31.2 Manage Allowed Locations

You use the Allowed Locations list to add the locations that are allowed by this policy. By default, the Unknown location is automatically added to the policy. This enables the device to fail over to the Unknown location if the current network environment does not match any of the policy’s locations.

The following table provides instructions for managing the allowed locations:

Task

Steps

Add a location

  1. Click Add to display the Select Locations dialog box.

  2. Click the locations you want to add to the list.

    You can add only existing locations. Locations are created on the Locations page (Configuration tab > Locations)

  3. Click OK to add the locations.

Modify a location’s settings

  1. Select the check box next to the location > click Edit.

  2. Modify the settings as desired:

    Allow Manual Change: Select Yes to let the user change to the location and change from the location. For example, assume the policy includes three locations. This setting is enabled for Location1 and Location2, but not for Location3. If the agent determines the current location to be Location1, the user can manually change to Location2 but not to Location3. This is because Location1 and Location2 both allow manual changes, but Location3 does not. If the agent determines that the location is Location3, the user cannot change the location.

    Select Inherit to inherit this setting value from other Location Assignment policies assigned higher in the policy hierarchy.

    Show Location in Agent List: Select Yes to include the location in the list of locations displayed when the user right-clicks the agent’s ZENworks icon.

    Select Inherit to inherit this setting value from other Location Assignment policies assigned higher in the policy hierarchy.

    Use Location Message: Display a custom message when the agent switches to this location. This message can provide instructions for the user, give details about policy restrictions under this location, or include a hyperlink to more information.

  3. Click OK.

Remove a location

  1. Select the check box next to the location name, then click Remove.

  2. Click OK to confirm removal of the location.