Authenticating Managed Clients

Using MCS, you can set the authentication level that determines what clients will need to provide to log in to centralized management. Clients need to authenticate when accessing management features such as the Products & Updates Page.

To authenticate managed clients
Run MCS. In the MCS left pane, point to Products and then click INFOConnect Enterprise Edition. Expand the Security Settings tree by clicking the plus sign ( ), or by double-clicking Security Settings, then choose Manage Authentication. On the Authentication page, from the Authentication Type list box, select the level of authentication you want to require from the clients on your network. (Optional) If necessary, change the settings for the remaining options. For details on any of the options on this property page, click Help in the upper-right corner of the window. Click the Save button in the lower right corner of the page.

To authenticate managed clients

Run MCS.
In the MCS left pane, point to Products and then click INFOConnect Enterprise Edition.
Expand the Security Settings tree by clicking the plus sign ( ), or by double-clicking Security Settings, then choose Manage Authentication.
On the Authentication page, from the Authentication Type list box, select the level of authentication you want to require from the clients on your network.
(Optional) If necessary, change the settings for the remaining options.
For details on any of the options on this property page, click Help in the upper-right corner of the window.
Click the Save button in the lower right corner of the page.


	Managing INFOConnect
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	Assigning a Configuration or Distribution to Users