Configuring User Environment Manager

Assuming that we have configured the UEM shares and uploaded the GPO templates as described previously in the section of this chapter titled User Environment Manager pre-installation tasks, we are ready to configure UEM itself. In this section of the chapter, we will complete the initial configuration of UEM, which includes installing the UEM management console, implementing the required AD GPOs, and, while optional, we will also enable Windows folder redirection.

Installing the User Environment Manager management console

The UEM management console software may be installed wherever it is needed to facilitate UEM management. The actual UEM configuration is stored in the UEM configuration share; the console does nothing more than connect to and manage the UEM configuration data stored on it. In the examples provided in this chapter, administrative access to UEM is controlled using the UEM_Admins AD security group. Only members of that group have the necessary...