Category: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

This policy setting enables administrators to block certain file types from being created in the folders that have been made available offline. If you enable this policy setting a user will be unable to create files with the specified file extensions in any of the folders that have been made available offline. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting a user can create a file of any type in the folders that have been made available offline.

This policy setting controls whether files read from file shares over a slow network are transparently cached in the Offline Files cache for future reads. When a user tries to access a file that has been transparently cached Windows reads from the cached copy after verifying its integrity. This improves end-user response times and decreases bandwidth consumption over WAN links. The cached files are temporary and are not available to the user when offline. The cached files are not kept in sync with the version on the server and the most current version from the server is always available for subsequent reads. This policy setting is triggered by the configured round trip network latency value. We recommend using this policy setting when the network connection to the server is slow. For example you can configure a value of 60 ms as the round trip latency of the network above which files should be transparently cached in the Offline Files cache. If the round trip latency of the network is less than 60ms reads to remote files will not be cached. If you enable this policy setting transparent caching is enabled and configurable. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting remote files will be not be transparently cached on client computers.

This policy setting controls when background synchronization occurs while operating in slow-link mode and applies to any user who logs onto the specified machine while this policy is in effect. To control slow-link mode use the “Configure slow-link mode” policy setting. If you enable this policy setting you can control when Windows synchronizes in the background while operating in slow-link mode. Use the ‘Sync Interval’ and ‘Sync Variance’ values to override the default sync interval and variance settings. Use ‘Blockout Start Time’ and ‘Blockout Duration’ to set a period of time where background sync is disabled. Use the ‘Maximum Allowed Time Without A Sync’ value to ensure that all network folders on the machine are synchronized with the server on a regular basis. You can also configure Background Sync for network shares that are in user selected Work Offline mode. This mode is in effect when a user selects the Work Offline button for a specific share. When selected all configured settings will apply to shares in user selected Work Offline mode as well. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows performs a background sync of offline folders in the slow-link mode at a default interval with the start of the sync varying between 0 and 60 additional minutes. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 the default sync interval is 360 minutes. In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 the default sync interval is 120 minutes.

This policy setting allows you to select the TCP port that the Network Projector uses to send packets. If you enable this policy setting you can enter a TCP port number for the Network Projector. If you select a TCP port that is already in use by a system the Network Projector fails to initialize. If you enter zero (0) the operating system selects an available port. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the operating system selects an available port. Note: Network port usage is dependent on how the “Turn off Connect to a Network Projector” policy setting is configured.

This policy setting determines whether a remote client computer routes Internet traffic through the internal network or whether the client accesses the Internet directly. When a remote client computer connects to an internal network using DirectAccess it can access the Internet in two ways: through the secure tunnel that DirectAccess establishes between the computer and the internal network or directly through the local default gateway. If you enable this policy setting all traffic between a remote client computer running DirectAccess and the Internet is routed through the internal network. If you disable this policy setting traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet is not routed through the internal network. If you do not configure this policy setting traffic between remote client computers running DirectAccess and the Internet is not routed through the internal network.

Specifies whether or not the “local access only” network icon will be shown. When enabled the icon for Internet access will be shown in the system tray even when a user is connected to a network with local access only. If you disable this setting or do not configure it the “local access only” icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only.

This policy setting determines whether to require domain users to elevate when setting a network’s location. If you enable this policy setting domain users must elevate when setting a network’s location. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting domain users can set a network’s location without elevating.

This policy setting enables you to specify the HTTPS URL of the corporate website that clients use to determine the current domain location (i. e. whether the computer is inside or outside the corporate network). Reachability of the URL destination indicates that the client location is inside corporate network; otherwise it is outside the network.

This policy setting enables you to specify the list of IPv6 corporate site prefixes to monitor for corporate connectivity. Reachability of addresses with any of these prefixes indicates corporate connectivity.

This policy setting enables you to specify the expected address of the host name used for the DNS probe. Successful resolution of the host name to this address indicates corporate connectivity.