Step 7 - Customize & Administer

I. Customizing the Default Installation

After you have the default installation for your Pano Express for SMB or Pano Express for Education up and running you can move forward with customizing it to tap all of the power provided by Pano System virtual Desktops

To build on your initial installation, you can follow these optional steps:

  1. Define additional Device Based and, if Active Directory has been optionally enabled (see Step 7-Connect Directory Service), User Based DVM Collections - see [HelpTopic:Create and Manage DVM Collections]
  2. Configure folder redirection to move storage of user files in My Documents/Documents system folders to your file server using a registry entry or Active Directory Group Policy - see Microsoft Technet
  3. Install Pano Remote/Pano Gateway (optional product) for remote access to your Pano virtual desktops - [HelpTopic:(Overview) Deploy Pano Remote]

II. Performing On-going Administrative Tasks

You will also need to  perform on-going administrative tasks to keep your Pano Express for SMB or Pano Express for Education server running at its best.  These administration tasks include:

Configure Desktop Preferences/Troubleshoot Client Issues - to manage desktop settings for DVMs along with troubleshooting Pano Device logins and connectivity see [HelpTopic:Configure and Manage Pano Clients and Desktop Preferences]. If your  DVMs run out of their preallocated disk space, see [HelpTopic:Expand DVM Hard Drives].

Monitor and Manage the Pano System - occasionally you may need to monitor Pano Controller settings, configure its Backup Manager and perform manual backups - for instructions see [HelpTopic:Manage Pano System].  You may also need to configure different DVM settings for audio, keyboard or other settings - see [HelpTopic: DVM Preferences and Settings FAQs]

Upgrade Pano System (Pano Manager/Pano Direct Service) - if you receive a software update from Pano Logic ([HelpTopic:Get Pano System Upgrade Software]) you may need to apply it to your Pano Express PanoMan VM and/or your DVMs - for instructions see [HelpTopic:Upgrade Pano System], [HelpTopic:Upgrade Pano Controller] and [HelpTopic:Upgrade Pano Direct].

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