Managing Internet-based devices
We have already looked at deploying certain company resources to those clients to whom we have very little connectivity on a regular basis. We can use Configuration Manager to manage these devices just like those domain-based clients over the Internet.
This scenario works really well when the clients do not use VPN or DirectAccess, or maybe when we do not deploy a remote access solution for our remote users. This is where we can use Configuration Manager to manage clients using Internet-based client management (IBCM).
How Internet-based client management works
We have the ability to manage Internet-based clients in Configuration Manager by deploying certain site system roles in DMZ. By doing this, we make the management point, distribution point, and software update point Internet-facing and configure clients to connect to this while on the Internet.
With these measures in place, we now have the ability to manage clients that are on the Internet, extending our...
