Note: It is strongly recommended to update the Smart Control before updating clients.
Client
Microsoft SCCM compatibility
Energy Saver - Schedule daily shutdowns
Command line is now only available via ctsrcmd.exe
Monthly client action log
User lockdown controls for applications
Smart Control
Preference to require Smart Control password to show the interface
Preference to require Smart Control password to access preferences
License groups created to support multiple client permissions
Rename client extended to 15 characters
Corrected tab order of Allowed Connectors form
Smart Control to Smart Control connections can now be made with DNS names
Preferences can be imported and exported
Corrected Update Source column in grid
Client Idle time column added
Smart Control can now be run by non-administrators
All suspended machines have yellow background and red text
Ability to block printing
Preference for enhanced communication across WAN for client machines
Schedules limited to 12 items per schedule
Known Issues
This build has enhanced communications that allow machines that are behind a router and share an IP address to communicate/controlled by the Smart Control. Any clients that worked with 2.1.8 release or before will not be affected. Please contact Technical Support for questions.
Chat functionality does not work across the WAN
V-Control functionality does not work across the WAN
Release Notes for v.2.1.8 - 7/15/2011
Enhancements:
SCRM
Moved Maximum Duration of a schedule to the Fallback Section.
Root Node no longer displays like All Machines. (previously looked like SCRM was unresponsive as new machines were not added under root node)
New group menu now only allow creating group/sub-group when appropriate.
Newly created filter groups are now automatically selected and the filter results displayed.
File Transfer Manager close button added.
File Transfer Manger optimized to improve performance
New column for Stand Alone Key. Helps manage keys for customers with stand alone keys.
Added File Transfer as a schedule action
Assign Stand alone license from SCRM
Change client row text color two red if last contact with SCRM more than 15 days.
Change client row back ground color to yellow in no contact to SCRM for 28 days. License will suspend soon.
Lowered port usage.
Warning when using Remote Execute schedule action. Remote Execute file data is stored in a schedule. Changes must be re-imported.
Alphabetize schedule listing.
V-Control
User Keyboard and mouse control can by toggled on and off with button on the screen viewer.
V-Control runs before login allowing users to remotely log into the computer
Client
Password to view GUI setting/One time password entry.
New USB Class "Vendor Specific" -- currently implemented to block USB Ethernet devices
Corrected Once Daily Reboot dislpay issue.
Client
Command Line option to remove stand alone key with password "clearlicense"
Windows Update time entry dropdown error corrected.
Chat GUI crash fixed
Correction to stop Checkdisk
Release Notes for v.2.1.7 - 4/26/2011
Additional Features:
Multiple Passwords: It is now possible to control client machines with multiple sub-passwords.
Self Updating: This version has code that will allow the product to self-update to newer versions.
Energy Saver: Power Profiles can now have specific power rates for different hours of each day.
Clients can now be scheduled to reboot once each day at a specific time.
Improvements:
Image capture for Screen View clients. Take a snapshot of what your users are doing right now.
Validation of MAC addresses in preference screen.
Improved schedule password validation.
Release Notes for v.2.1.6 - 12/16/2010
Additional Features:
V-Control Functionality. This allows you to view and control your clients as if you were sitting at that computer.
Improvements:
Image capture for Screen View clients. Take a snapshot of what your users are doing right now.
Spanish Language version is now available.
Additional validation in several modules.
Release Notes for v.2.1.5 - 10/26/2010
Additional Features:
Added the ability to transfer files from the Smart Control Resource Manager to clients.
MSI Installer is now available for all products.
Added compatability with Checkpoint™ software.
Added/simplified the ability to move a Smart Control Resource Manager from one server to another.
Added a separate executable for running Command Line commands
This improves the speed and resposiveness of command line requests.
Added current protection
Added Change Smart Control Resource Manager
Added Block Keyboard and Mouse
Improvements:
Changed all client install path to c:\Program Files\Centurion\Client --Updater will conform previous installations.
Removed the filtering functionality which was replaced by Group Filters in version 2.1.3
Group Filters can now be visually nested in the Smart Control Resource Manager.
Client Windows Updates can now select the level of updates to install: Critical | Important | Moderate | All
Screen View now provides additional information on the state of machines such as screen saver running or not logged in.
Improved CSV file import to recognize existing csv files.
Added Group Filter option for client version
Added Windows Updates tab in the client properties on the Smart Control Resource Manager
Added a preference to the Smart Control Resource Manager to archive older log files.
Release Notes for v.2.1.4 - 6/21/2010
Additional Features:
LDAP/AD group import
License Discreetness
Improvements:
Updated icons in Smart Control
GUI consistency modifications
Miscellanious minor bug fixes
Release Notes for v.2.1.3 - 4/15/2010
Additional Features:
Directory Exclusion
Windows Update Integration
WSUS (Windows Server Update Server) Integration
Remote Desktop Integration
Reboot at Logoff
SCRM Import/Export Data
Group Filter
Improvements:
Added Group Counting
Remote Execute Enhancements
Added Hot Key (Ctrl + R)
Added "Run As User"
Scheduling Enhancements
Default Protection Fallback set to true
Copy Existing Schedule button
Added setting for admin to allow client to cancel Delayed Reboot/Shutdown
Added single-click for protect/unprotect + reboot/shutdown
Added Preference to automatically reboot on protection change
Added client-specific logging
Improved Chat and Client Message
Enhanced Updater
Improved Uninstaller
Enhanced SCRM license key validation
Improved Application Start feature
Updated the license column of the SCRM when transferring a client from one SCRM to another to state "TNSFR" on the original SCRM instead of "SUSP".
Improved Delayed Reboot and Shutdown reporting in Last Result column
Release Notes for v.2.1.0.638
Added group sorting to SCRM.
Installer accepts license key as one string.
Added check in SmartShield installer to verify running SCRM (for managed licenses).
Uninstaller requires only one reboot instead of two.
Improved Screen View in full screen mode.
Improved sorting and filtering in SCRM log viewer and updated log viewer to handle larger logs.
Re-engineered license validation to prevent suspended licenses.
Enhanced SCRM GUI.
Improved client logging.
Improved Remote Connections.
Release Notes for v.2.1.0.603
Improvements:
Fixed SCRM log file issue
Improved SmartShield licensing
Release Notes for v.2.1.0.589
Improved Communication
Release Notes for v.2.1.0.587
Faster SCRM loading time
Improved SCRM GUI performance in Windows 7 and Server 2008
Improved Licensing
Improved client /server communication issue (clients showing "not connected" when they are)
GUI Improvements for ScreenView
Enhanced SmartShield logging
Improved SCRM Installation
Increased Remote Execute file size limitation from 4kb to 50 kb (during manual execution only)
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