README for Hotfix to Desktop Central 9

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90121 and 90135

Enhancements

Desktop Management

1. Notification feature has been enabled for configurations.
2. PostgreSQL has been upgraded to version 9.2.9.
3. Desktop Central Agent generation has been enhanced to prevent from being reported as "unsafe" by anti-virus during installation/ upgradation.
4. Configurations for Mac Computers are now supported.
5. Configuring Internet Explorer settings have been enhanced with the ability to add favorites to it.
6. You will now be able to wake up computers prior to installing softwares and patches.
7. Ability to revoke all USB restrictions that had been applied through Desktop Central has been introduced.

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. Issue in Wake On Lan Scheduler has been fixed.
2. Issue during agent installation in XP machines has been fixed.
3. Admin account creation via CSRF attack has been handled.
4. Issue in retrying Desktop Central agent upgradation has been fixed.
5. Remote Code Execution vulnerability on "ZohoMeetingAppletInstall.jar" has been fixed.
6. Cross-site Scripting(XSS) vulnerability on "java_viewer.jsp" has been fixed.
7. A vulnerability wherein authenticated users were able to modify the "Administrator's credential" has now been fixed.

Mobile Device Management

1. Issue in enrolling android devices using Google Chrome browser has been fixed.

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90103 and 90121

Enhancements

Desktop Management

1. Desktop Central user interface for "Configuration Status and Details" page has been optimized
2. Ability to uninstall software from "Inventory" view has been introduced

Mobile Device Management

1. Scheduled Reports for Devices by Passcode Type and Devices with/without Specific Apps have been introduced
2. Ability to manage KNOX devices has been introduced

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. Issue in retaining the configuration status as "Yet to Apply", in specific cases has been fixed
2. Issue in wrongly displaying monitor details has been fixed
3. Issue in establishing remote connections using Desktop Central has been fixed
4. CVE-2014-7862 - Vulnerability, which allows unauthorized administrator account creation has been fixed
5. Issue in applying "Shortcut" configuration to Windows 2008 machines has been fixed
6. Issue while using "deploy immediately" option to install patches in random cases has been fixed
7. Issue in disabling "wallpaper", on the computer, which is connected using remote control has been fixed
8. When a remote connection is established, issue in opening the files from the viewer machine has been fixed
9. Desktop Central's Apache Open SSL component has been upgraded to version 1.0.1j.
10. Poodle Vulnerability has been fixed
11. Issue in deploying a "Shared Printer" configuration for computers running windows 8.1 has been fixed

Mobile Device Management

1. Issue in linking of Read KBs for scanning remarks, App and Profile distribution has been fixed
2. Issue in "In Progress" message displayed during scanning has been fixed
3. Issue in distributing APN profile to iOS8 devices has been fixed
4. Issue in configuring "APN" profile to devices running iOS 7 and and iOS 8 has been fixed
5. Proper handling of acknowledgement and error responses during execution of Security Commands has been fixed
6. Issue in wrongly updating the status as "Draft", while distributing Apps & Profiles has been fixed

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90087 and 90103

Enhancements

1. Downloading recorded remote sessions can now be secured by prompting for authentication

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. Issue in applying PPM, when the user does not have privilege to start PGSQL database has been fixed
2. Issue while importing SSL Certificate has been fixed
3. When an insecure remote connection is established, issue in abruptly disconnecting the connection has been fixed
4. Issue in filtering the data when an OU is selected from the "Computers by OU" report has been fixed
5. Distribution Server replication issue, while trying to deploy "Display & Launch Application" configuration has been fixed
6. Issue in performing Desktop Management activities from ServiceDesk Plus for specific users has been fixed
7. Issue in copying help desk requests from users has been fixed
8. Issue in scanning a domain, if the domain name contains special characters has been fixed
9. Issue in syncing the AD Reports in random cases has been fixed
10. Issue in wrongly detecting the installation count of Operating System has been fixed
11. Issue in sending mail notifications when a prohibited software is installed in the network, has been fixed
12. Issue in listing the details of the prohibited software, when the software is removed from one or more computers has been fixed
13. Issue in not allowing to modify some of the users, which were created in SDP has been fixed
14. Issue in not updating the changes in Desktop Central when the technician's details are modified in ServiceDesk Plus has been fixed
15. Issue in creating an APD task for scanning when the default Deployment Policy is removed has been fixed
16. Issue in waking up remote computers in specific cases has been fixed
17. Issue in scheduling inventory Scan on Monthly basis has been fixed
18. Issue in exporting computers details under inventory page has been fixed
19. Issue in managing the license of a software group which was modified has been fixed
20. Issue in retrying "IP Printer" Configuration has been fixed
21. Issue in displaying low disk space wrongly to customers has been fixed

