Thursday, September 24, 2020

Splashtop on Windows computer name update

There are three options:

  • 1. Rename it manually on the managed computer using splashtop client:
  • 2. Rename it remotely using Splashtop Business:

  • 3. Rename it using registry key delete:
    you can delete the key using remote management or by editing the registry on the remote machine directly using regedit by
    deleting this key and restarting the computer:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Server\CloudComputerName

Thursday, September 17, 2020

G-Suite add a native printer

Simple solution to add printer to managed Chromebooks:

go to google and follow the instructions : https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7276100?hl=en
Below is a picture of the configuration which worked for me.
I was missing the Path information for Air-print capable printer: /ipp/print

To add LDP capable printer:


Sunday, September 13, 2020

Meraki system manager Third Party System Preference Panes

When restricting macOS system preferences using meraki system manager settings it is necessary to white list third party plugins.

Here is the location with the information needed:
Macintosh HD> Library> PreferencePane
You will find the list of plugins here.
Right click on the plugin and select “Show Package Contens”
Open Contents folder
Find info.plist file and open it in text editor
You are looking for a line which contains com.pluginname…
something like this: “com.logitech.Logi-Options-Launcher”
And that is what is meraki looking for to be entered in the Third Party System Preference Panes. 

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