Managing profiles
You can create, edit, or remove profiles using the profile editor.
About profiles
Profiles let you control what users can do with the security settings on a computer.
Profiles differ by:
•
Users' computer skills. A profile for novice users may restrict their rights to change their
security settings.
•
Computer type: laptop or desktop computer. A profile for a laptop computer is designed to
protect users when they access the Internet from unsafe locations, such as cafes with free
Internet access. A profile for a desktop computer is designed to protect access to the Internet
from a fixed location.
There are predefined profiles that you can apply to computers. If a suitable profile does not exist
for users, you can create your own profiles. You can use an existing profile as a basis for a new
profile. You can also add your own default profiles.
Creating a profile
Create a new profile that can be assigned to remote computers.
To create a profile:
1.
In the
Security Profiles
page, click
Launch Profile Editor
.
2.
Select an existing profile on which to base the new profile.
Select a profile that is similar to what you want so you do not have to change many settings.
3.
Click the create new profile icon.
4.
In the Profile name field, add a descriptive name for the profile.
This name represents the profile on the Computers page.
5.
In the Description field, add a description for the profile.
You see the description of a selected profile on the Computers page when you assign a
profile. The description should clearly tell all users what the profile does.
6.
Click
OK
.
A new profile with the same settings as the base-profile is added to the Profile tree.
7.
You can make changes to the profile by selecting or clearing a setting.
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