New Computer
Purpose
Use this New Computer form to:
Provided you are assigned the capability User can add, edit, and remove other users
you can also:
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Assign users who can access and manage the computer.
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Specify a primary technical contact for the computer. We
will contact this user if there is a technical question or issue with this
computer.
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Optionally, specify a secondary technical contact
for the computer. We will contact this user if there is a technical
question or issue with this computer, and we are unable to reach the
primary technical contact.
Fields and Buttons Descriptions
| Field/Button |
Description |
| Computer name |
Type the simple machine name of the computer you
want to back up, for example, MYCOMPUTER1. This is the name that
will be used to identify the computer in MyLiveVault and in all
service-related information. See Finding
Your Computer's Machine Name for assistance locating your
computer's name.
Do not enter a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or use
periods "." in the name.
LiveVault Online Backup Service requires each
computer in your company account to have a unique computer name.
If you later change your computer's name in your network, you
can change its name in MyLiveVault on the Computer Information
form, Properties tab.
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| (Service plans list) |
Select a service plan for this computer.
All charges for the LiveVault Online Backup Service for this computer shall be
as specified in the selected service plan. For the associated service
fees, please refer to the commercial agreement between you and your service
provider. If you will be backing up a significant amount of data (for
example, in excess of 50 GBs on one server or across multiple servers),
please contact your service provider. Depending on your service provider
and the service plan you originally subscribed to, this field may not appear
for your computers. |
| Can Manage |
Specify the users who can access and manage this
computer. This check box is selected by default and cannot be cleared for
each user who has been assigned all computers; these users are shown in bold
font on the user list. You can:
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Select the check box in the Can Manage column
for each user who you want to
allow to access and manage this computer. This user will be able to
view this computer on the All Computers form and perform
operations (such as backup or restore as allowed by that user's
assigned capabilities) for this computer.
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Clear the check box in the Can Manage column
for each user who you do not want to allow to access and manage this
computer. This user will not be able to view this computer on the
All Computers form or perform any operations (such as backup or
restore) for this computer.
Note: This check box only allows or disallows a user the ability to
access and manage the computer. The management operations that a user
can perform on an assigned computer is determined by the user's assigned
management capabilities.
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| Primary Contact |
Select the primary technical contact for the
computer. Because you are adding the computer, you are selected by
default. Only one primary technical
contact can be assigned for a computer. We will contact the primary technical contact if there is a
technical question or issue with this computer.
You can:
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Leave the current contact.
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Create a new user account for the person who will be
the contact. Click New User located below the user list, and the User
Information form opens so you can enter the required user
information.
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Select another existing user. In the
Primary Contact column, click the option button in the row for the
user you want to assign. If additional user information must be
provided in order for that user to be selected as a
contact, a User Information
form opens so you can enter the required information.
The user assigned as the primary technical contact must be allowed
to log in to MyLiveVault and the Can Manage check box must be
selected to allow the user to access this computer.
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| Secondary Contact |
Optionally, select a secondary technical contact for
the computer. Only one secondary technical
contact can be assigned for a computer.
We will contact the secondary technical contact if there is a
technical question or issue with this computer, and we are unable
to reach the primary technical contact.
You can:
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Leave the current contact (if one is specified).
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Create a new user account for the person who will be
the contact. Click New User located below the user list, and the User
Information form opens so you can enter the required user
information.
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Select yourself or another existing user. In the
Secondary Contact column, click the option button in the row for
the user you want to assign. If additional user information must
be provided in order for that user to be selected as a
contact, a User Information
form opens so you can enter the required information.
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Not have a secondary technical contact. If no option
buttons in the Secondary Contact column are selected, no
contact is assigned. If the option button for a user is selected,
click the option button again to clear it.
The user assigned as the secondary technical contact must be
allowed to log in to MyLiveVault and the Can Manage check box must be
selected to allow the user to access this computer. |
| Username |
Lists all the users, in alphabetical order, for this company
account who can log in to MyLiveVault.
The first and last names and e-mail address are displayed for each user.
Users whose names are in bold font have been assigned all computers to
access and manage. |
| New User button |
Click to open the User Information form so you can create a
new user account for the person who will be a technical contact.
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| Email periodic status reports about this computer to the
Primary Technical Contact |
Specifies whether the primary technical contact for the
computer should receive emails from LiveVault Online Backup Service containing status
reports about the computer:
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| Next button |
Click to continue to the following New Computer form
so you can review the information that you entered for the
computer. |
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