Tenant Settings

Identity

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings

The Entra ID Connector  allows endpoints to retrieve Entra ID (previously Azure AD) groups for sub-settings. The Entra ID Connector is NOT used for single sign-on to the portal; it is used solely for sub-setting groups.

If you are using on-premise Active Directory, you do not need to configure anything - collection of groups for Active Directory is "configuration-less".

Example values:

  • Tenant

acme.onmicrosoft.com

  • Application ID

xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

  • Secret Key

azVqedkQlVX9bHLBZjGCQZ6+iZIh4goI7u53i9WlZN8=

Refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app for more information on registering apps with the Microsoft identity platform.

NOTE

The National Cloud regions of Azure are designed to make sure that data residency, sovereignty, and compliance requirements are honored within geographical boundaries.

Setting

Type

Description

Enable Connector

Toggle
On | Off

Default: Off

On - Turns on the Entra ID Connector and allows endpoints to retrieve Entra ID groups for sub-settings.

Off - The Entra ID Connector is disabled and endpoints will use sub-settings as described under "Sub-Settings", rather than using Entra ID rules.

Tenant

Text

Standard email address format. Use a new line for each address.

Application ID

Text

The value assigned to an application when it is registered with the Microsoft identity platform.

Secret Key

Text

The application certificate or client secret generated when the app is registered.

Hybrid Preference

Selection

Default: Prefer Active Directory

An option available for selection when a computer is both AD-joined and the user makes an Entra ID Workjoin:

  • Prefer Active Directory - User is AD-joined only.

  • Prefer Entra ID / Azure AD - User is AD-joined and makes an Entra ID Workjoin.

National Cloud

Toggle
On | Off

Default: Off

On - Enables selection of a physically isolated instance of Azure. Unhides National Service, which is where the actual geographic instance is selected.

Off - Disables selection of a physically isolated instance of Azure.

National Service

(hidden if National Cloud is Off)

Selection

Default: US Government L4 / GCC High

The geographic instance selected:

  • US Government L4 / GCC High - Azure portal (global service)

  • US Government L5 / DoD - Azure portal for US Government

  • China (21Vianet) - Azure portal China operated by 21Vianet

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Auto-Update

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Auto-Update > WINDOWS WORKSTATION

Internet Auto-update

Auto-update over the Internet pushes endpoint software updates to clients in the same way as Windows Update.

Admin By Request endpoint software updates are less than 3 megabytes in size and will typically be pushed in bulk four to eight weeks after general availability.

You can freely update clients while having internet updates on. Only clients with a lesser version than the current internet push version will be hit by the bulk endpoint software updates.


Setting

Type

Description

Auto-update over the Internet

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Updates to Admin By Request on endpoints will happen over the Internet independently of anything else.

Off - Updates will not be done over the Internet. They may still be done manually or over the LAN.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.
LAN Auto-update

LAN updates force Admin By Request clients to pull endpoint software updates from a local network share.

You must manually download a newer version of the client in the portal "Download" menu and drop the file on the UNC path - generally, clients will automatically update within 4 hours.

The UNC path can be without a file name, in which case clients will use the highest version on the shared location. You can manually start the task on an endpoint by logging in as administrator and start the scheduled task "Admin By Request Auto-Updater".

NOTE

The updater uses the local system account on clients. The share must have read access for the domain group "Domain Computers". If you have access to your netlogon share, this is by default readable to computer accounts.

Setting

Type

Description

Update over LAN

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Updates to Admin By Request on endpoints will happen over the local network.

Off - Updates will not be done over the local network. They may still be done over the Internet.

UNC path

Text

Path to a shared location on the local network where endpoint client software is stored.

If file name is included, that file will be installed.

If file name is not included (i.e. path only), the latest version of client software will be used.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Auto-Update > WINDOWS SERVER

Internet Auto-update

Auto-update over the Internet pushes endpoint software updates to clients in the same way as Windows Update.

Admin By Request endpoint software updates are less than 3 megabytes in size and will typically be pushed in bulk four to eight weeks after general availability.

You can freely update clients while having internet updates on. Only clients with a lesser version than the current internet push version will be hit by the bulk endpoint software updates.


