You can reap the benefits of the following features from your ticket window by integrating ServiceDesk Plus and Endpoint Central:
Endpoint Central performs an asset scan periodically to muster hardware and software details of your network. This scan can either be performed manually or can be scheduled.
Note: If both Endpoint Central and ServiceDesk Plus scan the assets in your network, please be noted that the existing information will be overwritten with the latest information. Endpoint Central's agent performs differential asset scan whereby only the changes since last asset scan will be posted to the server. This intelligence helps you in saving your network bandwidth. The agent is known for it's precision in rendering the asset details. Endpoint Central IT Asset Management module has the ability to detect hardware/software changes in the network right from your mobile app. With advanced features like software metering, you can track the licensed software usage and scan different file types to review memory usage. You can also schedule and generate your reports, thus making it easier to monitor your assets.
Configure the settings for what action needs to be performed in ServiceDesk Plus when a computer/mobile device is removed from Removzei. You can choose to mark the asset as "disposed" or completely remove the asset details from ServiceDesk Plus. However, this change will not happen vice-versa; no changes made in ServiceDesk Plus will have an impact on the asset details in Endpoint Central. Additionally, you can choose to assign an owner for computers/mobile devices. The currently logged on user and the associated user can be assigned as owners for computers and mobile devices respectively.
Every organization maintains a list of prohibited software that are barred from employee usage which mostly include gaming and social networking applications, who's usage might equate to serious productivity losses apart from the compliance issues they may raise. Therefore prohibiting software is not a choice anymore, rather a mandatory routine that avoids productivity/compliance lapses.
There could be a few exceptions where people might want to use blacklisted applications for work purposes, in which case, the approval should be granted by the IT administrator. When you enable this option, an end user can raise a request from Endpoint Central for using the prohibited software; will be logged as a ticket in ServiceDesk Plus automatically. From ServiceDesk Plus console, one can approve/reject this request, the details of which will be reflected in Endpoint Central server.
Receive real time inventory alerts for the following events -
These alerts will be logged as tickets in ServiceDesk Plus automatically. This way, you can manage your IT assets dynamically.
The software deployment feature of Endpoint Central lets you deploy business-critical applications to all the target computers in your network from ServiceDesk Plus ticket. The first step in deploying a software is package creation. Endpoint Central offers over 8000 predefined software templates that automate the process of package creation. When Endpoint Central server and ServiceDesk Plus server are synchronized automatically, you can make use of the existing packages or create new ones for software deployment. When you enable the option to deploy software from ServiceDesk Plus tickets, one will be able to install/uninstall software silently, without user intervention.
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Endpoint Central offers 50+ configurations and 75+ predefined configuration templates to automate mundane administrative tasks. We support configurations that cover the functionalities of 4 major categories extensively, namely -
Besides the predefined templates, we let users define their own configuration template. These user-defined templates can be customized and utilized for creating and deploying configurations that meet your enterprise or business requirements. You have options to either publish such templates automatically or manually to ServiceDesk Plus and from the ServiceDesk Plus ticket, one can make use of these templates to resolve tickets.
Whenever a remote connection is established using Endpoint Central to resolve a ServiceDesk Plus ticket, work log details can be posted to ServiceDesk Plus server. One can add work logs, notes and resolutions after every remote session for references.
Here is a quick video highlighting the remote control feature:
From Endpoint Central's agent tray icon, end users can raise a help desk request that will be logged as a ticket in ServiceDesk Plus automatically. Right click on the agent tray icon and choose the option to 'Send request to help desk' and upon integrating Endpoint Central with ServiceDesk Plus, these requests will be logged as tickets in ServiceDesk Plus and can be resolved from the ticket window. An email address for communicating the reason of failure of any ticketing action can be provided by you.
You can use predefined templates for sending requests as these templates comprise a predefined subject and content. You can modify the message if required and raise a request. This way, you get to submit requests without logging in and one can attach supporting screenshots while submitting a request.
Follow the below-mentioned steps to choose the necessary features to be integrated in Endpoint Central - ServiceDesk Plus integration:
Note: If you have chosen the communication protocol as HTTPS, restart your computer for the changes to be reflected.
For complete access to endpoint management functions right from your ticket window, one will have to integrate Endpoint Central's UI with ServiceDesk Plus. Follow the below-mentioned steps for complete UI integration:
Note: Whenever a technician is created in ServiceDesk Plus and has access to Endpoint Central menu, the same user will be created in Endpoint Central as well.
By default, Endpoint Central menu will be visible for all the users with administrative privileges. However, when you configure Endpoint Central server settings, the menu will be visible only to users from whom it has been enabled. Follow the steps mentioned below to enable it for all ServiceDesk Plus users:
Note: To perform aforementioned steps, one should login to ServiceDesk Plus using admin credentials. You cannot enable the menu for yourself. You should ask another fellow administrator to enable it for you.
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