Portal: Deploying the Web Client
The Vector Portal can be configured so that the Web Client can be deployed to PCs that are not on the local network but connect to the company intranet either directly or via the Internet. Once deployed, Web Clients can report their hardware and software inventory details, including software usage metering data and user prompting just like normal Vector AM Clients.
To configure the Portal for Web Client deployment
1 Configure an offline area for Client deployment. More.
2 Add the offline area to the Portal. More.
3 Activate the Web Client. More.
The last step provides a sample message with the access details that can be e-mailed to the target PC users. The users each receive the e-mail, with the message to help them open the URL. Once the installation has completed, inventory data is reported back to the same Offline Area. The Client appears under Clients - Web in the Vector Console's Client, Custom Groups folder.
Notes
The
Web Client can be deployed to users running Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Installation requires
administrator privileges and the Java runtime must be installed on the Client PC. The Client normally
installs directly from the web server, but the complete kit can also be downloaded for later offline installation.
The
Web Client cannot process software deployment jobs