Understanding Client Site Assignment

Clients are typically assigned an Internet Management Point and Internet Fallback Status Point during installation. However, these settings can be configured after the client has already been deployed. When a client is deployed, both for mobile and standard clients, the options to enable Internet only and intranet only are available. Standard clients can also support both intranet and Internet management. This allows the client to roam between both management types.

During installation, the client must be configured with the name of the Management Point and the Fallback Status Point. Although an FSP is not required, it is a good idea to enable this role to monitor the communication health of Internet clients. ...

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