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KeyReporter HTTPS

Connecting to KeyReporter via SSL (https) will present more configuration options for KeyReporter. You will need to set KeyReporter to listen on the HTTPS port (or custom port) via the standard configuration page. Once connected via HTTPS, you can set KeyReporter to generate reports from an external data source and a few other additional options.

KeyReporter RSS

KeyReporter can be set to deliver reports via RSS. Depending on password access, any report viewed via a browser can be set to be delivered via RSS.

Managing Users

To manage Users, you can implement external authentication. KeyServer will make a call to your external authentication schema (AD, LDAP, etc.) where Users (& Groups) are identified. The KeyConfigure Groups window will then be populated via this schema and then can be used to manage licenses.

K2 Mobile client

If you wish to take advantage of KeyCheckout - to allow users to check out "keyed" applications - they will need to install the K2 Mobile client. If the default client agent is already installed (using the regular client installer), you will need to first de-install KeyAccess and then install K2Mobile client to get access to installer option for KeyCheckout.

ODBC Driver

Please be aware there is a known issue between Windows 32 bit applications and 64 bit operating systems. View the MS KB on this. If you host your KeyServer on a 64 bit Windows operating system, either create a user DSN (not system DSN) or use a 32 bit ODBC driver.

Additional: If you run KeyConfigure on an x64 Windows computer, launch the Data Sources (ODBC) control panel applet from within the Sassafras K2/Admin program files folder to access the correct driver.

Printing Histograms in KeyReporter

Within Internet Explorer (8) select Page Setup and check on the Print Background Colors & Images checkbox. For earlier versions of IE this setting is in the Internet Options/Printing section. Alternatively, download report from Archive section as a KSR report and open within KeyConfigure and print from there.

Export data to external database

K2 can optionally export to external ODBC datasources, such as Oracle or MSSQL databases. Exported data is never deleted by the export process - which is ideal for long term archival purposes. However, if you generate reports against this external data, such as the Hardware report, it may show deleted computers (as all data is kept). You will need to force a full reexport by deleting the external table (and row in KSdbex).

Unacknowledge computers

If you wish to unacknowlegde a computer after it has been acknowlegded, ctrl/alt/rightlclick on the computer, or set of computers.

KeyServer SiteID Registry key

You may want to use KeyServer to identify which SOE build is deployed for any particular PC.
You could do this via 2 methods. First is if you have the ability to create custom executables. Create an exe that has the SOE build in the name of the exe and then deploy and discover that exe per PC.
Second method is to populate the "computerSite" field. This is a free text registry field (63 chars), and can be set per SOE build.
Located here:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
KeyAccess\Settings\options\site
and for Mac:
/Library/Preferences/
com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist in the "site" property.
Then you can view this field within KeyConfigure for sorting purposes.

KeyConfigure - CTRL Refresh

KeyConfigure, the admin console, works on a local cached copy of data tables to ensure speedy response. If you have multiple administrators working on KeyConfigure at the same time, it is a good idea to do a "hard" refresh of the Computers and Programs list every so often. This brings down a full refresh from the KeyServer to the local KeyConfigure. Hold down the "CTRL" key and hit the "refresh" button on the lower left of the Program or Computers window.

KeyConfigure - Date Expiration

You can create a hard expiration date on any license - by selecting the license/Options/ Expiration Date. This is useful if you want to select a future date when a license is no longer available for use (for support contracts, etc.)

KeyAccess - Registry Key

The location of the address for the KeyServer is stored on the local client within the registry key for KeyAccess. The location is:

HKLocalMachine/System/CurrentControlSet/
Services/KeyAccess/Settings/logon/host

KeyConfigure - Legacy reports

If you're a fan of the old legacy reports in KeyConfigure:

sassafras k2/admin/report modules/reportmenu.xml

change the "no" below to "yes", save and close:

    <group name="Legacy" hidden="no">
        <class>lgcy</class>
    </group>


to = yes

Win7 Deployment Filter

Example filter to apply in the Computers window to determine which PCs are ready for Win7 deployment:

Pre Win7 & Ready for Win 7
(Platform=Windows)&&(osvr<0x06010000)&&
(cpuClock>=1000)&&(((CPU64Bit=1)&&(RAMSize>
=2097152)&&(FreeSpace>=32768))||((CPU64Bit=0) &&(RAMSize>=1048576)&&(FreeSpace>=16384)))

Pre Win7 & Not Ready for WIn 7
(Platform=Windows)&&(osvr<0x06010000)&&(!
((cpuClock>=1000)&&(((CPU64Bit=1)&&(RAMSize>
=2097152)&&(FreeSpace>=32768))||((CPU64Bit=0)
&&(RAMSize>=1048576)&&(FreeSpace>=16384)))))

Note: remove any spaces in the formula's.

Mac Lion Ready Filter

(cput>=135)&&(cput<=139)&&(fmcr!=0)