Administrator Guide

1. In the Devices page, click the device you want to configure.
The Device Details page is displayed.
2. In the Device Configuration section, click Create/Edit Exceptions.
Export group policies
The Export Policies option enables you to export the policies from the current group. This option is available for Wyse Management Suite
PRO license users.
1. From the Groups & Configs page, select the group that you would like to export policies from. The group must have configured
policies.
2. Click Export Policies.
The Export Policies screen is displayed.
3. Select the device type policies to export.
The following options are available:
• All device type policies—All device type policies are exported.
• Specific device type policies—Select one or more device types from the drop-down list. Only the selected device type policies are
exported.
4. Click the Yes button to export the selected device type policies. Parent group policies are not exported. Only policies that are
configured at the selected or targeted group level are exported.
5. Click the download link or right-click the file, and then click Save as to save the JSON file.
The passwords are encrypted in the exported file. The file name is in [Group Name]-[ALL]-[Exported Date &
Time]UTC.json format.
Import group policies
The Import Policies option enables you to import the policies. This option is available for Wyse Management Suite PRO license users. You
can import the group policies from the Groups & Configs page or from the Edit Policies page.
To import the group policies from the Groups & Configs page, do the following:
1. On the Groups & Configs page, select your preferred group.
If the destination group contains policies of the same device type as the imported ones, they are removed and new ones are added.
2. Click Import Policies.
The Import Policies Wizard screen is displayed.
3. Select the mode of importing the group policies from the selected group.
The following options are available:
• From an existing group—Select a group from the drop-down list. Policies from that group are copied to the current group.
• From an exported file—Browse the .json file. Policies from that file are copied to the current group
4. Click Next.
5. Select the device type configurations to import.
The following options are available:
• All device type policies—All configured device type policies are imported to the current group.
• Specific device type policies—Select one or more device types from the dropdown list. Only the selected device type policies are
imported to the current group.
6. Click Next.
The summary of the import process is displayed. The following types of warnings can be displayed:
• Imported <operating system type> policies are applied to group <group name>—When you are importing the operating system
configurations to a group that does not contain any of the configurations.
• <Operating system type> policies already exists for the <group name> group. Existing <operating system type> policies are
removed policies are applied—When you are importing new operating system type configurations to a group that contains the
operating system type configurations.
• Importing policies from a file that contains dependencies to inventory files will fail. To allow this import, use the import option from
the "Edit Policies" window—When you are importing the device type configurations from a file that contains references to
inventory files.
7. Click Import.
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