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You can always find the latest up-to-date list of the third party code and the associated license terms used with the Software and/or Service at http://kb.acronis.com/content/7696 Acronis patented technologies Technologies, used in this product, are covered and protected by one or more U.S. Patent Numbers: 7,047,380; 7,275,139; 7,281,104; 7,318,135; 7,353,355; 7,366,859; 7,475,282; 7,603,533; 7,636,824; 7,650,473; 7,721,138; 7,779,221; 7,831,789; 7,886,120; 7,895,403; 7,934,064; 7,937,612; 7,949,635; 7,953,948; 7,979,690; 8,005,797; 8,051,044; 8,069,320; 8,073,815; 8,074,035; 8,145,607; 8,180,984; 8,225,133; 8,261,035; 8,296,264; 8,312,259; 8,347,137; 8,484,427; 8,645,748; 8,732,121 and patent pending applications. 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2016 1 Mobile Access This section of the web interface covers all the settings and configurations affecting mobile device users. In this section Concepts ..................................................................................................... 3 Policies ....................................................................................................... 5 On-boarding Mobile Devices ................................................................... 25 Managing Gateway Servers ..................................................................... 33 Managing Data Sources ........................................................................... 48 Settings ..................................................................................................... 56 1.1 Concepts Access Mobile Clients connect directly to your server rather than utilizing a third-party service, leaving you in control. Acronis Access server can be installed on existing file servers, allowing iPads, iPhones, Windows and Android devices to access files located on that server. These are typically the same files already available to PCs using Windows file sharing and Macs using Access Connect Server. Clients access Acronis Access servers using their Active Directory user account. No additional accounts need to be configured within Acronis Access. The Access Mobile Client also supports file access using local computer accounts configured on the Windows server Acronis Access is running on, in the event you need to give access to non-AD users. The client management features described below require AD user accounts. A minimal deployment consists of a single Windows server running a default installation of Acronis Access. This default installation includes the Acronis Access Server component installed and the local Acronis Access Gateway Server installed. This scenario allows Access users to connect to this single file server, and allows for client management on mobile devices. If client management is not needed, Data Sources can be setup on the local Gateway Server and the Access Mobile Clients will be able to access these Data Sources, but the users will be in control of their app settings. Fig 1. Single Gateway server, many Access Mobile Clients 3 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2016 Any number of Gateway Servers can later be added to the network and configured for access from the Access clients. Note: Details on installing Acronis Access are included in the Installing section of this guide. Configuration of Gateway Servers and Data Sources is explained in the Mobile Access (p. 3) section. If you wish to remotely manage your Access Mobile Clients, Acronis Access Management allows you to create policies per Active Directory user or group. These policies can: . Configure general application settings . Assign servers, folders, and home directories to be displayed in the client app . Restrict what can be done with files . Restrict the other third party apps that Access Mobile Client files can be opened into . Set security requirements (server login frequency, application lock password, etc.) . Disable the ability to store files on the device . Disable the ability to include Access Mobile Client files in iTunes backups . Remotely reset a user's application lock password . Perform a remote wipe of the Access Mobile Client app's local data and settings . And many additional configuration and security options Only one Acronis Access Server is required. A typical network employing client management includes one server with the Acronis Access Server and Acronis Access Gateway Server components installed and several additional Gateway Servers acting as file servers. In this scenario, all mobile clients are configured to be managed by the Acronis Access Server, and will contact this server each time the Access Mobile Client application is started, to check for any changed settings and to accept application lock password resets and remote wipe commands if necessary. Access Mobile Client clients can be assigned a list of servers, specific folders within shared volumes, and home directories in their management policy. These resources will automatically appear in the Access Mobile Client app and the client app will contact these servers directly as needed for file access. Note: Details on enabling and configuring the client management are included in the Policies (p. 5) and Managing Mobile Devices section of this guide. 4 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2016 Fig 2. One Gateway Server, one Gateway Server + Acronis Access Server, many clients 1.2 Policies Acronis Access allows policies to be assigned to Active Directory groups. Group policies will usually address most or all of your client management requirements. The group policies list is displayed in order of precedence, with the first group in the list having the highest priority. When a user contacts the Acronis Access server, their settings are determined by the single highest priority group policy they are a member of. User policies are used when you want to enforce specific settings on a user regardless of the groups he is in, as User policies have a higher priority than Group policies. User policies will override all Group policies. Group Management Tips If you would like all or most of your users to receive the same policy settings, you can use the Default group policy. All users which are not members of a group policy and do not have an explicit user policy, become members of the Default group. The Default group is enabled by default. If you would like to deny a group of users access to Acronis Access management, ensure that they are not members of any configured group policies. As long as a user account does not match any group policies, they will be denied the ability to enroll in Acronis Access client management. 5 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2016 In this section Adding a New Policy ................................................................................... 6 Modifying Policies ...................................................................................... 7 Policy Settings ............................................................................................ 8 Creating a Blocked Path list ..................................................................... 20 Allowed Apps ........................................................................................... 21 Default Access Restrictions ...................................................................... 23 1.2.1 Adding a New Policy To add a new group policy: 1. Open the Group Policies tab. 2. Click the Add new policy button to add a new group policy. This will open the Add a new group policy page. 3. In the Find group field, enter the partial or complete Active Directory group name for which you'd like to create a policy. You can perform 'begins with' or 'contains' searches for Active Directory groups. Begins with search will complete much faster than contains searches. 4. Click Search and then find and click the group name in the listed results. 5. Make the necessary configurations in each of the tabs (Security (p. 9), Application (p. 11), Sync (p. 16), Home Folders (p. 17) and Server (p. 18)) and press Save.

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