Editing the Software Page

This page provides the following topics:

To edit the Software page, perform the following steps.

At the Computer page, click the Software tab.

The Software page is displayed.
Click the Edit button.
The fields are displayed.
At the Bandwidth Throttling section, optionally select the Limit bandwidth usage radio button.
The usage fields are enabled.
Set the usage limits.
Note: The default setting is Sunday through Sunday from 12 AM to 12 AM with a limit of 64 Kb/s.
At the Upload Logs section, optionally select the Automatically upload logs for online viewing check box.
Note: This option uploads warning and error log entries to enable online viewing.
When you have completed your selections, click the Save button.
The confirmation pop-up is displayed.
Click Yes.
The new settings are displayed.

You can create a custom installer file that allows the software to self-install with the proper username, and Computer ID.

This option also allows you to configure the backup agent’s settings from the Management Portal.

To create a custom backup installer, perform the following steps.

At the Computer page, click the Software tab.
The Software page is displayed.
Click the Create Installer button.
The Installer Created pop-up is displayed.
Copy and paste the link or email it to the contact for this computer, and then click OK.
Run the installer.
The Setup Wizard is displayed.

To apply a template to a single computer, perform the following steps.

At the Computer page, click the Software tab.
The Software page is displayed.
Click the Apply Template button.
The Apply Template pop-up is displayed.
Select the desired template from the drop-down menus, and then click Apply.
- If applying Preferences templates, the changes are applied to the selected Agent the next time the Agent checks in. The Agent checks in every 15 minutes.
- Note that a Pending status for a Preference template is displayed on the Computers section of the Manage Account page until the template is applied, as shown below.
- If applying Notifications templates and/or Overage Alerts templates, the Append pop-up is displayed, as shown below.
- Append adds settings not already specified (good for modifying notifications settings).
- Replace overwrites all settings with exactly what was chosen in the template (good for resetting or clearing notifications settings).
Click Append or Replace.
The new email notifications are added or replaced.