Install Guide

Dell highly recommends that a Windows password be created (if one does not already exist) to protect access to the encrypted
data. Creating a password for the computer prevents others from logging on to your user account without your password.
Uninstall Previous Versions of the Encryption Client
Before uninstalling a previous version of the Encryption client, stop or pause an encryption sweep, if necessary.
If the computer is running a version of Dell Encryption earlier than v8.6, uninstall the Encryption client from the command line.
For instructions, see Uninstall Encryption and Server Encryption Client.
NOTE:
If you plan to install the latest version of the Encryption client immediately after uninstallation, it is not necessary to run the
Encryption Removal Agent to decrypt the files.
To upgrade a previous version of the Encryption client installed with Deferred Activation, uninstall with the Data Security
Uninstaller or the Child Installers. These uninstallation methods are possible even if OPTIN is disabled.
NOTE:
If no users were previously activated, the Encryption client clears the OPTIN setting from the SDE vault since the setting is
left-over from a previous installation. The Encryption client blocks Deferred Activations if users previously activated but the
OPTIN flag is not set in the SDE vault.
Install Encryption with Deferred Activation
To install the Encryption client with Deferred Activation, install the Encryption client with the OPTIN=1 parameter. For more
information about client installation with the OPTIN=1 parameter, see Install Encryption.
Activate Encryption with Deferred Activation
● Activation associates a domain user with a local user account and a specific computer.
● Multiple users can activate on the same computer, provided they use unique local accounts and have unique domain email
addresses.
● A user can activate the Encryption client only once per domain account.
Before you activate the Encryption client:
● Log in to the local account that you use the most often. The data associated with this account is the data to encrypt.
● Connect to your organization's network.
1. Log on to the workstation or server.
2. Enter the domain email address and password and click Activate.
NOTE:
Non-domain or personal email addresses cannot be used for activation.
3. Click Close.
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Configure Deferred Activation