Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | Configure Version 4.2 User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Using graphical user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Microsoft Windows system
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux
- Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure
- Accessing the Dell Command | Configure GUI
- Creating a BIOS package using the GUI
- Configuration options
- Configuring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords
- Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords using the existing password
- Password protection screen
- Configuring the autoon option
- Configuring the bootorder option
- Boot order screen
- Adding a new device to the boot order
- Boot order type
- Configuring the primarybatterycfg option
- Configuring the advbatterychargecfg option
- Configuring the peakshiftcfg option
- Configuring the keyboardbacklightcolor option
- Advanced System Management
- BIOS option validation
- Exporting the BIOS configuration
- Target system configuration
- Log details in Package History
- Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.2
- Third-party licenses
Introduction to Dell Command | Configure
4.2
Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides configuration capability to business client systems. You can
configure the client systems using a User Interface (UI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI).
For more information on using the CLI, see Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at
Dell.com/DellClientCommandSuiteManuals. Dell Command | Configure supports the following Windows and Linux operating
systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Ubuntu Desktop 16.04, and Ubuntu core 16.
NOTE: This software was rebranded as Dell Command | Configure after Dell Client Configuration Toolkit version 2.2.1.
Topics:
• What’s new in this release
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Other documents you may need
What’s new in this release
The new features for this release include:
● Updated attribute names and possible values
NOTE: To view the complete list of the new and the older names.
○ Go to Dell Knowledge Library and search for Dell Command | Configure page using the Search box at the top-right
corner of the page.
○ On the Dell Command | Configure page, click Reference list for updated names of attributes and possible values.
● Support for the following new BIOS attributes:
○ --FingerprintReader
○ --FingerprintReaderSingleSignOn
○ --SgxLaunchControl
○ --PowerOnLidOpen
○ --AmtCap
○ --PowerUsageMode
○ --Absolute
○ --IgnitionSwitchEnable
○ --IgnitionSwitchOnDelay
○ --IgnitionSwitchOffDelay
○ --IgnitionSwitchDebounceCycle
○ --IntelSpdSelTech
○ --AmdSmartShift
○ --PrivacyScreen
○ --WWanBusMode
○ --WdtOsBootProtection
○ --AmdTSME
○ --FrontPowerButton
○ -IoModule2
○ --IoModule3
○ --IoModule4
○ --ExpansionBay1
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