Deploy and manage desktop and mobile applications - Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps - page 48

Computer Maintenance Users can configure a setting to allow the required
software to deploy only outside their business hours. In addition, they can configure
a setting to suspend Software Center activity while in the presentation mode.

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Power Management Users can specify whether this computer will use the power
management policies that have been configured through Configuration Manager.

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Remote Control Users can specify the level of remote control allowed or whether
administrators must ask permission before obtaining remote control or other
related settings.

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Application Catalog
Application Catalog is an optional component you can install for both intranet-based clients
and Internet-based clients. It functions as a self-service catalog from which users can request
software for installation.
Application Catalog uses two roles: the Application Catalog Web Service Point and the
Application Catalog Website Point roles. The Web Service Point role communicates with
the site server to retrieve application information. The Website Point role is the interface for
Application Catalog, and this role depends on the Web Service role. When users connect to
Application Catalog, the Website Point role passes requests and other communications to the
Web Service Point role, which in turn passes those communications to the site server.
You can customize the look of the Application Catalog website by using the Application
Catalog website point Properties dialog box. A user can navigate to the Application Catalog
website directly. Alternatively, Software Center provides a link to Application Catalog when
you configure the Default Application Catalog website point in the applicable client settings.
Users can use the Application Catalog website point to:

Find available software.

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Specify primary devices.

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Manage available applications. On the Application Catalog tab, users can:

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Search or browse Application Catalog for available software.

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Install software available to a user-based collection of which they are members.

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Request software that requires administrator approval.

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Monitor the status of software requests on the My Application Requests tab.

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Manage their primary devices. On the My Devices tab, users can:

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Designate the current system as a primary device.

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Manage their mobile devices. Users can view the status of their mobile devices and
wipe them remotely if necessary.

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