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Settings, Action, Authority, Scheduling

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accounts with scheduled task results, asset requests, and additional asset information. You can modify the following items: v Enable e-mail functionality: Make e-mail viable for the System Information Center program. v SMTP server name/IP address: The address of the SMTP server you are using for e-mail. v Return e-mail address: E-mail address to which users respond after receiving e-mail requests; in some cases, this might be the same as the administrator's e-mail address. v Enable SMTP authentication: Require that the SMTP server authenticate the SMTP userID and password. v SMTP Userid: UserID for your SMTP server. v SMTP Password: Password for your SMTP server. Web site Settings This is a way to reference specific URLs and e-mail addresses in your environment. Information in these fields are inserted into e-mails that the server automatically generates and sends out. You can modify the following items: v Server name for asset scans: This is the name of the server to which scans are uploaded. v URL for uploading asset scans: URL where users send demographic information in addition to information generated by the System Information Gatherer program. v Administrator's e-mail address for reporting problems: The e-mail address of the administrator for reporting problems. Action Authority Settings With these settings you can grant user account privileges by associating the following tasks with a user account (User, Super User, or Administrator). These fields are set by default, but you can change what is selected. You can assign a user account for the following items: v Update user passwords v Update user details v Change asset owner v Add or delete a user v Add or delete a group v Customize reports v Search v Manage tasks v Reprocess scanned asset files Scheduling You can set scheduling options for the client agent and server by modifying the following items: v Client agent scheduling: This configures the client agent to automatically upload revisions of asset information. The following information is required: - Upload intervals (days): The number of days of the interval between uploads. 38

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accounts
with
scheduled
task
results,
asset
requests,
and
additional
asset
information.
You
can
modify
the
following
items:
v
Enable
e-mail
functionality:
Make
e-mail
viable
for
the
System
Information
Center
program.
v
SMTP
server
name/IP
address:
The
address
of
the
SMTP
server
you
are
using
for
e-mail.
v
Return
e-mail
address:
E-mail
address
to
which
users
respond
after
receiving
e-mail
requests;
in
some
cases,
this
might
be
the
same
as
the
administrator’s
e-mail
address.
v
Enable
SMTP
authentication:
Require
that
the
SMTP
server
authenticate
the
SMTP
userID
and
password.
v
SMTP
Userid:
UserID
for
your
SMTP
server.
v
SMTP
Password:
Password
for
your
SMTP
server.
Web
site
Settings
This
is
a
way
to
reference
specific
URLs
and
e-mail
addresses
in
your
environment.
Information
in
these
fields
are
inserted
into
e-mails
that
the
server
automatically
generates
and
sends
out.
You
can
modify
the
following
items:
v
Server
name
for
asset
scans:
This
is
the
name
of
the
server
to
which
scans
are
uploaded.
v
URL
for
uploading
asset
scans:
URL
where
users
send
demographic
information
in
addition
to
information
generated
by
the
System
Information
Gatherer
program.
v
Administrator’s
e-mail
address
for
reporting
problems:
The
e-mail
address
of
the
administrator
for
reporting
problems.
Action
Authority
Settings
With
these
settings
you
can
grant
user
account
privileges
by
associating
the
following
tasks
with
a
user
account
(User,
Super
User,
or
Administrator).
These
fields
are
set
by
default,
but
you
can
change
what
is
selected.
You
can
assign
a
user
account
for
the
following
items:
v
Update
user
passwords
v
Update
user
details
v
Change
asset
owner
v
Add
or
delete
a
user
v
Add
or
delete
a
group
v
Customize
reports
v
Search
v
Manage
tasks
v
Reprocess
scanned
asset
files
Scheduling
You
can
set
scheduling
options
for
the
client
agent
and
server
by
modifying
the
following
items:
v
Client
agent
scheduling:
This
configures
the
client
agent
to
automatically
upload
revisions
of
asset
information.
The
following
information
is
required:
–
Upload
intervals
(days):
The
number
of
days
of
the
interval
between
uploads.
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