File Director
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Base configuration
During installation, users require a valid username, password, and the File Director server name. The installation wizard walks through the steps required to successfully connect to a File Director server. Many administrators may want to automate this, or roll the required settings into any base image.
In this section:
Setup
The table below contains the recommended minimum items an administrator should configure to enable a user to successfully logon to a File Director service.
| Values | Description |
|---|---|
| Value Name: DataNowBaseFolder Value Type: REG_SZ | The location under
which all File Director map points appear for the user. If using In-location
Sync, the option must still be specified but this path is only
used to contain shared map points.
The full path is required, for example. %USERPROFILE%\DataNow
If you apply these settings using Environment Manager, you must double-escape any environment variables - for example, %%USERPROFILE%%. |
| Value Name: DataNowServer Value Type: REG_SZ | The URL of the server including the protocol. For example, https://dn.domain.com. DataNowPort must be appropriate for the protocol. |
| Value Name: DataNowPort Value Type: REG_DWORD Default Value: 443 Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 99999 | The port used for communication with the server. This must match the scheme used in the server address. For example, for HTTPS, port 443.NoteDataNowPort must be appropriate for the protocol as defined inDataNowServer. |
| Value Name: Username Value Type: REG_SZ | Set the username
for users. This can be in one of three formats:
In the case where EnableSSO is set to 1 (NTLM), the Username value must be configured. It must also be in UPN format for SSO to work. This is commonly defined using environment variables under HKLM, i.e. %USERNAME%@%USERDNSDOMAIN% |
User and Profile Options
Other basic configuration items available to administrators enable changes to the File Director file overlays and tray notifications.
| Values | Description |
|---|---|
| Value Name: DataNowOverlayMask Value Type: REG_DWORD | The overlays that
are displayed on endpoints. You can enable or disable the following
file overlay icons that users can see in Explorer:
The values chosen for this setting have no effect on the installation and registration of the overlays with Windows Explorer. The default value enables the following: Home, ReadOnly, Shared and Offline folder overlays plus Pending, Synchronized, Synchronizing and User Action file |
| Value Name: DataNowShowStatusUpdates Value Type: REG_DWORD | Balloon notifications appear in the system tray and typically show error messages. Only unrecoverable errors are shown in this way, such as attempting to sync a file to a map point that no longer exists or has been made read only by the administrator. No value or any non-zero value enables notifications, a value of 0 (zero) disables notifications. |