Client Configuration

These properties enable you to:

• Limit internet access for users by disabling the Go to Web Address command on handhelds.
• Set the default home page for handhelds.
• Specify the maximum file size a user can upload from the handheld.
• Control credentials for proxy and NTLM authentication.

Client configuration properties include:

Property Name	Default	Description
client.config. GA_HomePage	http://www.good.com	Sets the home page URL for Good Intranet handhelds. You can use an external URL (if internet access is enabled) or an internal URL.
client.config. GA_WalledGarden	false	Enables internet access restrictions. If set to true, the Go to Web Address command on the handheld is disabled.
client.config. GA_FileUploadSize	512KB	Specifies the maximum size of files being uploaded from a user's handheld. If the value is set to zero, the file upload feature is disabled.
client.config. GA_ProxyTimeout	0 (Never cache the proxy credentials)	Defines the amount of time the proxy credential can be stored on the handheld. When Good Intranet Server is setup in a per-user proxy mode (per-proxy mode means the user can enter proxy credential individually rather than having one common set of credential set up on server), credentials entered by user on the client are cached on the handheld. The property determines how long the credentials are cached before timing the user out. Values are: 0 (Never cache the proxy credentials) -1 (always cache the proxy credentials) any numeric value (number or seconds, until the proxy credentials can be cached)
client.config. GA_NTLMTimeout	0	When NTLM authentication is enabled on Good Intranet Server, users would be prompted for credentials when they access any NTLM site. This property defines the amount of time client would cache the NTLM/Basic credentials entered by user on the handheld. Values are 0 (never cache the NTLM credentials) -1 (always cache the NTLM credentials) any numeric value (amount of time, in seconds, the NTLM credentials can be cached)

You can control the ability of users to freely type a URL in the Good Intranet client by enabling a walled garden. When a walled garden is enabled (set to true), users cannot select the URL button in the Good Intranet client. In this case, users can only go to the home page that has been defined for the Good Intranet server. Enabling a walled garden does not prevent a user from trying to access a particular URL. Such controls are provided by defining a proxy so that the Good Intranet Server can route its requests through. This approach provides the best way to control user access to non-authorized sites.

You can create HTML forms that your users can use to upload files. For example, a service engineer can take a picture from a job site and send that picture back to the office. You use the client configuration section of the config.props file to set the maximum size of a file being uploaded. If you set the value to 0 (zero) users cannot upload files.

You can also control proxy or NTLM authentication through the config.props file. By doing so, you can set the amount of time the client caches a user's credentials.