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 |
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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%\File Director
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. Note, DataNowPort must be appropriate for the protocol as defined inDataNowServer. |
Value Name: Username Value Type: REG_SZ Hive: HKLM |
The Username value should only be set under HKLM. Although HKCU is another location where a username can be modified in the Registry Editor, that value is changed by the product itself and should never be utilized as it could cause authentication issues mid-session. 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% Set the username for users. This can be in one of three formats:
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User and Profile Options
Other basic configuration items available to administrators enable changes to the File Director file overlays and tray notifications.
Values | Description |
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Value Name: DataNowOverlayMask Value Type: REG_DWORD |
The overlays that are displayed on endpoints. By default, all masks are enabled. It is possible to disable or re-enable any combination of masks using Hexadecimal or Decimal values.
To disable a particular overlay subtract its decimal value from the default value and enter the sum in the Value data field within the engineering key. As of File Director 2020.1 the default Decimal value is 2014. Example: to disable the User action overlay, subtract 16 from the default value of 2014. Enter Offline ghost icon overlay was introduced in File Director 2020.1 (further information). When upgrading, the DataNowOverlayMask engineering key value remains unchanged so the new overlay will not be visible. To view it, manually delete the DataNowOverlayMask key value from the HCKU. Next time the user logs in to File Director the new default value is written to the registry. Note, the DataNowOverlayMask setting controls the icon overlays displayed in Windows Explorer; it does not affect their installation or registration. |
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. |