Machine Policy

Remote Control > Notification Policy > Machine Policy

The Machine Policy page determines how you want to notify users a remote control session to their machine is about to begin. This policy is applied to machine IDs.

Note: See User Role Policy to apply remote control notification policies by machine ID. Machine policy takes precedence over user role policy.

Exceptions

K-VNC supports all options on this page. Kaseya Remote Control supports all options on this page except Notify user when session terminates.

Actions

• Apply - Applies policy parameters to selected machine IDs.
• Remove - Clears policy parameters from selected machine IDs.
• Select All/Unselect All - Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page.
• Delete - Click the delete icon next to a machine ID to clear the policy.
• Edit Icon - Click a row's edit icon to populate header parameters with values from that row. You can edit these values in the header and re-apply them.

Parameters

• Select User Notification Type
  • Silently take control - Do not tell the user anything. Take control immediately and silently.
  • If user logged in display alert - Display notification alert text. The alert text can be edited in the text box below this option.
  • If user logged in ask permission - Ask the user if it is alright to begin a remote control session. The ask permission text can be edited in the text box below this option. Remote control can not proceed until the user clicks the Yes button. If nothing is clicked after one minute, No is assumed and the VSA removes the dialog box from the target machine. If no user is logged in, proceed with the remote control session.
  • Require Permission. Denied if no one logged in - Ask the user if it is alright to begin a remote control session. The ask permission text can be edited in the text box below this option. Remote control can not proceed until the user clicks the Yes button. If nothing is clicked after one minute, No is assumed and the VSA removes the dialog box from the target machine. The remote control session is canceled.
• Notification Alert Text / Ask Permission Text - Displays only if the Select User Notification Type is not Silently take control. Modify the default message if necessary. The <admin> variable is the only variable that can be used in this message.
• Notify user when session terminates - Supported by K-VNC only. Check this box to notify the user when the session terminates.
• Session Termination Message - Displays only if the Notify user when session terminates box is checked. Modify the default message if necessary. The <admin> variable is the only variable that can be used in this message.
• Require admin note to start remote control - Click this box to require VSA users to enter a note before starting the remote control session. The note is included in the remote control log and is not displayed to the machine user.
• Record all remote control session - If checked, Kaseya Remote Control sessions on Windows and Mac machines are recorded. Recordings are viewed using the Agent > Screen Recordings page. See Recording KRC Sessions.

Columns

• Machine.Group ID - The list of Machine IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the user is authorized to see using System > User Security > Scopes.
• Policy - The remote control policy applied to a machine ID.
• Message - The text messages applied to a machine ID.