Configuration Server

Inveneo Hub Linux can stream line the configuration of client machines running Inveneo Desktop Linux (IDL). The configuration server will take the settings one computing station and apply them to all other IDL machines on the wired network. To use the configuration server, make changes to one IDL client, then the configuration settings will be saved on the server. When the rest of the IDL machines boot, they will copy the configuration from the server. Once an IDL machine copies the configuration from the server, it will keep that configuration - even if the server is off. =Creating a Configuration=

Turn On the Configuration Server

 * 1) Log into the webmin, see Chapter 1: Accessing the Webmin
 * 2) Click System in the left column.
 * 3) Click Inveneo Configuration Server
 * 4) Username inveneo
 * 5) Enter the password for the server
 * 6) Click Login
 * 7) Click Turn On

Inveneo Communication Staitons and Inveneo Computing Stations (ICS)
The configuration server will work on both the Inveneo Communication Station and the Inveneo Computing Station if they are using Inveneo Desktop Linux.

First ICS
For a more in depth explanation of configuring Inveneo Desktop Linux, see The IDL Manual.


 * 1) Make sure the ICS is connected to the LAN.
 * 2) Make all necessary configuration changes, like adding printers, adding or removing desktop icons and changing the default language for the operating system. Any changes made to the system that require a "Save Configuration" will be remembered by the configuration server.
 * 3) Click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 4) Type in the administrative password and click OK.
 * 5) When the “Configuration saved on this station and the hub server.” message appears, click OK.

Remaining ICSs

 * 1) Make sure they are connected to the LAN.
 * 2) Power on.
 * 3) When the ICS fully boots, it will have the same configuration at the first ICS. The configuration from the server was automatically saved the ICS.  No other steps are necessary.  If the ICS is removed from the LAN, it will continue to boot with the updated configuration.

=Restore Factory Defaults= Clicking reset, erases the saved configuration in on the server, which causes the IDL machines to restore their factory default settings. It is the same as doing a Factory Reset in the Reboot System menu on IDL. 
 * 1) Login to the Inveneo Configuration Server.
 * 2) Click Reset
 * 3) A window asking Are you sure? will appear, click OK
 * 4) After rebooting the ICSs, the factory defaults will be restored.

=Turning Off the Configuration Server= To turn off the configuration server, click Turn Off in the Inveneo Configuration Server window. Once the IDL clients have booted on, they will save the configuration from the server to their local machines. If the configuration server is off, it will not affect the configuration on IDL.

Any changes made to a client machine, when the configuration server is off, will not be saved on the configuration server. When a save configuration is complete on IDL, new saved message will appear "Configuration was saved on this station, but could not be uploaded to the hub." Therefore, those changes will not be seen on other client machines. If the configuration server is turn on again, it will configure IDL clients to the last configuration saved while the server was on. Any changes made while the configuration server was off would be erased.  Return to the Table of Contents