Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Client Integration Pack for Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager And System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Version 3.1 User’s Guide
- Introduction
- Using DCIP With Configuration Manager
- Dell Warranty Utility
- Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin
- Troubleshooting
- Authenticode Signature
- Windows XP Installation Fails
- KVM Over Wireless
- Hardware Inventory Report Memory Speed is reported as Zero
- Max Password Length Change
- KVM Power Control to Boot to OS in S3
- Windows XP(x86) OS Deployment Hangs During Installation
- Apply Operating System Task Sequence Action Has A Red Bang
- Related Reference
Setting BIOS Passwords
The feature allows you to set passwords, clear passwords, or change the length requirements for a client system's Administrator
and/or System passwords.
1. Launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
For more information, see Launching The Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
2. On the Home screen click Client Configuration.
3. On the Client Configuration window, click BIOS Passwords.
The BIOS Passwords tab is displayed.
4. Select one of the following options:
● Clear — clear either the Admin or System password.
NOTE: To clear the Admin password you have to clear the System password as well.
● Set — enter and confirm the Admin or System password.
NOTE: Client systems have to reboot after setting the Admin or System passwords.
● Length — you can specify the minimum and maximum length for the Admin and System password.
5. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on
error check box. Otherwise, Task execution will stop on the first client system where an error is encountered
6. If you want to reboot after applying changes select the Reboot after applying changes check box.
7. Click Next.
The Select Clients tab is displayed.
8. Search for the list of client systems that you want to change the BIOS passwords.
9. Select the client systems you want to change the BIOS passwords and click Add.
10. Click Next.
The Schedule Task tab is displayed.
11. You can either choose to apply the password changes immediately or schedule it to run at a later time.
12. Provide a brief description of the changes your are applying and click Finish.
13. Depending on the schedule, select one of the following options:
● Run now — the BIOS password configuration is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the Task
Queue.
NOTE: If the Dell client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again.
● Run At — the BIOS password configuration is queued in the Task Queue.
NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks.
Operations
This feature allows you to remote-format Dell client system's hard drives, cold and warm reboot the Dell client-systems and
setup KVM sessions.
Wipe Client Disk
CAUTION: This operation will delete all the data on your client systems.
NOTE: The remote-wipe of client hard drive takes several minutes to complete.
The Wipe Client Disk feature remotely erases data on supported client system's hard drives.
1. Launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
For more information, see Launching The Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
2. On the Home screen, click Operations.
3. On the Operation tab, click Wipe Client Disk.
4. After selecting Wipe Client Disk you can perform one of the following actions:
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