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1. In VCM, click Administration | Settings | General Settings | VCM Remote . The default selection for
the Broadband, Dialup, and LAN collection filter settings that VCM Remote will use for connections
require you to edit the setting and specify a collection filter.
2. To specify the name of the filter set for each connection, select the setting that you want to change,
then click Edit Setting . The General Settings Edit Setting wizard appears.
3. In the drop-down list, select the name of the filter set to use for the connection. Click Next .
4. Confirm that you want to change the name as specified, then click Finish .
Performing a Collection Using VCM Remote
After VCM Remote is installed, it will contact the Collector, auto-license the machine, install or upgrade
the VCM Windows Agent, and determine whether it should submit a VCM Collection job for that
machine.
Exploring VCM Remote Collection Results
Collection results gathered by VCM Remote are displayed in the same way as other data collected from
your VCM-managed Windows machines. Refer to
"Exploring Windows Collection Results" on page 68 for
more information.
In addition to the general Windows data collected using the VCM Remote Client, you should be aware of
the data displayed in the
Administration | Job Manager | History | VCM Remote node. Refer to the
information displayed in the node to verify communication between VCM and the VCM Remote Clients
running on your Windows machines. Refer to the online Help for more details on the unique capabilities
and features of the VCM Remote Client.
Getting Started with VCM Remote
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