Foxit PhantomPDF GPO User Guide

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser Guide1

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ContentsFoxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideWhat is Group Policy? ................................................................................................... 4Personal Computer Setting ........................................................................................... 4Set Template Preference ........................................................................................ 4Example: Disable Welcome Wizard........................................................................ 5GPO Deployment (for Server) ....................................................................................... 6Create GPO Management ...................................................................................... 6Apply the Foxit Template ..................................................................................... 10GPO Items .................................................................................................................... 12Contact Us.................................................................................................................... 143

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideGPO User GuideWhat is Group Policy?Group Policy (GPO), a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems, is a setof rules that control the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts. It offersthe centralized management and configuration of operating systems, applications, and users'settings in an Active Directory environment.Group Policy can configure most system settings, save power by utilizing smart power settings,give individual users more control over their machines with administrator privileges and increasesystem security.This guide will introduce steps to help you master how to quickly add and modify the new GPOtemplate for configuring your installation of Foxit Reader.Personal Computer SettingSet Template Preference• Please click Start > Run or use the shortcut key Ctrl + R and type gpedit.msc to open GroupPolicy Editor.• Right-click the management template and choose Add/Remove Template in the contextmenu. In the opened dialogue box, add the group policy template of Foxit PhantomPDF(Foxit PhantomPDF_enu.adm). The Foxit PhantomPDF template will appear in the leftnavigation pane and you can set its template preferences.4

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideExample: Disable Welcome Wizard• Choose Foxit PhantomPDF > Preferences > Remove “Welcome Wizard”.• Double-click Remove “Welcome Wizard” to open the dialogue box and check the optionEnabled. Welcome Wizard will not appear after users finish the installation and start theapplication for the first time.• If check the options Not Configured or Disabled, the Welcome Wizard will be displayed andset with the original logic of PhantomPDF.5

• Other options are configured in the same fashion.Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideNote: Group Policy setting includes computer configuration and user configuration.Computer configuration takes precedence over user configuration. The application will use thecomputer configuration if both the computer and user configure a specific function at the sametime. Please note that if the option Disabled is a valid configuration, the setting will be shown inthe help information. If not, the corresponding registry entry will be removed as selectingUnconfigured. (The value of the option Disabled in the Group Policy Template of Foxit EnterpriseReader is invalid.)GPO Deployment (for Server)Create GPO Management• If you already have an Active Directory domain and organizational unit configured, pleaseskip to “Apply the Foxit Template” section.• Choose Start > Administration Tools > open “Active Directory Users and Computers” >right-click the field “wx.com” > choose New > Organization Unit in the right-click menu.• In the opened New Organization Unit dialogue box, type the unit name (For this example,we have named the unit “qa”) and click OK.6

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser Guide• Right click the created organization unit “qa” and choose New > User in the right-click menu.For this example, we have named the user “King”7

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser Guide• Click Start > Programs > Administration Tools > open the Group Policy Management Consoleand right-click the created organization unit “qa” and choose Create and Connect GPO.8

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideIf you cannot find the Group Policy Management in Administration Tools, please install theapplication package GPMC.MSI. You can download the package by clicking the linkhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx.9

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideApply the Foxit Template• Type the GPO name in the “Create GPO” dialogue box and click OK.• Right-click the new GPO and choose Edit in the right-click menu to open Group Policy Editor.10

Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser Guide• Right-click the Template Management and choose Add/Remove Template to add FoxitPhantomPDF_enu.adm. Please refer to Set Template Preference.• For configuring options, please refer to Example: Disable Welcome Wizard.11

GPO ItemsFoxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideThe following table introduces some simple manipulations in GPO to speed up your workingprocess.Items in GPO TemplateFolder Path Item Options DescriptionFoxit PhantomPDF >PluginFoxit PhantomPDF >PreferencesFoxit PhantomPDF >PreferencesFoxit PhantomPDF >PreferencesFoxit PhantomPDF >PreferencesDisabled Plugin ListSet as Safe ReadingModeDefault PDF Readerfor Web BrowserDefault PDF ReaderRemove plugins listedon the left dialogue box.Set as Safe ReadingMode.Forbid modification inFoxit PhantomPDF.Remove the menu item:"Set as the DefaultReader".Set as the Default Reader.Add plugins which need to bedisabled. Users need to enter thefile name of the plugins in theprogram folder: \ProgramFiles\Foxit Software\FoxitPhantomPDF\plugins. Onlysupported plugins have .fpiextension.Check the option in Preferences >Trust Manager.Grey the setting in Preferences >Trust Manager.1. Set Foxit PhantomPDF as thedefault PDF Reader for webbrowser.2. Remove Settings inPreferences>File Associations.Only remove the item of “Set toDefault PDF Reader” under the“Help” menu.1. Set PhantomPDF as default PDFReader.2. Remove the item of “Set toDefault PDF Reader” under the“Help” menu.Toolbar Mode Tabbed Toolbar Mode. Set Tabbed Toolbar Mode as theForbid modification inFoxit PhantomPDF.default toolbar mode. Users canchange the style by choosingBasic > Change Style.Forbid changing the toolbarmode. If both of the two optionsare checked, users cannot changethe toolbar mode anymore.12

Foxit PhantomPDF >PreferencesFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > FileFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > FileFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > HelpRemove “WelcomeWizard”RMS Server SettingRemove the "Email"MenuRemove“Commandline Help”Foxit PhantomPDF GPOUser GuideRemove “Welcome Wizard” pagewhen launching PhantomPDF forthe first timeSet the URLs of RMS License andCertificate Server. Users canchange the URLs by choosingSecure > Rights ManagementService > Server Setting.Remove Email menu from bothnormal toolbar and tabbedtoolbar mode.Remove “Commandline Help”menu item from the Help menuFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > HelpFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > HelpRemove ”RemoveEvaluation Marks”Remove “Free Offers”Remove “Remove EvaluationMarks” menu item from the HelpmenuRemove “Free Offers” menu itemfrom the Help menuFoxit PhantomPDF >Menus > HelpRemove “TicketSupport”Remove “Ticket Support” menuitem from the Help menuFoxit PhantomPDF >Homepage Setting1. Remove “Foxit1. Remove “Foxit CorporationMenus > HelpCorporationHomepage”Homepage” menu item from theHelp menu. (Note: the other2. Set the new Menuthree options under the itemtitle, Menu tip an“Homepage Setting” will bed Home page URLinvalid if the item “Remove FoxitCorporation Homepage” ischecked.)2. Reset the name, text tips, andURL link for the item “FoxitCorporation Homepage”.13

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