Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet 7453 Deployment Manual

HardwarePasswordManager

DeploymentGuide

Updated:July,2010

HardwarePasswordManager

DeploymentGuide

Updated:July,2010

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixD

“Notices”onpage49.

ThirdEdition(July2010)

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Contents

Preface.................v

Chapter1.Overview..........1

Chapter2.InstallingHardware

PasswordManageron

ThinkManagementConsole......3

Prerequisites................3

Preparingthecoreserver...........4

ThinkManagementConsolewithHPMserver

setup...................5

MigratingtoanewLDAPserver.........6

InstallingHardwarePasswordManagerona

Lenovodevice................6

Chapter3.ManagingHardware

PasswordManagerdeviceswith

ThinkManagementConsole......9

ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerdevicesand

theirproperties...............9

ManagingenrolledusersonHardware

PasswordManagerdevices........10

ConguringanLDAPserverconnection...10

ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerusers

andtheirproperties...........11

Removingauser’saccesstoaHardware

PasswordManagerdevice........12

ManagingHardwarePasswordManager

groups................12

Managingremoteactionsandpolicysettingsfor

HardwarePasswordManagerdevices.....13

Updatingclientpoliciesglobally........14

Updatinghardwarepasswordsglobally.....15

Updatingtheemergencyaccount.......16

Changingserverpolicysettings........17

Deningscopesandrolesforconsoleusers...18

Chapter4.HardwarePassword

ManagerClient............21

HardwarePasswordManagerdevicesetup...21

RegisteringadevicewiththeHardwarePassword

Managerserverandenrollingtherstuser....21

EnrollingadditionalusersonaHardwarePassword

Managerdevice..............22

RemovingauserfromaHardwarePassword

Managerdevice..............23

UnregisteringadevicefromtheHardware

PasswordManagerserver..........23

UpdatingcredentialsonaHardwarePassword

Managerdevice..............24

Chapter5.Deployment........25

Fingerprintintegration............25

SafeGuardEasy/SafeGuardEnterprise

compatibility...............26

One-touchregistration...........26

Pre-registration............27

Userenrollmentonapre-registeredsystem.27

Chapter6.Scenarios.........29

Servicescenarios(congurationchanges)....29

Scenario1-Hardwareconguration

changes...............29

Scenario2-CMOSerror.........29

Scenario3-Replacethengerprintdevice..30

Scenario4-Hardwarepasswordsalready

set.................30

Scenario5-Setupundertheoperatingsystem

(remoteBIOSsettings)..........30

Scenario6-Replacethesystemboard...31

Scenario7-Addaharddiskdrive.....31

Scenario8-Replaceormoveaharddisk

drive.................31

Scenario9-Changetheharddisklocation

withinasystem............32

Scenario10-Removeaharddiskdrive...32

Scenario11-FlashingtheBIOS......32

Scenario12-Registeredsystemcannolonger

accesstheHardwarePasswordManager

server................33

Scenario13-EntertheBIOSsetup.....33

Scenario14-Loaddefaultsettingsinthe

BIOSsetup..............33

Scenario15-Donotprotectallharddrives.33

UserScenarios..............34

Scenario1-ForgotHardwareAccount

credentials,networkconnected......34

Scenario2-ForgotHardwareAccount

credentials,NOTnetworkconnected....34

Scenario3-Forgotthecorporatepassword.34

Scenario4-Manualloginusingdifferent

keyboardtypes............34

Scenario5-Handlingenrollmentfrommultiple

bootpartitions.............35

Scenario6-BitLocker..........35

AppendixA.Securityand

convenience..............37

AppendixB.Disasterrecovery....39

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AppendixC.Hintsandtips......43

AppendixD.Notices.........49

Trademarks................50

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Preface

ThisguideisintendedforITadministrators,orthosewhoareresponsiblefordeployingtheLenovo

®

HardwarePasswordManager™programoncomputersintheirorganizations.Thepurposeofthisguideisto

providetheinformationrequiredforinstallingHardwarePasswordManagerononeormanycomputers,

providedthatlicensesforthesoftwareareavailableforeachtargetcomputer.TheHardwarePassword

Managerapplicationprovidesapplicationhelp,whichadministratorsanduserscanconsultforinformation

aboutusingtheapplicationitself.