Mobile Device Management

1. Issue in wrongly displaying the status of restrictions on iOS devices has been fixed
2. Issues in Bulk Enrollment of devices have been fixed
3. Issue in deploying Exchange ActiveSync Account profile to Android devices when the user has already added the account manually, has been fixed
4. Issue in deploying a configuration - "saved as draft" has been fixed

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90075 and 90087

Enhancements

Desktop Management

1. Desktop Central now supports computers running OS X Yosemite 10.10
2. Apache used in Desktop Central has been upgraded to version 2.4.10
3. Serial Number of Mac computers has been updated to ServiceDesk Plus as its Service Tag
4. Support for viewing multiple monitors from Java viewer has been added
5. Support for adding registry details by uploading a registry file has been included in Registry Configuration
6. Ability to scan and deploy specific type of patches such as Microsoft, Apple and Third Party Patches separately has been introduced
7. Service Packs can now be deployed using Automated Patch Deployment
8. Users can establish a remote connection via Activex viewer from computers with "Standard User" privileges
9. Remote connections via Activex viewer has been enhanced to remove dependency using custom security settings of the IE browser
10. Ability to hide/view the remote cursor can now be configured from Remote Control settings
11. Desktop Central's User Interface is now localized for Turkish, Polish and Spanish languages and licensing for multi-language pack has been introduced
12. Desktop Central ServiceDesk Plus On-Demand Integration feature has been introduced for Asset data integration
13. Ability to log help desk requests as tickets in ServiceDesk Plus On-Demand has been introduced
14. Ability to restrict users from editing the "From Email Address" when a user tries to log a help desk ticket from the Desktop Central agent tray icon has been introduced

Mobile Device Management

1. Ability to view the details of the Profile has been introduced
2. Certificates tab display has been added for Windows Phone Devices
3. Ability to restrict users from removing ManageEngine MDM App is now supported for all Android devices
4. The device details view of Windows Phones now includes the details of restrictions applied on the device
5. Ability to modify the details of the Device like "Device Name and Description" has been introduced

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. Issue in creating a User Management Configuration with a password has been fixed
2. Issue in executing Wake On LAN configuration has been fixed
3. Issue in detecting software installed on user profiles has been fixed
4. Issue in approving patches from "Downloaded Patches" view has been fixed
5. Issue in updating hexa deximal values using Registry Configuration has been fixed
6. Issue in backing up Desktop Central database manually has been fixed
7. Issue in identifying prohibited software has been fixed
8. Issue in re-creating a "default administrator", which has been deleted is fixed
9. Issue in fetching inventory details of Mac Computers has been fixed
10. Issue in deploying a configuration, which is "saved as draft" has been fixed
11. Issue in applying Drive Mapping configuration has been fixed
12. Issue in saving configuration as a draft when more number of computers added as a target has been fixed
13. Issue in wrongly listing the details of the software, which has been uninstalled from the computer has been fixed
14. Issue in posting the inventory details from Desktop Central to ServiceDesk Plus has been fixed
15. Issue in showing a black screen, while connecting a dual monitor remotely has been fixed
16. Issue in Desktop Central Notification Server getting disabled has been fixed
17. Issue in applying a business rule in ServiceDesk Plus, when the subject line of a help desk request sent from Desktop Central contains special characters has been fixed

Mobile Device Management

1. Issue in creating a vendor signed CSR in random cases has been fixed
2. Issue in modifying the name of an App in the App Repository has been fixed
3. Issue in configuring NAT settings using "Subject Alternate Name" has been fixed

