Owner's Manual

Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant 273
For Managed Systems Running Windows XP Professional
As mentioned previously, the improved security in Windows XP mandates
that the client be in the same domain as the IT Assistant system. Also, when
implementing your own user name and password, do not specify a blank
password.
The following steps detail how to create a local user. Dell highly recommends
that you create a domain user with administrative rights so that you do not
have to manually add a user to every client. This will simplify the creation of
discovery ranges in IT Assistant.
1
Click Start  Settings  Control Panel  Administrative Tools 
Computer Management .
2 In the Computer Management (Local) tree, expand the Local Users and
Groups branch and click the Users folder.
3 On the menu bar, click Action and then click New User .
a In the New User dialog box, fill in the required information fields with
the user name
CIMUser and password DELL .
b Ensure that you clear (deselect) the User must change password at
next logon
check box.
c Click Create .
4 In the right pane of the Computer Management dialog box, double-click
CIMUser .
You may have to scroll through the list to locate
CIMUser .
5 In the CIMUser Properties dialog box, click the Member Of tab.
6 Click Add .
7 Click Administrators , click Add , and then click OK .
8 Click OK again, and then close the Computer Management dialog box.
NOTE: IT Assistant can manage Dell client systems installed with Windows XP
Professional operating system.
9 Install Client Instrumentation 7. x or Server Administrator, depending on
whether the system is a client or a server.
10 Restart the system.