Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Command | Configure Version 4.5 User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.5
- Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.5
- Using user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.5
- Accessing Dell Command | Configure within 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
- Configure the general settings
- 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 BIOSConnect profiles
- 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
- Password Configuration 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 4.5
Introduction to Dell Command | Configure
4.5
Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides BIOS configuration capability for Dell client systems. IT
administrators can use this tool to configure BIOS settings and create BIOS packages using the Dell Command | Configure
User Interface (UI) or Command Line Interface (CLI).
Dell Command | Configure supports the following Windows and Linux operating systems:
● Windows 7
● Windows 8
● Windows 8.1
● Windows 10
● Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
● Ubuntu Desktop 16.04
● Ubuntu Desktop 18.04
● Ubuntu Desktop 20.04
● Ubuntu Core 16
For information about using the CLI, see Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at
dell.com/support.
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
• Other documents you may need
What’s new in this release
● Support for the BIOSConnect profiles:
○ ConnectionProfile
○ CloudAppProfile
○ CsosProfile
○ FotaProfile
○ HttpBootProfile
● Support for the following BIOS attributes:
○ TCCActOffset
○ RgbPerKeyboardLang
○ RgbPerKeyKeyboardColor
Other documents you may need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents at dell.com/support:
● The Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide provides information about installing Dell Command | Configure on
supported client systems. The guide is available at Dell Command | Configure documentation page.
● The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS
options on supported Dell client systems.
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