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90067 and 90075

Enhancements

Desktop Management

1. Pre-installation checks such as verifying free disk space, registry key value, etc., can now be automated while deploying software
2. "IP Scope" feature is now supported for running MAC operating system computers
3. Patch Management now supports Mozilla Firefox ESR
4. Ability to detect Windows Pro with Media Center Edition and Server Standard (evaluation installation) Edition has been introduced
5. Ability to transfer multiple files simultaneously to a remote computer has been introduced
6. Option to include/exclude sub OU in define target is now supported
7. Inventory Alerts notifications when a specific hardware device is added / removed and when any type of software is installed / uninstalled is now supported
8. Reports can now be generated for "Mapped Logical Disks" and "Network Shares"
9. Ability to chat online with the "Technical Support Executives" has been introduced

Mobile Device Management

1. 30 plus restrictions are now supported for devices running Windows 8.1 and later versions
2. Ability to restrict users from deleting ME MDM Workspace account has been introduced
3. APNs creation/renewal is now automated
4. Ability to perform on-demand operations on devices running Windows 8.1 via Windows Notification Service has been introduced

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. When "no missing patches" are found, issue in option "notifying the users to Allow/Skip installation" has been fixed
2. Issue in restricting the user to reboot the computer when "Do Not Reboot" policy is applied has been fixed
3. Issue in editing an existing "Remote Shutdown" task has been fixed
4. Issue in exporting the reports, when a criterion is applied has been fixed
5. Issue while deploying new Wallpaper and Screensaver through Display Configuration has been fixed

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90059 and 90067

Enhancements

Desktop Management

1. Ability to add 3rd party SSL certificates for enabling secured agent-server communication from the UI has been included
2. Exclusive support for Patch Management Edition is added
3. Support for 2000 has been withdrawn

Mobile Device Management

1. Ability to rename the Mobile Device Management group is now supported
2. Ability to fetch primary and secondary SIM information from mobile devices running Windows 8.1 or later has been introduced
3. MDM WiFi profile Configuration for Android device has been introduced
4. Ability to remotely alarm an Android device and Windows phone has been introduced
5. Support for SD card data wipe in Android devices has been introduced
6. Geo-Tracking for Android devices is optimized to reduce the impact on battery consumption

Bug Fixes

Desktop Management

1. Issue while editing a "Static Unique Group" belonging to a workgroup has been fixed
2. Issue in configuring Mail Server from "Prohibited Software" view has been fixed
3. Issue in exporting computer details report has been fixed
4. Issue in exporting hardware and software reports in .csv format has been fixed
5. Issue in loading Software Details view under Inventory module has been fixed
6. Issue in deleting details from feed custom data has been fixed
7. Issue in sorting "Computers by Age" under Inventory Report has been fixed
8. Issue in taking Remote Control of a computer using ActiveX viewer from Internet Explorer 11 has been fixed
9. Issue in displaying group name as junk for non English has been fixed
10. Issue in displaying the message as "Scanning In-Progress" once the scanning is completed has been fixed
11. Issue in fetching expiry date for Dell computers has been fixed
12. Issue in viewing the remote desktop, when the screen recording is enabled has been fixed
13. Issue in establishing connection with a remote computer, if the viewer machine's name contains an empty space has been fixed
14. Vulnerability issues in the Desktop Central server has been fixed
15. OpenSSL has been migrated to 1.0.1 version
16. USB restriction labeling for Android devices have been modified to provide better clarity

Mobile Device Management

1. Unable to update the device name when an existing Android device is enrolled to a different user has been fixed

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90045 and 90059

Enhancements

1. Remote Control feature is now supported for computers running MAC operating System.
2. Ability to detect the Software Architecture as 32 bit and 64 bit for Windows computers has been introduced.
3. The newly added computers in Active Directory will be automatically added to SoM based on the available licenses with appropriate notifications.
4. Ability to send email notifications periodically, on the deployment status of the Automated Patch Deployment task has been introduced.
5. Ability to lock the windows device remotely has been introduced.
6. Ability to locate the windows device by using "Remote Alarm" feature has been introduced.
7. Ability to rebrand ME MDM App on SAFE devices has been introduced.
8. Ability to hide ME MDM App on Android devices has been introduced.
9. Ability to re-order the packages, while creating/modifying a software configuration has been introduced.
10. Processing User Configuration on a computer, when more than one user has logged in has been optimized.
11. Drive Mapping is now enhanced to overwrite the existing drives.

