Some Client Settings can be controlled from the Server so that they will be managed in a central location.
In Server Manager > Configuration > Client Settings, click “…” .
Client Settings window opens:
These settings will be applied for ALL clients, including Administrator & Managers.
Page Contents
- Show User Status as ‘Idle’
- Allow Clients to change Password
- Allow Clients to change Email & Phone number
- Allow Clients to change Profile Picture
- Disable Sign out Option
- Enable Desktop Sharing
- Enable Voice Chat
- Enable Video Chat
- Enable Off-the-Record Messaging
- Enable Acknowledgement Messaging
- Chat Log & File Storage in Local
- Allow Voice Message
- Allow Buzz in chat
- Display Mobile Status as Online
- Allow newly added participant in Group Chat, to read previous conversations
- Enable Server-less communication When the Server is Offline
- Disallow Paste Function
- Allow users to create Chat Room
- Allow edit/delete sent messages for a limited time
- Hide Status History & IP details in user profile
- Display All Users List tab
- Allow Users to change Chat Window Background
Show User Status as ‘Idle’
Enabling this setting will override the Client “idle” timer setting, so that for the entire office, same idle interval will be applied.
Allow Clients to change Password
By default, Password of a user can be defined only in Server Manager. Enabling this setting will allow the users to override their password directly in Client.
Allow Clients to change Email & Phone number
Enabling this options will allow the users to update their Phone Number from Client Settings.
Allow Clients to change Profile Picture
Enabling this option will help your user to modify their profile pictures.
Disable Sign out Option
This option will hide “Sign out” for Client users.
Enable Desktop Sharing
Enable Desktop Sharing allows your client users to access remote desktops. Otherwise, hides desktop sharing icon.
Enable Voice Chat
“Enable Voice Chat” allows your client users to do voice chat, if not needed, you can hide the voice chat icon.
Enable Video Chat
“Enable Video chat” permits your users to perform video chat, and disabling it will hide the video chat icon for client users.
Note: By Stopping Output Messenger VoIP Service, you can also block Desktop Sharing, Voice & Video communication.
Enable Off-the-Record Messaging
Enabling this option will allow OTR Messaging option for Administrator & Managers. For more details on OTR messaging, click here.
Enable Acknowledgement Messaging
Enabling this option allow your client to send and receive Acknowledgement for their messages. Click here for more details.
Chat Log & File Storage in Local
Enable this option to allow clients to store chat log & transferred files in their local system.
Allow Voice Message
Enable this option to allow your clients to record and send voice message.
Allow Buzz in chat
Allowing Buzz in chat, will enable your client to grab the attention of the receiver while chatting. Or else, it will be hidden to clients.
Display Mobile Status as Online
This option will set the status of the mobile users(Output Messenger – mobile users) to online, even though they are offline.
Allow newly added participant in Group Chat, to read previous conversations
This option will display the previous conversation(the conversation that was done before the user was added to chat) in the Group Chat to the new user.
Enable Server-less communication When the Server is Offline
It will allow chat sessions in client side, even if your server goes down or offline.
Disallow Paste Function
Enabling this option will restrict users to paste anywhere in their chat.
Allow users to create Chat Room
Enable this option to permit your users to create chat room. Else, users can’t create Chat Room from client side.
Allow edit/delete sent messages for a limited time
This option will allow your user to edit or delete their message at any time.
Else, users can edit/delete within 2 minutes from the time they sent.
Hide Status History & IP details in user profile
This Client Setting assists to hide the Status History and IP details of the Users from their User Profile window
Display All Users List tab
This Client Setting helps to control the Display of All Users tab from your Users’ Messenger.
Allow Users to change Chat Window Background
Enable this option to allow your users to set background image for their Output messenger chat window.