Reference Guide

Manage Policies
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Self Help Questions (Pre-8.0 clients) At least 3 selectable questions
Specify the que
stions that will be presented
to Windows users during recovery questions
setup. Separate each question by a carriage
return. These questions will be used if the
Windows password is forgotten. At least 3
questions must be specified.
What is the name of your
first pet?
Who was your first employer?
What was the first concert you attended?
What was the make of the first car you
owned?
What was the last name of your third grade
teacher?
In what city or town did your mother and
father meet?
In what city or town w
as your first job?
Initial Access Code String 1-100 characters
String 1
-100 characters
This policy is used to log on to a computer
when network access to the Dell Serverand
Active Directory (AD) are both unavailable.
The Initial Access Code policy should
only be
used if absolutely necessary, it is not the
recommended method to log in. Using the
Initial Access Code policy does not provide
the same level of security as the usual
authentication method of logging in using
User Name, Domain, and Password.
The I
nitial Access Code can only be used one
time, immediately after activation. The first
domain login that occurs after the Initial
Access Code is entered will be cached and
the Initial Access Code entry field will not be
displayed again.
Encryption Administrator Password
String
9
-
32 characters with at least 1 number and 1
letter
Computer
-generated password used by the
Dell Server and client for recovery and other
internal processes. No end user or
Administrator interaction is required. All
values are automat
ically maintained in the
Dell Server and can never be deleted.
Entering a value for this policy does not
affect the Override Count.
Non-Cached User Login Attempts Allowed 50
Any number
This policy does not come into play when
connected to the network (the
re is a
connection to AD), because authentication
with AD is attempted.
This policy only comes into play when the
computer is not connected to the network
and an unknown user attempts to log in
(meaning, a user that has not logged in to
the computer before
-- no credentials have
been cached).
Cached User Login Attempts Allowed 10
1
-20 times
Number of times that a cached user can
attempt to log in.
Self Help Question/Answer Attempts Allowed 3
1
-10 times
Number of times the user can attempt to
enter the cor
rect answer.