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Wavelog ERB Desktop Setup

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Overview

Wavelog and the W9YT website automatically launch on Firefox when any user logs into the two CAE desktops in the ERB shack

Browser Auto Launch

Firefox is configured to start automatically for all users on login. A link to the shared Firefox executable was placed in:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

Wavelog Open

Firefox policies.json file was configured to open Wavelog and the W9YT website on launch.

distribution/policies.json

 {
  "policies": {
    "Homepage": {
      "URL": "https://wavelog.w9yt.org",
      "Locked": true,
      "Additional": ["https://wiki.w9yt.org", "https://www.w9yt.org"],
      "StartPage": "homepage"
    },
    "UserMessaging" : {
      "SkipOnboarding": true
    },
    "OverrideFirstRunPage": "https://wavelog.w9yt.org|https://wiki.w9yt.org|https://www.w9yt.org"
  }
}