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Deployment and activation
The purpose of this section is to provide guidance with troubleshooting on why the Windows operating
system will not start; encrypted systems do not allow access to the operating system until PBA is
completed.
Administrators should be mindful that fixing certain Windows problems on an encrypted system may
require extra caution in the event that the registry must be edited or a driver should be modified.
Traditional recovery procedures will also change on a system encrypted with EEPC 6.2. For example,
the entire disk is encrypted which means the file systems and disks are accessible only when the
Pre-Boot authentication is complete.
The EETech User Guide provides instructions on how to create a customized pre-installation disk
(EETech Windows PE V1 and V3) with the EEPC drivers loaded. This disk allows the administrator to
access an encrypted hard drive or Opal drive to update the drivers or the registry. For more
information, refer to the KnowledgeBase article https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?
page=content&id=KB75034.
Booting the EEPC installed client requires the physical presence of the client user
to supply credentials at the EEPC PBA page.
To gain access to an encrypted computer, the user must always enter credentials at the PBA screen. It
is important that this change in client operation be understood and adopted into your operating
procedures. Administrators should be mindful of dispatching drivers/service packs to client systems as
the system will inevitably require reboot after install.
The Enable Automatic Booting option in the Product Settings Policy allows access to the EEPC installed systems
without actually having to authenticate through PBA. However, it is the administrators’ responsibility to
ensure that system security is not compromised if this option is selected, as Autoboot effectively
removes system security. Alternatively, you can also use the OS refresh process to keep the systems
secure with minimal user intervention.
Contents
Basic preparations and recommendations
High level process of the installation
Client task to deploy the EEAgent and EEPC packages
Add group users
EEPC activation sequence
Activate EEPC using Add local domain users
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