| ''UpdateExpirySeconds''|| The number of seconds one has to wait before the same update will be considered necessary. If an update of certain content has just ended successfully and is requested again within the amount of time configured in this setting, the client simply dismisses the new request. However, this setting does not affect [[Forced Updates in Manual Synchronization Mode]].
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| ''SyncMode''|| The possible values are '''Automatic''', '''Manual Commit ''' and '''Offline'''. For more details, please refer to [[Sync Mode]].
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| ''ShowSystemProperties''|| If set to true, all properties will be displayed; otherwise, only the ones that are marked as [[METACLASSSCOPE#Visibility|visible]].
These settings have the following characteristics that differs them from other user specific settings
* available and editable before and after the login.
* carry the value "change if needed" initially before login, to indicate to the user that this setting doesn't need to be set if it already has a previously saved value.
=== AR settings ===