Most of the Unity Lab Environment settings are applied via a series of group policies whose names begin with “OITLAB-Unity-“. For each of these policies, the table below shows any applicable filters and a description of the actions taken by that policy. This information is current as of October 2, 2017.
“OITLAB-Unity-” group policies
Group Policy Name |
Filters |
Description |
OITLAB-Unity-Allow IPP Printing |
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- Enables printing over IPP/HTTP
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OITLAB-Unity-Allow Removable Media Driver Install |
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- Enables the installation of drivers for removable media such as USB key drives
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OITLAB-Unity-Desktop Settings |
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- Places icons on the desktop for My Documents (XP Only), My Computer, IE (IE icon untested on Windows 10), NCSU GMail, and Logoff
- Copies Poweroff.exe to the Program Files folder
- Turns off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
- >Removes Windows Media Player Icon from the Desktop
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OITLAB-Unity-Disable Offline Files |
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OITLAB-Unity-Enable WOLFPRINT Printing |
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- Allows printing to non-domain print servers
- Allows automatic installation of print drivers from the print server to occur
NOTE: This policy is no longer used for WolfPrint printing by may still be useful for allowing printing to other SMB based (Windows or Samba) print servers. For WolfPrint printing, use: OITLAB-Unity-Allow IPP Printing |
OITLAB-Unity-IE Settings |
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- Sets default IE Home page to https://www.ncsu.edu
- Disables first run prompt for customization settings and takes user to Home page
- Disables IE checking periodically for updates
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OITLAB-Unity-Lock Desktop |
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- Creates a local desktop folder that is not writable by users
- Redirects the user’s desktop to that folder
- Effectively blocks the user from being able to save to the desktop
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OITLAB-Unity-Office 2007 Trusted Locations |
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- Adds “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\STARTUP” to the Office 2007 Trust Center list of Trusted Locations
- This policy will be deleted December 31, 2017 with Office 2007 falling out of support from MS during the fall 2017 semester.
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OITLAB-Unity-Turn Off System Restore |
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OITLAB-Unity-Windows Search Settings |
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- Disables indexing of network volumes, like AFS
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OIT-Unity-Win7-Redirect Documents to AFS Home |
Win 7 Only |
- Redirects My Documents to K: for Unity Users
- Redirects My Music, My Videos, My Photos, and Favorites to a folder within K:
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OITLAB-Unity-Win7-WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite Printer-Set Default |
Win 7 Only |
- Adds the WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite printer for WolfPrint FollowMe Printing support
- Sets it as the default printer with an item in the startup folder
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OIT-Unity-Vista7-Logoff Default in Start Menu |
Win 7 and Vista Only |
- Sets the default Start Menu shutdown option to Logoff
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Additional Settings
The following items may need to be added in a specific department or lab:
- Printers
- Primary DNS Suffix
- DNS Suffix Search Order – Needs to include oit.ncsu.edu for WOLFPRINT to work