Security Properties

Control Center

By default, whenever you request a Client install or uninstall, the Control Center asks for login credentials to the Client. You may enter a Domain Administrator username and password, or any other credentials with Administrator-level privileges on the local Client computer. Security Properties allows you to automatically supply credentials to install or uninstall the Client so that the Control Center knows which account to use, and to enable group policy restrictions on Control Center usage. Right-click the Control Center icon in the left pane, select Properties, and then click on the Security tab.

To view or change credentials to access Clients:

Automatically supply credentials for each install/uninstall task - Check this option to temporarily store the credentials supplied in this Security Properties panel. This speeds up the install/uninstall tasks on multiple Client computers, because you do not have to enter credentials for each computer. Clear this option to require the Administrator-level credentials for each installation activity.

User Name - The name of the Administrator-level user name for the account that gives you access to the Client.

Password - The password for the above user.

If you enable this option, be sure to update the Administrator password here if it changes.

Edit - Click this button to open an Account Information box and change the default credentials for administering Clients. Enter both a user name and a password. Select Remember Credentials for this Session to apply the credentials to all tasks during this Control Center session. Click OK.

Reset - Click this button to clear the User Name and Password. You will be prompted for credentials the next time you attempt to install or uninstall the Client.

Note: The automatically supplied credentials are stored as long as the Control Center is open. If you close and reopen the Control Center, you would need to re-enter the password for the first install/uninstall task.

To set privileges for domain groups:

By default, a user has full access to Control Center functions. You can limit the functions available to a Control Center user by enabling Domain Group privileges. You must first define specific Spector groups on your domain. See Enable Privileges for Domain Groups.

Enable Privileges for Domain Groups - Check this option to use pre-configured Domain-Level Groups to determine who has access to specific views (Manage Computers, Configure Computers) in the Control Center. Clear this option to allow any user to access all views.

Do NOT select this option until you have defined the Spector 360 Domain Groups as directed in Enable Privileges for Domain Groups.

To view the current service accounts:

Accounts listed at the bottom of the security panel tell you which user account is currently running the Control Center and which account is running the Update Service. These are for information only and cannot be changed from this panel. See Control Center Server Properties for information on changing these credentials.