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Customize

The Customize page provides four different methods of customizing the user interface that administrators and users see.

  • Customize the header on the logon page (both users and administrators).
  • Customize the function list first seen by users after logon.
  • Customize the function list first seen by administrators after logon.
  • Customize the graphical user interface.

Customize the header on the logon page (both users and administrators).

  1. Click the Customize link associated with this option. This option selects the URL of the top frame seen by both administrators and users during logon. Perform the following tasks in any order:
    • Enter the URL of a web page in the URL of top frame field. Typically this page contains a company logo.
    • Enter the height in pixels of the top most frame of the web page in the Top frame height field.
    • Click the Category button at the bottom of the page to create a new category label in the function list. Enter a name for the new category label in the left column text box.
    • Click the Link button at the bottom of the page to create a new link in the function list. Enter a name for the new link in the left column text box. Enter a URL in the right column text box to direct the browser when the link is selected from the function list.
    • Click the up and down arrow icons to move a category label or link up or down in the function list. This change is applied immediately.
    • Click the delete icon next to a existing category label or link to remove the category label or link from the function list.
    • Check or uncheck any of the following display options for the logon page:
      • Display Get New Password on logon page
      • Display System Status on logon page
      • Display System Version on logon page
      • Display Customer ID on logon page
  2. Click the Update button at the top of the page to apply your changes to the function list immediately.
  3. Click the Default button at the top of the page to restore the default settings for the home page seen by administrators. This change is applied immediately.
  4. Click the Close link at the top of the page to exit the customization web page.

Customize the function list first seen by users after logon.

  1. Click the Customize link associated with this option. A new web page displays the current function list displayed when a user displays the User Access Welcome Page. This option also selects the URL of the top frame seen by users after logon. Perform the following tasks in any order:
    • Enter the URL of a web page in the URL of top frame field. Typically this page contains a company logo.
    • Enter the height in pixels of the top most frame of the web page in the Top frame height field.
    • Enter the text first shown to users on the web page in the Default text displayed on the user welcome page text box.
    • Click the Category button at the bottom of the page to create a new category label in the function list. Enter a name for the new category label in the left column text box.
    • Click the Link button at the bottom of the page to create a new link in the function list. Enter a name for the new link in the left column text box. Enter a URL in the right column text box to direct the browser when the link is selected from the function list.
    • Click the up and down arrow icons to move a category label or link up or down in the function list. This change is applied immediately.
    • Click the delete icon next to a existing category label or link to remove the category label or link from the function list.
  2. Click the Update button at the top of the page to apply your changes to the function list immediately.
  3. Click the Default button at the top of the page to restore the default settings for the home page seen by administrators. This change is applied immediately.
  4. Click the Close link at the top of the page to exit the customization web page.

Customize the function list first seen by administrators after logon.

  1. Click the Customize link associated with this option. A new web page displays the current function list displayed when an administrator first logs on. Perform the following tasks in any order:
    • Click the Category button at the bottom of the page to create a new category label in the function list. Enter a name for the new category label in the left column text box.
    • Click the Link button at the bottom of the page to create a new link in the function list. Enter a name for the new link in the left column text box. Enter a URL in the right column text box to direct the browser when the link is selected from the function list.
    • Click the up and down arrow icons to move a category label or link up or down in the function list. This change is applied immediately.
    • Click the delete icon next to a existing category label or link to remove the category label or link from the function list.
  2. Click the Update button at the top of the page to apply your changes to the function list immediately.
  3. Click the Default button at the top of the page to restore the default settings for the home page seen by administrators. This change is applied immediately.
  4. Click the Close link at the top of the page to exit the customization web page.

Customize the graphical user interface.

Click the Customize link associated with this option. A new web page displays, enabling you to change the entire look of all the web pages. In addition to changing the color scheme, you can customize the top frame of the VSA interface. You can also swap out the Kaseya agent icon displayed in the system tray of each managed machine with your own icon.

Themes

Three themes are provided: Default, Banner and Compact. You can change any of the attributes of any of the three themes or reset their attributes back to their default settings. The changes you make apply to the graphical display of the entire VSA and to all administrators and users logging into the VSA.

Some of the attributes are only available with specific themes. Principally the three themes differ by how they display the header frame at the top of the page.

Top Frame

  • Pixel height of the top frame header
  • URL that the logo links to. Applies to Banner theme only.
  • Style for unused area to right of menu bar. Applies to Banner theme only.
  • Top Frame Header Body Style

Module Tabs

  • Inactive tab background style
  • Active tab background style
  • Hover tab background style
  • Inactive tab text style
  • Active tab text style

Logoff Link

  • Logoff link style
  • Logoff link hover style

Toolbox

  • Toolbox Background Color
  • Toolbox Text Color
  • Toolbox Text Hover Color

Machine ID.Group ID Filter

  • Main Logon / Select Machine ID and Machine Group Body Style
  • Select Machine ID and Machine Group Text Style

Function Lists

  • Pixel width of the function list frame
  • Function List Header Style
  • Function Category Header Style
  • Function List Hover Style
  • Function List Active Selection Style
  • Function List Inactive Selection Style
  • Function List Background Color
  • Function List Frame Color
  • Function List Hilite Color

Miscellaneous

  • URL that the logo links to.
  • Header HTML shown on all reports

    Note: You can customize the header HTML shown on all reports by administrator using Reports > Set Logo.

  • HTML displayed on Agent download page.
    <here> - link to package, <packageName> - display package name
  • Product Title
  • Nav Menu Bullet Icon
  • Corporate logo image. The color depth cannot exceed 256 colors.

Agent System Tray Icons

  • Agent system tray icon when Agent is online (must be .ico format)
  • Agent system tray icon when Agent is offline (must be .ico format)
  • Agent system tray icon when Agent is blinking (must be .ico format)
  • Agent system tray icon when remote control is disabled (must be .ico format)
  • Mac Agent menu bar icon when Agent is online (must be .tif format)
  • Mac Agent menu bar icon when Agent is offline (must be .tif format)
  • Mac Agent menu bar icon when Agent is blinking (must be .tif format)
  • Mac Agent menu bar icon when remote control is disabled (must be .tif format)

Note: See Creating Custom Agent Icons for more information.