LenovoHardwarePasswordManagerisdevelopedforITprofessionalsandtheuniquechallengesthey

mayencounter.Thisdeploymentguidewillprovideinstructionsandsolutionsforworkingwith

Hardware

PasswordManager.Ifyouhavesuggestionsorcomments,communicatewithyourLenovoauthorized

representative.Tolearnmoreaboutthetechnologiesthatcanhelpyoulowerthetotalcostofownershipand

tocheckforperiodicupdatestothisguide,gothefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com

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Chapter1.Overview

TheLenovoHardwarePasswordManager(HPM)givesanadministratortheabilitytomanagehardware

passwordsforallregisteredPCdevices.Further,itcreatesthenotionofaBIOS-leveluserIDandpassword

fortheendusertouseasasinglesign-onproxy.ThisuserIDandpasswordcanbesynchronizedwiththe

WindowsIDandpasswordfortheuser.TheuseralsohastheoptiontoauthenticatehimselftoBIOSusing

hisngerprint.Whenthedevicepowerson,theuserisaskedforthesecredentials.Ifprovided,thedevice

willlogintheusertohisdesktop.Thismechanismpreservestheuser'sprivacyandmakesitpossibleforhim

tousethedevice,eventhoughhedoesnotknowwhattheactualhardwarepasswordsare.

WhenHPMisinstalled,theLenovoThinkManagementConsolecoreserveractsastheHPMserver—it

managesandauthenticatesHPMdevices.Inaddition,anActiveDirectoryoreDirectoryLDAPserver

functionsastheauthenticationserverforHardwarePasswordManager—theHPMserverchecksuser

credentialsagainstdataontheLDAPserver.

OnLenovoclientdeviceswhichsupportHPM,theadministratorinstallsanagentthatcontainsaHardware

PasswordManagerapplication.Whentheclientdevicepowerson,itcommunicatesthroughUDPport

50001withtheHPMserver.

Aftertheclienthasbootedtotheoperatingsystem,itusestheHardwarePasswordManagerclientapplication

tocommunicatewithaWebserviceontheserver.ThiscommunicationisthroughanHTTPSchannel.

TheadministratorusestheHPMfeaturesintheThinkManagementConsoletomanageHPMdevicesand

createanddeploypoliciestothesedevices.ThesepoliciesdeterminehowHardwarePasswordManager

isimplementedforthedevices;forexample,theadministratorselectswhichuseroptionsareavailable

onHPMdevicesaspartofthepolicydenition.

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Chapter2.InstallingHardwarePasswordManageron

ThinkManagementConsole

TouseHPMfunctionality,theLenovoThinkManagementConsolemustbeinstalled.Asyoucongurethis

installation,youwilldeneconnectiondetailsforyourLDAPservertoprovideauthenticationservicesfor

HPM.Policiesforhowhardwarepasswordsaregeneratedandhowclientdevicesaremanagedaredened

intheconsoleaswell.

Next,youinstalltheHPMclientsoftwareonindividualLenovodevicesthatsupportHPM.ABIOSsetting

isusedtoenableordisableHPMsupportonthesedevices.ThissettingmustbesettoEnabledforthe

devicetoworkwithHPM.

Aftercompletingtheseinstallationtasks,youcanbeginregisteringLenovoHPMdeviceswiththeHPM

serverandenrollusersonthosedevices.

Prerequisites

ThefollowingitemsshouldbeconsideredpriortoinstallingLenovoThinkManagementConsolewithHPMon

yourserver:

•Theservershouldhaveaccesstotheinternetinordertoobtainprerequisitesandtoactivateafterthe

installationiscomplete.

•TheservershouldhaveastaticIPaddress.

•TheservercannotbeaDomainController.Itisrecommended,however,tohavetheserverjoinadomain.

