Redirect CurrentWare Clients to another CurrentWare Server
Redirect CurrentWare Clients to another CurrentWare Server
For the redirect feature to work, the PCs must be turned on. PCs that are not online will not retroactively update when turned on at a later time.
#1 –Redirect Clients From One Server to Another (Push)
This
option is mainly for moving existing clients installed to a new
CurrentWare server location. You can use this option in the case of
upgrading or decommissioning an existing CurrentWare server.
Log into your CurrentWare Web Console
Select Tools from the left hand menu
Go to Redirect Clients
From the Redirect Clients dropdown choose “From this server to another server”
Enter the new server name (IP or Hostname)
Select the PC(s) you want to transfer over.
Press the Redirect button at the bottom.
It may take a couple minutes for your machines to move over.
#2 – Redirect Clients From the CurrentWare Console (Pull)
This
option will attempt to hit all or selected endpoints on your network
and check if there is a CurrentWare client to change the server pointer.
Log into your CurrentWare Web Console
Select Tools from the left hand menu
Go to Redirect Clients
From the Redirect Clients dropdown choose “To This Computer”
Enter your client password. Default = Admin
From the dropdown select to move all PCs or to enter specific PCs
Press the Redirect button at the bottom.
It may take a couple minutes for your machines to move over.
#3 – Run a command line
This
is the command line that allows you to reconfigure the CurrentWare
Client to connect to another CurrentWare Server. The command line can be
made into a batch file. It can be run from your remote control tools.
It can be made into a log on script for your group policy.
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