Setting

Type

Description

Auto-update over the Internet

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Updates to Admin By Request on endpoints will happen over the Internet independently of anything else.

Off - Updates will not be done over the Internet. They may still be done manually or over the LAN.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.
LAN Auto-update

LAN updates force Admin By Request clients to pull endpoint software updates from a local network share.

You must manually download a newer version of the client in the portal "Download" menu and drop the file on the UNC path - generally, clients will automatically update within 4 hours.

The UNC path can be without a file name, in which case clients will use the highest version on the shared location. You can manually start the task on an endpoint by logging in as administrator and start the scheduled task "Admin By Request Auto-Updater".

NOTE

The updater uses the local system account on clients. The share must have read access for the domain group "Domain Computers". If you have access to your netlogon share, this is by default readable to computer accounts.

Setting

Type

Description

Update over LAN

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Updates to Admin By Request on endpoints will happen over the local network.

Off - Updates will not be done over the local network. They may still be done over the Internet.

UNC path

Text

Path to a shared location on the local network where endpoint client software is stored.

If file name is included, that file will be installed.

If file name is not included (i.e. path only), the latest version of client software will be used.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Auto-Update > MAC

Internet Auto-update

Auto-update over the Internet pushes endpoint software updates to clients in the same way as Software Update.

Admin By Request endpoint software updates are less than 3 megabytes in size and will typically be pushed in bulk four to eight weeks after general availability.

You can freely update clients while having internet updates on. Only clients with a lesser version than the current internet push version will be hit by the bulk endpoint software updates.


Setting

Type

Description

Auto-update over the Internet

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Updates to Admin By Request on endpoints will happen over the Internet independently of anything else.

Off - Updates will not be done over the Internet. They may still be done manually.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Auto-Update > LINUX

Linux Auto-Update

Linux endpoints are automatically updated through the Admin By Request package tree.

Privacy

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Privacy > PRIVACY

The PRIVACY tab provides a way to anonymize data collection, so that data is still logged and available for analysis, but identification of individual users is not possible.

Key points:

  • Obfuscation creates an alias for each user. You can track activity, but you cannot decode the true identity of any user.

  • Collection of data should be left on unless you have a reason not to do this. If disabled, you will have to find contact information elsewhere.

  • Inventory collects both hardware and software inventory. If disabled, only the computer name is collected and shown in the "Inventory" menu.

  • Geo-tracking maps the endpoint IP address to location using a public IP-to-location database to show in inventory and reports.

NOTE

Changes apply only to new data. This is by design to avoid accidentally deleting existing data.


Setting

Type

Description

Obfuscate user accounts

Toggle
On | Off

Default: Off

On - Create an alias for each user.

Off - Do not create aliases for users.

Collect user names

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Record the name of each user associated with an ABR event.

Off - Do not record user names.

Collect user email addresses

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Record email addresses associated with a user.

Off - Do not record email addresses.

Collect user phone numbers

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Record phone numbers associated with a user.

Off - Do not record phone numbers.

Collect inventory

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Record hardware and software inventory data.

Off - Do not record inventory data.

Allow geo-tracking

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - Record the location of the public IP address associated with the user’s endpoint.

Off - Do not record IP addresses.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Retention

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Retention > DATA RETENTION

Data retention is the period of time, we keep your auditlog data.

IMPORTANT

Be careful decreasing the data retention period. If you decrease the data retention period and Save, data older than the new period will be permanently deleted.


Setting

Type

Description

Data Location

Read-only text

The geographic location of the data center that stores the data accessed via this portal.

Retention period

Selection

Default: 1 year

The length of time the auditlog data accessed via this portal will be stored and made available for access. Values:

  • 3 months

  • 6 months

  • 1 year

  • 2 years

  • 3 years

  • 5 years

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

You can set the Auditlog retention policy in Settings > Tenant Settings > Retention > DATA RETENTION. The range is from three months to five years and the standard period (i.e. the default) is one year.

API Keys

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > API Keys > API KEYS

API Access allows you to extract your data through our public API. Refer to this page for an overview of how our API works.