•TheaccountwithwhichyoulogintotoperformtheinstallationofthecoreservermusthaveAdministrator

privilegesontheserverwithfullread/writeaccess.IdeallythisaccountwouldalsobeaDomain

Administratoraccount.Thisaccountwillbeusedtocreatetheinitialadministrator-levelaccountthatis

usedtologintotheThinkManagementConsole.

Inordertoensureaclean,workinginstallation,thefollowinginstallationorderisrecommended:

1.InstalltheWindows

®

Server2003R2(32-bit)operatingsystemwithSP2orWindowsServer2008

R2(64-bit)operatingsystem.

2.InstalltheWindowsComponentInternetInformationServices(IIS).

Note:FortheWindowsServer2003R2(32-bit)operatingsystem,thisMUSTbedonebeforeinstalling

ASP.Net.

3.InstallthefollowingWindowsComponents:

•ASP.Net

•SNMP

4.UseWindowsUpdatetoinstallallavailablecriticalupdates.

5.InstallMicrosoft

®

.NETFramework

®

2.0orlater.

6.InstallWebServicesEnhancements(WSE)3.0forMicrosoft.NETifyouareusingtheWindowsServer

2008R2(64-bit)operatingsystem,orinstallWebServicesEnhancements(WSE)2.0SP3ifyouareusing

theWindowsServer2003R2(32-bit)operatingsystem.

AftertheThinkManagementConsoleisinstalled,itisrecommendedthatyouenableSecurityandPatch

Managertoobtainupdatesforthisproduct.Intheconsoleapplication,clickHelp➙LANDesk®Help

Wizard➙SecurityUpdatesforaguidetoconguringSecurityandPatchManager.

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Preparingthecoreserver

TheHPMcoreserverwillusetheThinkManagementConsole9.0thatisbasedonLANDeskManagement

Suite9.0.FormoreinformationaboutLANDeskManagementSuitesystemrequirements,gotothefollowing

Website:

http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-7478

FordetailsonprerequisitesforinstallingThinkManagementConsole9.0,gotothefollowingWebsite:

http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-6767

ThepreferredplatformforThinkManagementConsole9.0istheWindowsServer2008R2(64-bit)operating

system.ThefollowinginstructionsdescribehowtoconguretheWindowsServer2008R2(64-bit)operating

systemtomeettheThinkManagementConsole9.0prerequisites.

1.InstalltheWindowsServer2008R2(64-bit)operatingsystemfromtheinstallationmedia.Itis

recommendedtoinstalltheserveroperatingsystemagainfortheHPMcoreserver,becauseexisting

operatingsystemimagesmighthaveincompatiblesettingswiththeHPMcoreserver.

2.RunWindowsUpdateandensurethatallnecessarycriticalupdateshavebeenapplied.

3.Namethecoreserver.Itisimportantthatthecoreservernameissetcorrectly.Afterbeinginstalled,an

HPMcoreservercannotberenamed.

4.DisabletheIndexingServiceandWindowsSearchServicebecausetheymightinterferewiththenormal

operationoftheHPMcoreserver.Formoredetails,gototheWebsite:

http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-7245

5.Addtheapplicationserverrole.

a.ClickStart➙ServerManager.

b.ClickAddRoles.

c.SelectWebServer(IIS).

d.ClickNext.Y ouwillbepromptedtoaddadditionalrequiredfeaturesforthisrole.

e.SelectAddRequiredFeatures.

f.OntheSelectServerRolesscreen,selectApplicationServer.Youwillbepromptedtoadd

additionalrequiredfeaturesforthisrole.

g.ClickAddRequiredFeatures.

h.OntheSelectServerRolesscreen,clickNext.

i.ClickNext.

j.SelectWebServer(IIS)Support.Y ouwillbepromptedtoaddadditionalroleservicesandfeatures.

k.ClickAddRequiredRoleServices.

l.SelectCOM+NetworkAccess.

m.ClickNext.

n.ClickNext.

o.UndertheRoleServicessection,selectedASP,CGI,andServerSideIncludesunderApplication

Development.

p.ScrolldowntothebottomofthelistandselectIIS6ManagementCompatibility.

q.ClickNext.

r.TheConrmInstallationSelectionsdialogboxisdisplayed.ClickInstall.

s.ClickClosewhentheinstallationcompletes.

