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Contents About Dell ControlPoint Security Manager . Quick Links. . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Viewing and Configuring Security Devices . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Fingerprint Reader Smart Card Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contactless Smart Card Full Disk Encryption . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Configuring Logins and Passwords . . . . . . . . . .
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About Dell™ ControlPoint Security Manager Security Manager provides local management of system security through the use of features such as Trusted Platform Module (TPM), contact and contactless smart card, fingerprint match processing, system disk encryption, and login passwords. The Security Manager plug-in includes: • Security Center Overview—Lists the system devices and displays the current status; has a tab to launch the independent application ControlPoint Security Manager.
• Run security configuration wizard—Allows you to configure system security devices. • Enroll your fingerprint—Launches the Fingerprint Enrollment Wizard and allows you to configure a fingerprint to be used by the fingerprint processing engine. The scanned fingerprint can be used for Microsoft® Windows® login and pre-boot authentication. This task can be launched multiple times for the same user or it can be launched multiple times for different users.
Table 1-1. Color Security Device Status Icon Legend Status Green Enabled Yellow Needs Attention Gray Disabled and the device is not available to the user Red Not installed Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a hardware module that stores critical information such as passwords and encryption keys.
Smart Card Controller Contacted smart cards are pocket-sized plastic cards that have an embedded silicon chip containing user information. The information on the card is read when the metal contacts on the smart card are placed directly on the contacts of the smart card reader, also known as a smart card controller. Smart cards can be used alone or combined with other authentication methods for Windows or TPM authentication.
1 Click Settings next to Full Disk Encryption. 2 Use the Secure EFS Wizard to create or use a digital certificate for encrypting files and folders on your system. Follow the onscreen prompts. Configuring Logins and Passwords Configuring login and password tasks are only enabled for users with administrator rights.
1 Click Settings next to Set a pre-boot system password. 2 Use the Enrollment Wizard to register your fingerprints or smart card for preboot authentication. Managing Password Settings Windows is set up to manage accounts for all users of a system. Some Microsoft User Accounts tasks available for configuration require that you log on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group. See the Microsoft documentation for more information.
To configure the hard drive password: 1 Click Settings next to Select or manage your Hard Drive password. 2 Use the wizard to configure the hard drive password. Follow the onscreen prompts. Configuring the Document Vault To configure the document vault: 1 Click Settings next to Access your Document Vault and adjust settings. 2 Use the wizard to configure document vault. Follow the onscreen prompts.
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