# Inheriting Policy Settings

Policies can be configured to inherit settings from the Faronics Default policy to quickly distribute setting changes across multiple policies. Settings can be inherited individually per service and for the Maintenance Period. Polices can inherit settings from Faronics Default policy only.

Complete the following settings to inherit the settings from the Faronics Default Policy:

1. Go to the _Policies_ page.
2. Click _Add_ _Policy > Add New Policy_.
3. Select _Add New Windows Policy_ or _Add New Mac Policy_.
4. Go to [General Settings](../general-settings) _> Maintenance Period_. Select _Enable (inherit settings from Faronics Default policy)_.
5. Go to each service and select _Enable (inherit settings from Faronics Default Policy)_.
6. Save the policy.

The Maintenance Period settings and the settings for the services are inherited from the Faronics Default Policy. The current policy that inherits the settings becomes read-only.