Bug Fixes

1. Issue in using "SoM privilege" for users with full control has been fixed.
2. Issue in applying Active Sync Profile on Windows 8.1 devices has been fixed.
3. While creating a Active Sync Profile, issue in listing "password" as a mandatory field has been fixed.
4. Distribution Server Apache SSL Communication failed Issue has been Fixed.
5. Issue in establishing database connection in some specific cases has been fixed.
6. Issue in saving "File Folder Configuration", as Draft has been fixed.
7. When a configuration is resumed, issue in re-applying the configuration to all the target, has been fixed.
8. While configuring Mail Server Settings, issue in adding an email address which contains "$" symbol in user name has been fixed.
9. When the APNs certificate is renewed, issue in not retaining the device enrollment time has been fixed.
10. Issue in adding license details of the software applications which are not discovered in the network has been fixed.
11. Issue in excluding USB devices, if the device name contains special characters has been fixed.
12. Issue in generating a "Query Report" when the data is huge has been fixed.
13. Issue in creating a software package using network share, when the folder name consists of some special characters has been fixed.
14. Issue in modifying the existing software packages has been fixed.
15. When a device is manually added to a Group, issue in applying the profiles/apps associated with the Group has been fixed.

 

 

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90033 and 90045

Enhancements

1. Ability to view the live status of the Desktop Central agents has been introduced from all computer based views.
2. Ability to invoke actions like scanning, establishing remote connections, chat sessions, invoking system Manager, etc. can be initiated from all computer based views.
3. Ability to fetch "Nested AD User Groups" of a computer has been introduced.
4. Deploying Configurations to computers belonging to an AD Group has been optimized.
5. Ability to filter patches with advanced criteria has been introduced in Automated Patch Deployment.
6. "Third Party Applications" are now included in the System Health Status calculation.
7. Patch Approval process is now enhanced to approve the patches automatically.
8. Mobile Device Management now supports managing Windows Phone 8.0 and later versions.
9. Ability to generate Custom Reports, using predefined "time interval" like last week, last month etc., has been introduced.
10. Ability to clone "Custom Reports" has been introduced.
11. Ability to generate scheduled report based on usage of USB devices has been introduced.
12. Time taken for Scheduled scanning is now optimized to scan and fetch computer details quicker.
13. Ability to view comments for every license key which are added has been introduced.
14. Ability to generate custom reports with more specific details like Mapped Logical disk, mother board details etc. has been introduced.

Bug Fixes

1. When a user has been assigned to manage a remote office that has a Domain/Workgroup with a "-" in its name, there was an issue in showing this Domain/Workgroup under Define Target of a configuration. This has been fixed.
2. When finger print authentication has been enabled in Samsung S5 devices, issue in applying passcode profile has been fixed.
3. Issue in executing Wake on LAN task on specific cases has been fixed.
4. Issue in deploying a patch/software application which exceeds 100 MB of size has been fixed.
5. Issue in modify a scheduled scan task has been fixed.
6. Issue in generating USB usage report has been fixed.
7. Issue in allowing users to skip reboot during patch deployment in some specific scenarios has been fixed.
8. In some specific cases, issue in viewing the configuration execution status for a computer/user has been fixed.
9. Issue in generating "Domain Admin User Accounts", while using MSSQL database has been fixed.
10. Issue in generating "Nested OU Reports", while using MSSQL database has been fixed.
11. While trying to remotely connect a "Windows Surface Pro" or a "Windows Desktop" with a larger display, issue in not displaying the complete screen has been fixed.
12. Issue in posting IMEI number of iOS devices from Desktop Central to ServiceDesk Plus has been fixed.
13. Issue in establishing connection with the remote desktop in specific cases has been fixed.
14. Issue in not suggesting the name of the computers, while using "Advanced Search" option in the Desktop Central console has been fixed.
15. Issue in searching computers in "Computers With or without Software" report has been fixed.
16. Issue in generating an empty report, while branch office details are filtered under Inventory > software details view, has been fixed.
17. Issue in wrongly displaying the software installation time under computer's history tab has been fixed.
18. Issue in filtering branch office details, under inventory > software details view has been fixed.
19. Issue in wrongly generating "Systems with Prohibited software" report randomly has been fixed.
20. Issue in generating an empty mail as a summary for "scheduled scan report" has been fixed.
21. Issue in generating Custom Group details under "Computer view" in "All Patches" page has been fixed.

