Dell Data Security CREDActivate Usage Guide
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Contents 1 About CREDActivate...................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Configure CREDActivate............................................................................................................................... 5 Options................................................................................................................................................................................
1 About CREDActivate CREDActivate is an alternative to the built-in activation method. This application provides a mechanism to allow remote, occasionallyconnected users to activate the client on a computer after the initial login. This application can be used as part of a larger installation package to automate user activations.
2 Configure CREDActivate CREDActivate is packaged in the installation media as a .zip file and contains all the files necessary to launch the application. CREDActivate can be run with the default parameters (by double-clicking CREDActivate.exe) or with custom parameters. To run CREDActivate, the following four files must be placed on the computer, anywhere in the file system: • CREDActivate.exe • CCK.dll • CCK.mac • options.
Password No If specified, the password will be automatically populated. PromptCaption No Optional prompt to display. The default prompt is Please enter your network username and password. ResultsFile No A results file is automatically created every time CREDActivate is executed. Use this option to change the location and name of the results file. This file contains a single line specifying the result of the last activation attempt. The default location is C:\ProgramData\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Enc
3 Run CREDActivate Local or Domain Administrative privileges are required to run CREDActivate. 1 To run the application, launch CREDActivate.exe. 2 If needed, in the Device Server URL field, enter the URL of the Device Server that Dell Encryption will communicate with. If your Dell Security Management Server is v7.7 or later, the format is https://securityserver.domain.com:8443/xapi/ If your Dell Security Management Server is pre-v7.7, the format is https://securityserver.domain.
