Group Policy Object (GPO) template

Webcam for Remote Desktop Server includes *.admx and *.adml administrative template files. These template files allow to configure the product via Local GPO and/or Domain-Based GPO. Please refer to Microsoft MSDN article on managing ADMX files.

GPO Editor

The archive file containing administrative template can be found in the installation directory: 

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\FabulaTech\Webcam for Remote Desktop (Server)\policies.zip

Additionally, the administrative template files are deployed to a local GPO during product installation and can be found here: 

%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\Fabulatech.admx
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\ftwebcamrdpsrv.admx
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US\Fabulatech.adml
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US\ftwebcamrdpsrv.adml

It's recommended to use the GPO template files provided with the latest product version of Webcam for Remote Desktop Server.

The GPO template can be used to configure the following settings:

Setting Description
Disable functionality

This policy setting is used for disabling webcam redirection functionality.

If this policy setting is enabled, webcams cannot be redirected and do not appear in the webcam menu.

If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, webcam redirection works and webcams appear in the webcam menu.

If this policy setting is used for the computer, it overrides the policy setting for all users of this computer.

Disable Update Subscription Expiration Notification

This policy setting controls whether update subscription expiration notifications are displayed.

If Enabled, the update subscription expiration notifications will not appear.
If Disabled, the update subscription expiration notifications will appear.
If Not Configured, the notification mode is determined by the corresponding user policy setting or the user interface setting.

This policy setting overrides any user-configured preferences, meaning users cannot change the update subscription notification mode through the user interface.

Licensing

This policy setting is used for licensing management. The following licensing modes are used:

License Key
use the specified license key for each product server;
License Server
use a license server for centralized management of licensing;

For "License Key" type of licensing you must specify a string of the key in the corresponding field.

For "License Server" type of licensing you must specify a license server name in the name_or_ip:port format, where the port is an optional parameter.

If this policy setting is enabled, the licensing mode will be overridden by this policy setting. It means using GPO License key instead key that determined via the settings interface.

If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, the licensing mode is determined via the settings interface.

Compression

This policy setting allows you to manage the video compression type used. The following compression options are available:

  • VP8 – Uses the VP8 codec for compression. You can specify a VP8 Stream Bitrate in the corresponding field.
  • MJPEG – Uses the MJPEG codec for compression. You can specify an MJPEG Quality in the corresponding field.

If this policy setting is enabled, user-configured settings are overridden, and users cannot change them through the user interface.

If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, the compression type is determined through the settings interface.

Note: If this policy setting is applied at the computer level, it overrides the same policy setting applied at the user level for all users of this computer.

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