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About working with clients

This section describes additional client procedures. For instructions on registering a client to the backup system, see About adding clients.

Use these procedures to manage the clients whose data you are protecting:

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To modify a client

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To delete a client

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To push agent updates to one client

To modify a client

Use this procedure to modify a client on the Unitrends appliance. Note that CIFS/NFS NAS clients cannot be modified using this procedure. Instead, see To modify a CIFS/NFS client.

Access the Setup Wizard add computers step, or select Settings > Clients, Networking, and Notifications > Clients.

Select the client.

Modify fields as desired and click Save.

Field definitions

Field	Action
Computer Type	Select an operating system or environment from the list.
Authentication	Check the Establish trust box to associate trust credentials for the client. For information on trust credentials and using default credentials, see Client trust credentials for details.
Computer Name	Name of the client. This name must be resolvable using DNS or the host table of the system. Note: It is best not to rename a client because this can have undesirable results for replicating, vaulting, and archiving systems. For details, see About renaming clients.
IP Address	Client’s IP address. If using DNS, you may leave this field empty. If not using DNS, this is a required field.
Administrative Username	Available only if the Create New Credential option is selected. Credentials provided must have local system administrator privileges or domain administrator privileges.
Password	Available only if the Create New Credential option is selected.
Domain	Available only if the Create New Credential option is selected. You must enter a domain if the computer has been setup in a Windows domain.
NDMP Client Option check boxes	Available only if NAS NDMP Client is selected as the Computer Type.
Enable this computer...	Check to enable the client for data protection; uncheck to disable.
Automatically create a backup schedule...	Check to create a file-level backup schedule for the client and execute it immediately.
All backups performed on this computer are to be replicated...	Check to replicate this client’s backups to an off-premise system for disaster recovery purposes. Applicable only if you have a replication system or Unitrends Cloud service.
All backups performed on this computer are to be encrypted	Check to encrypt all the data protected for this client using an AES-256 bit algorithm. Applicable only if the system is licensed for encryption and encryption has been configured (see About encryption for details).
Advanced options	Check to set this client’s backups to high, medium, or low priority and to enable or disable SSL.