 

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90023 and 90033

Enhancements

1. Desktop Central Agent is optimized to reduce CPU and memory usage.
2. You can now manage screensavers, wallpapers and install font files using Display configuration
3. When you configure Desktop Central MDM to track the location of the devices, it automatically downloads and configures Google Maps to show the device location on a map.
4. Ability to view files with the modified date has been introduced in Remote Control - File Transfer.
5. Desktop shortcut has been introduced to navigate to "Desktop" folder from the "Home" directory in Remote Control - File Transfer.
6. While creating/modifying Groups, devices can now be identified using User Name, in addition to the Device Name.
7. Ability to restrict users from disabling GPS, on their android device has been introduced.
8. Ability to restrict users from disabling Cellular data, on their android device has been introduced.

Bug Fixes

1. Issue in maintaining the Distribution Server details in random cases has been fixed.
2. Issue in wrongly deploying the configuration when the active directory is not reachable has been fixed.
3. Issue in using 'Deploy Immediately' option, while applying the configuration to a large target has been fixed.
4. While deploying a configuration, issue in excluding 'custom group' from the target has been fixed.
5. Issue in generating Patch Summary has been fixed.
6. Issue in accessing Desktop Central from ServiceDesk Plus in integrate mode, while using third party certificates has been fixed.
7. In integrated mode, issue in editing asset data, which was posted from Desktop Central to ServiceDesk Plus has been fixed.
8. Issue in wrongly applying a registry file, while deploying a custom script configuration has been fixed.
9. Issue in distributing paid Apps using redemption codes has been fixed.
10. Issue in creating profiles using Internet Explorer browser has been fixed.

Enhancements and Bug Fixes between 90000 and 90023

Enhancements

1. Ability to distribute paid iOS Apps using Managed Distribution has been added.
2. Support for migrating unused VPP redemption codes to Managed Distribution Licensing is added
3. Support for silent installation of Enterprise iOS App on supervised devices has been added.
4. When a device is remotely wiped (corporate wipe), the unused redemption codes, if any, on that device will be available for use on other devices.
5. In App Distribution, the previously chosen values for silent installation and notifications will be remembered.
6. App upgradation has been enhanced with appropriate onscreen messages and mail notifications.
7. When a app license is revoked from an iOS device, the App is removed from the device/App Catalog.
8. When multiple versions of an App is installed on a device (by way of upgrading), issue in wrongly displaying the installed version has been fixed.
9. Under Scheduled reports, you can now filter Missing/Applicable/Installed Patch Reports based on systems.
10. Ability to automate Patch Repository cleanup process has been introduced.
11. Ability to move MAC computers from one remote office to another has been introduced.
12. Patch DB Sync mail alert, is now enhanced with details on latest patches and applications.
13. Ability to wipe the data on the SD card for SAFE devices has been introduced.

Bug Fixes

1. Issue in displaying the license details of an App when it has been modified is fixed.
2. Issue in creating Exchange Active Sync Profile without user name for android devices, has been fixed.
3. When a device which was wiped using Desktop Central is re-enrolled, issue in listing it as a new device has been fixed.
4. Issue in initiating chat from computers running Windows 8.1 has been fixed.
5. Issue in creating local admin account using configuration templates has been fixed.
6. Issue in wrongly displaying the model name in place of the owner name in inventory has been fixed.
7. Issue in wrongly updating the computer name in place of model name in ServiceDesk Plus has been fixed.
8. Issue in continuously running more than one on-demand tasks, like Inventory/Patch scan, Deploy Immediately, etc., has been fixed..
9. Issue while applying some specific criteria to the dynamic custom group has been fixed
10. Issue in excluding AD groups while defining a target has been fixed.