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WhenusingtheWindowsServer2008R2(64-bit)operatingsystem,theMonitoring/Alerts(SNMP)additional

featuremustbeinstalledaswell.

1.ClickStart➙ServerManager.

2.IntheServerManagerconsole,clickFeaturesandthenclickAddFeaturesintherightpaneof

thewindow.

3.SelectSNMPServices.

4.ClickNext.

5.ClickInstall.

6.ClickClose.

WhenusingtheWindowsServer2003R2(32-bit)operatingsystemwithSP2,additionalWindows

componentsmustbeinstalled.

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙AddorRemovePrograms.

2.ClickAdd/RemoveWindowsComponents.

3.Addthefollowingcomponents:

a.ApplicationServer

•ASP.NET

•InternetInformationServices(IIS)

b.ManagementandMonitoringTools

•SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol

4.ClickNext.

5.ForOptionalNetworkingComponents,selectYes.

6.ClickFinish.

7.InstallMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0.

8.Restarttheserver.

WebServicesEnhancements(WSE)3.0forMicrosoft.NETmustalsobeinstalled.Thiscomponentis

providedbyMicrosoftatthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=018a09fd-3a74-43c5-8ec1-8d789091255d&displaylang=en

1.DownloadtheMicrosoftWSE3.0.msiinstallerpackagefromthelinkabove.

2.Extracttheinstallerpackageandruntheexecutableonthecoreserver.

3.FollowtheinstructionsintheInstallationdialogboxusingonlythedefaultsettings.

ThinkManagementConsolewithHPMserversetup

MakesuretheLDAPserver(MicrosoftActiveDirectoryorNovelleDirectory)thatactsastheLDAP

authenticationserverforHardwarePasswordManagerisworkingproperly.

ToobtaintheinstallationpackageforThinkManagementConsolewithHPM,registertodownloadfromthe

Websiteathttp://www.landesk.com/lenovo.Aftercompletingtheregistration,youwillreceiveanemailwith

alinktodownloadtheinstallationpackageaswellasLANDeskcredentialsforactivatingthecoreserver

afterinstallation.

Afteryouhavedownloadedtheinstallationpackage,followtheinstructionsbelowtocompletethecore

serverinstallation.

1.LogontotheserverwithAdministratorprivileges.

2.ExtracttheThinkManagement82D.exeinstallationpackage.Copyandpastethepathwherethe

installationsourceleswillbeextractedtototheclipboardforeasieraccess.

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3.RuntheThinkManagementConsoleAutorun.exefromthelocationwheretheinstallationpackagewas

extractedto.SelectInstallonthecoreserver.FollowthepromptsintheInstallationwizardand

selectRestartNowafterinstallation.

4.ActivatethecoreserverbyenteringyourLANDeskcontactnameandpasswordintheCoreServer

ActivationUtility(internetconnectionrequired).

5.ConguretheLDAPServer:

a.ConnecttheHARDWAREPASSWORDMANAGERserverandLDAPAuthenticationservertonetwork.

b.LaunchtheThinkManagementConsole.

c.Inthetoolbox,thereisaThinkVantageHardwarePasswordManagergroupwiththreeitems:HPM

EnrolledUsers,HPMGroups,andRemoteActionsandPolicySettings.ClickHPMGroupsandthen

clickCongureLDAPserver(thethirdbutton)onthetoolbar.

d.EntertheinformationfortheLDAPserverthatwillserveastheauthenticationserver.Thefollowing

itemsneedtobedenedfortheLDAPserver:

•Hostname:ThenameoftheLDAPserver.

•Port:Theportnumbertocommunicatewiththeserver.Thedefaultportis389forMicrosoft

ActiveDirectory.IfyouneedtoqueryaglobalcatalogtoaccessmultipleActiveDirectory

domains,changetheportto3268.IfyouselectNovelleDirectoryasyourLDAPserver,the

defaultportis636.

•Servertype:Selectthetype,eitherMicrosoftActiveDirectoryorNovelleDirectory.