Your API prefix is one of the following (check the link to your API server at the bottom of the Tenant Settings portal page or on the Requests API documentation page):

  • https://dc1api.adminbyrequest.com

  • https://dc2api.adminbyrequest.com

The API Keys menu provides both dashboard and detailed information views. The default view is the API Dashboard, which provides an overview of existing API Keys and links and buttons for further information:

Setting

Type

Description

API Keys

Dashboard

Displays information about all existing API keys and provides links and buttons for updating, drilling down further and creating new API keys.

Click to show

Link

Displays the API key and provides a link so that it can be copied to the clipboard.

Disable key

Link

Changes the key from Active to Disabled. Click Save to confirm the change.

Edit description

Link

Opens the API key name field in edit mode, allowing the name to be changed. Click the small Save icon to update.

Delete key

Link

Deletes the API key. Click Save to confirm.

Add New

Button

Creates a new Active API Key and labels it General Purpose.

Edit the name as necessary (via link Edit description) and click Save to save the new key.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Webhooks

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Webhooks > WEBHOOKS

Webhooks are a way for you to subscribe to events in real-time instead of pulling data out in intervals from our public API.

A webhook is often referred to as a web callback or HTTP push API. Your server must return HTTP 200 OK to signal that the data is received. Refer to this page for webhook documentation.

The Sender IP is 13.90.244.80. This is the IP address we use to send the webhook data to you. If you need to allow incoming traffic from us, please allow this IP address.

NOTE

Webhooks are global across Windows, Mac, Linux and Server settings.


Setting

Type

Description

Webhooks

Read-only Table

A list of the webhooks created by you for your tenant. Use the Edit link to change Webhook data and the Delete link to remove it.

Create Webhook

Button

Creates a new webhook.

Create Webhook Settings

Setting

Type

Description

Enabled

Toggle
On | Off

Default: On

On - This webhook is enabled. Once the Create Webhook button is clicked, Enabled is set to On.

Off - This webhook is disabled.

Name

Text

Used in the list of Webhooks only to identify one Webhook from another.

Push Data

Selection (see Description)

Default: Auditlog: Entry change

The type of data to push:

  • Auditlog: Entry change

  • Auditlog: New entry

  • Request: New request

  • Request: Approved

  • Request: Denied

  • Event: New event
    (unhides Pushed Events)

Pushed Events

Selection (see Description)

Default: All events

The type of events to push:

  • All events

  • Warnings and Alerts

  • Alerts only

  • Specific events
    (unhides Subscribed Events table)

URL

Text

The web address that this webhook should push to.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Subscribed Events Table

This table operates as a typical parameter table, where parameters on the left are not operational, while parameters on the right are. Select a parameter by first clicking its check box and then clicking Add >> to make it operational.

Don't forget to Save when done.

Email Domain

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Email Domain > EMAIL

Sender email address is an email address in your own domain that sends our all email notifications to users. You can only have one account for all notifications.

DNS records are required for us to be able to send emails on your behalf. We use Twilio SendGrid to send your notification emails. We will not attempt to send emails from your own domain until the DNS entries are verified.


Setting

Type

Description

Use custom email

Toggle
On | Off

Default: Off

On - Use the custom email address entered into Sender email address.

Off - Do not use a custom email address - all notifications to users will come from noreply@adminbyrequest.com.

Sender email address

Text

The email address to be used as the sender for all user notifications. Has no effect if Use custom email is Off, in which case all notifications to users will come from noreply@adminbyrequest.com.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.

Custom DNS Records

Read-only Table

A list of DNS records that need to be added to your DNS configuration for your domain so that emails are not marked as spam.

Re-test DNS

Button

Check that the DNS records entered are working.

Policies

Portal menu: Settings > Tenant Settings > Policies > PORTAL USERS

Inactivity block means that portal users that have not logged on for the selected period of time will be blocked from logging in to the portal for security reasons.

The portal user has to be unblocked by a different portal user in the portal user properties.


Setting

Type

Description

Inactivity block

Selection

Default: No policy

The length of time a portal user remains inactive for the block to take effect. Values:

  • No policy

  • 1 month

  • 2 months

  • 3 months

  • 6 months

  • 1 year

No policy means users are never blocked.

Save

Button

Saves customization and changes to any fields.

Note that reloading any defaults does not take effect until Save is clicked.