Entering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager Deployment Technology Settings
To connect App Portal to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, you need to enter settings on the ConfigMgr tab of the Site Management > Settings >Deployment view.
Note:Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is the latest product release of Configuration Manager from Microsoft.
To enter Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager connection settings:
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On the Admin tab, open the Site Management > Settings > Deployment view. |
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Open the ConfigMgr tab. |
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In the Central Site Server field, enter the machine name of the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager server. |
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In the Central Site Database Server field, enter the machine name where the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager server database resides. |
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In the Central Site Database Name field, enter the database name of the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager server database. |
Note:Make sure that you enter just the name of your actual System Center Configuration Manager database instance, not server_name\instance.
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In the Central Site Code field, enter the site code of the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager server (in SITE_XXX format). |
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By default, when creating a collection for a catalog item, App Portal uses “All System” as the limiting collection for device-based deployments. If you instead want to specify which limiting collection to use, enter a collection name in the Limiting Collection for Device field to set as the limiting collection ID for all device-based collections created by App Portal for device-based deployments. |
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By default, when creating a collection for a catalog item, App Portal uses “All Users as the limiting collection for user-based deployments. If you instead want to specify which limiting collection to use, enter a collection name in the Limiting Collection for User field to set as the limiting collection ID for all user-based collections created by App Portal for user-based deployments. |
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Click Test to test the connection settings that are entered. |
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Set the Enable workstation verification? field to one of the following options to enable/disable the actions in the Select verification level list. |
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Select verification level—Tells App Portal how to handle users who visit from machines that were not originally registered with App Portal. Select one of the following options: |
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Warning—Users will be prompted with a notification that they are not using the discovered machine. |
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Disallowed—Users will not be able to visit the App Portal Storefront from other machines. |
Note:Users matching one of the specified attributes will not be required to accept the EULA.
Note:This field is disabled when the User / Computer relationship field is set to Use SCCM last logon user.
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Specify the User / Computer relationship that App Portal needs to use by selecting one of the following options: |
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Use SCCM last logon user—The user to computer relationship will use SMS last logon user. |
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Use SCCM Primary Console Usage—Makes use of the System Center Configuration Manager / SMS SP3 feature of tracking login duration to determine primary machine usage |
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Use AD Computer Managed By—Uses the AD Computer object “Managed By” attribute to determine the primary user of the computer. This setting requires inventory of the "ManagedBy" AD attribute in System Center Configuration Manager System Discovery. |
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Use User Affinity—In Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, you can directly define the users for a computer and the computers for a user. The option could also be referred to as “Use Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager user and device assignment”. |
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Specify all other Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager options, as described in ConfigMgr Tab. |
See Also
Deployment
ConfigMgr Tab