You can manage the Filr desktop application on users’ workstations with client management software such as Micro Focus ZENworks.
When following the instructions in this section, you must use the .msi file available on the Microfocus Marketplace.
If you use the .msi file to distribute the Filr desktop application to user workstations, you need to install the following items to each user workstation, independent of the Filr software:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
You can download Microsoft .NET Framework from the Microsoft .NET Downloads page.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 redistributable package (applies to all workstations)
You can download the redistributable package from the Microsoft Download Center.
Filr client installs Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. WebView2 is required to edit files online. For the MDM solutions, WebView2 should be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center and installed before installing the Filr client.
NOTE:The ability to manage the Filr desktop application is available only with Filr desktop 1.0.2 and later.
You can customize the installation and control whether Windows Explorer is restarted.
You can customize the installation process of the Filr desktop application for your organization in the following ways:
Configure default values for each installation option of the Filr desktop application. (Users can change these default values when configuring the Filr desktop application.)
Auto-configure all values for each installation option of the Filr desktop application. (Users specify only their user name and password when configuring the Filr desktop application; users cannot change the default values during initial configuration.)
Disallow users from modifying configuration options in the Filr desktop application. (Users cannot change the default values during initial configuration, and cannot modify the values via the Filr console after initial configuration.)
NOTE:This does not prevent users from manually modifying configuration settings in the registry or file system.
The following sections describe how to make these customizations.
You can configure the default values for each installation option of the Filr desktop application. Users can change these default values when configuring the Filr desktop application.
You accomplish this on Windows by creating registry values, and on Mac by adding properties to the application’s Info.plist file.
Windows: Access the following location where you will create registry values:
\\HKLM\Software\Novell\Filr
Mac: Access the Info.plist file where you will add properties. This file is usually in the following location:
/Applications/Micro Focus Filr/Contents/Info.plist
Create Windows registry values and add properties to the Info.plist file for the values for which you want to configure defaults.
The following table displays the available options for configuring default values.
Table 5-1 Default Value Configuration Options
|
Windows Registry Value Name |
Value Type |
Mac Property Name |
Value Type |
Supports Env Variables |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Default Server URL |
REG_SZ |
FilrDefaultServerURL |
string |
No |
https:// |
|
Default Username |
REG_SZ |
FilrDefaultUsername |
string |
Yes |
%USERNAME% or $USER |
|
Default Account Name |
REG_SZ |
FilrDefaultAccountName |
string |
No |
Hostname in server URL |
|
Default Remember Password |
REG_SZ (“true” or “false”) |
FilrDefaultRememberPassword |
<true/> or <false/> |
No |
false |
|
Default Sync Dir |
REG_SZ |
FilrDefaultSyncDir |
string |
Yes |
%USERNAME%\Filr or $USER\Filr |
|
Default Start On Login |
REG_SZ (“true” or “false”) |
FilrDefaultStartOnLogin |
<true/> or <false/> |
No |
true |
After you have configured default values for the Filr desktop application installation, you can enable auto-configuration. When auto-configuration is enabled, users cannot change the default values during initial configuration. (Users specify only their user name and password when configuring the Filr desktop application.)
You accomplish this on Windows by creating registry values, and on Mac by adding properties to the application’s Info.plist file.
Windows: Access the following location where you will create registry values:
\\HKLM\Software\Novell\Filr
Mac: Access the Info.plist file where you will add properties. This file is usually in the following location:
/Applications/Micro Focus Filr/Contents/Info.plist
Create Windows registry values and add properties to the Info.plist file for the values for which you want to configure defaults.
The following table displays the available options for auto-configuration.
Table 5-2 Auto-Configuration Options
|
Windows Registry Value Name |
Value Type |
Mac Property Name |
Value Type |
Supports Env Variables |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Auto Configure |
REG_SZ (“true” or “false”) |
FilrAutoConfigure |
<true/> or <false/> |
No |
false |
You can disallow users from modifying configuration options in the Filr desktop application. This means that users cannot change the default values during initial configuration, and they cannot modify the values via the Filr console after initial configuration.
NOTE:This does not prevent users from manually modifying configuration settings in the registry or file system.
You accomplish this on Windows by creating registry values, and on Mac by adding properties to the application’s Info.plist file.
Windows: Access the following location where you will create registry values:
\\HKLM\Software\Novell\Filr
Mac: Access the Info.plist file where you will add properties. This file is usually in the following location:
/Applications/Micro Focus Filr/Contents/Info.plist
Create Windows registry values and add properties to the Info.plist file for the values for which you want to configure defaults.
The following table displays the available options for disallowing user configuration.
Table 5-3 Disallow User Configuration Options
|
Windows Registry Value Name |
Value Type |
Mac Property Name |
Value Type |
Supports Env Variables |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Allow User Configuration |
REG_SZ (“true” or “false”) |
FilrAllowUserConfiguration |
<true/> or <false/> |
No |
true |
If you have configured the Filr desktop application with auto-configuration (as described in Enabling Auto-Configuration), you can modify the configuration settings:
Change the options in the registry or .plist file, then restart the Filr desktop application.
When the Filr desktop application starts, it detects that the default settings have changed and applies the new settings.
NOTE:The one exception is that the synchronization directory cannot be changed after the Filr desktop application has been configured.
The Filr desktop application for Windows includes overlay icons that do not appear until Windows Explorer is restarted.
The Windows installer supports four basic user interface levels for installing MSI files:
No UI (“msiexec /qn”)
Windows Explorer is never restarted when using this option.
Basic UI (“msiexec /qb”)
Reduced UI (“msiexec /qr”)
Full UI (“msiexec /qf” or simply “msiexec”, since this is the default)
For example, use the following command to install the MSI with basic UI and without restarting Windows Explorer:
msiexec /qb /i MicroFocusFilr-version.msi RESTARTEXPLORER=no