Securing the Central Point Configurator

If for instance the customer wants to change his SMTP, the password or SQL user, this can only be done through the Central Point Configurator.

You need to change the permissions of the Central Point Configurator otherwise it won't be able to write to the Central Point to record changes.

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run window.
2. Enter inetmgr and press the Enter key.
3. On the left pane, click the little arrow to expand the connection.

4. In the Application Pools tab, right-click CPConfiguratorPool and select Advanced Settings....
   

   

5. Under the Process Model section, click the Identity field and change its value by clicking on the three dots.
   

   

6. In the Application Pool Identity window, select Custom account and click Set...
7. In the Set Credentials window, enter the user name and password of the local administrator account and click OK three times.
8. In the Application Pools tab, right-click WebServerPool and select Advanced Settings...
9. Repeat the steps 4 to 6.