh

button.

You can also

Import/Export

currently selected group clients to an

.xml

file.

5.2.2 Parametric Groups

In addition to Static Groups, Parametric Groups can be very useful. Client stations are dynamically assigned to a certain
parametric group when the group's conditions are met. The advantage of parametric groups is the ability to use them
in various places, including filters, policies, reports and notifications.

The Parametric Groups main window is composed of four sections.

Parametric Groups

lists the parent groups and

subgroups that have been created. When you have selected a certain group from Parametric Groups, clients that
belong to the currently selected group are listed in the

Selected Group

part.

NOTE:

When a parent group is selected, the list contains subgroup members as well.

Parameters set for a selected group are listed in the

Parameters

section of the window. You can edit or add parameters

at any time by clicking the

Edit...

button.

The

Synchronization status