How to Set the Authentication Method for Unattended Access
This article gives guidance to Rescue Administrators.
You must decide how technicians will authenticate when they access an unattended computer.
- On the Organization Tree, select the Technician Group you want to work with.
- Select the Settings tab.
- Under Unattended Access, set the Technician enters administrator credentials at start of every session option:
- Clear this option to allow technicians to authenticate to an unattended computer using a customer's credentials. This is the default setting.
Important: The duration of unattended access is limited to two weeks when technicians authenticate using customer credentials.
- Select this option to force the technician to enter valid administrative credentials at the start of every unattended session.
- Clear this option to allow technicians to authenticate to an unattended computer using a customer's credentials. This is the default setting.
- Under Unattended Access, set the Block pop-up notification after session option:
- Clear Block pop-up notification after session to send a pop-up notification to the customer at the end of the unattended session that their computer was accessed by a technician.
- Select Block pop-up notification after session to block the pop-up notification on the customer’s computer at the end of the unattended session.
- Save your changes.
- Click Save to apply settings to the current Technician Group
- Click Apply to subgroups to apply the settings to the current Technician Group and all of its subgroups
- Click Apply to all groups to apply the same settings to all Technician Groups in your organization
Article last updated: 27 September, 2022
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