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Parallels Mac Management Features
2 Right-click Configuration Items, point to Create Parallels Configuration Item and click
Parallels Desktop Configuration. The Parallels Desktop Configuration Profile dialog opens.
The following list describes the organization of the Parallels Desktop Configuration Profile dialog:
• Configuration Item. Specifies the name and description of the configuration profile.
• Security. Specifies whether a password is required to create, add, remove, and clone virtual
machines. If an option is selected here, a Mac user will have to enter a password to use it in
Parallels Desktop. Also specifies whether a user is allowed to change Parallels Desktop
preferences. To enable password requirements, click the ON/OFF switch to toggle it to "ON"
and then select the desired options.
• License. Used to specify the Parallels Desktop license key and customize the Request Support
options. You can specify the license key when you want to update the license on managed
Macs. The Request Support options define what happens when a Mac user clicks the Help >
Request Support menu item in the Parallels Desktop graphical user interface.
• USB. Specifies the USB behavior.
• Updates. Specifies the Parallels Desktop automatic update options.
• Network. Specifies the Parallels Desktop network settings.
• Miscellaneous. Specifies the default virtual machine folder and whether or not the users should
participate in the Parallels Customer Experience program.
When finished, click OK to save the profile and close the dialog. To modify the profile, right-click it
and then click Edit Parallels Configuration Item in the pop-up menu.