Owner's Manual

12 Contents
Securing the Managed System’s
Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Choosing the Most Secure Managed System
Server Protocol
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
CIM Monitoring, DCOM, and Windows
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Security and the SNMP Protocol
. . . . . . . . . 216
Ensuring Database Security When Using
IT Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Running IT Assistant Behind a Firewall
. . . . . . . . 219
Setting Up Additional Security for
IT Assistant Access
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Securing Ports for IT Assistant and Other Supported
Dell OpenManage Applications
. . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Single Sign-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Role-Based Access Security Management
. . . . . . 226
Role-Based Access Control
. . . . . . . . . . . 226
Assigning User Privileges
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Creating IT Assistant Users for Supported
Windows Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . 227
Disabling Guest and Anonymous Accounts
. . . . . . 229
12 Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . 231
Top IT Assistant Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Software Updates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Installation Updates
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Scope and Capabilities of IT Assistant
. . . . . . . . 238