•Encryptiontype:Selectthetypeofencryptionusedforcommunicationwiththeserver.

•Authorizeduser:

–TheusernameforloggingintotheMicrosoftActiveDirectoryserver.

–Adomain\usernameorsimplyausername.

–TheusernameforloggingintoaNovelleDirectoryserver.

Note:Itisbettertousecn=adminname,o=admincontext.IfBindRestrictionsissettoNone,

adminname.admincontextwillwork.IfBindRestrictionsissettoDisallowanonymoussimple

bind,adminname.admincontextwillnotwork.

–Password:ThepasswordfortheauthorizeduserontheLDAPserver.

e.ClickOKwhentheinformationiscomplete.

ThinkManagementConsolecoreserversetupcompletesnow.

MigratingtoanewLDAPserver

YoumayndthatyouneedtochangetheIPaddressorhostnameofyourLDAPserver.Youmayalsoneed

tochangetoanewserverwithadifferentIPaddress,orevenchangetoadifferenttypeofLDAPserver.

Ifanyofthesechangesoccurs,youneedtocreateanewLDAPserverconguration.Todothis,repeatthe

LDAPcongurationtaskinstep5.ItisrecommendedthatexistingregisteredHPMdevicesbederegistered

andthenregisteredonceagainwiththenewLDAPconguration.Otherwise,thedevicesregisteredwiththe

oldLDAPcongurationwillnotbeabletoperformvariousHPMactionssuchasanintranetaccountlogin.

InstallingHardwarePasswordManageronaLenovodevice

ToaddHardwarePasswordManagerfeaturestoaLenovodevice,youmustdeployanHPMagenttothe

device.Youcandothisbyusingeitherapushorapullmethod.

TodeployanagentwithHardwarePasswordManagerclientfeatures:

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1.IntheThinkManagementconsole,clickTools➙Conguration➙AgentConguration.

2.ClickNewontheAgentCongurationtoolbar,andenteranameforthisagentconguration.

3.MakesuretheHardwarePasswordManageroptionisselectedintheAgentComponentstoInstall

section.

4.Savetheconguration.

Ifyouonlyplantouseasingleagentcongurationoryouplantousethepullmethodofdeployment,you

shouldsetthisnewagentcongurationtobethedefaultconguration.

Tomakethisagentcongurationthedefault:

1.IntheAgentCongurationpaneoftheThinkManagementConsoleright-clickthenewagent

conguration.

2.ClickSetasdefault.Agreencheckmarkwillappearovertheiconforthisconguration.

YoucannowusethepushmethodtodeploytheagenttoyourLenovodevices.RefertotheGetting

StartedandDiscoveringandInstallingAgentshelpwizardsundertheHelpmenuintheconsoleformore

information.ForGettingStarted,youonlyneedtoperformtheLaunchtheCongureServicesTooland

CongureSchedulerCredentialssteps.

Notes:

1.Tosimplifythedevicediscoveryprocess,turnofftheWindows®rewall.

2.ForWindowsXP,simplelesharingmustbedisabledontheLenovodevice.Thisisnormallydisabled

bydefaultfordevicesthatlogintoadomain.YoucanturnoffthisoptionfromWindowsExplorer.Click

Tools➙FolderOptions➙View,scrolltothebottomofthelistandclearUsesimplelesharing.

3.ForWindowsVista

®

itisagoodpracticetoturnUserAccountControloff.

Whentheagentisdeployed,theHPMClientPortalisinstalledonthedevice.ThelenameoftheClientPortal

iscmp_portal.exe,whichislocatedintheC:\ProgramFiles\Lenovo\HardwarePasswordManagerdirectory.

Youcanalsodeploytheagentbyusingthepullmethod.Thismethodinvolvesconnectingtoashared

folderontheHPMserverandrunninganapplicationthatwillinstallthedefaultagentcongurationthat

wasdescribedpreviously.

1.LogintotheLenovodeviceastheDomainAdminorasalocaladministrator.

2.ConnecttotheLDLOGONshareeitherdirectlythroughexplorerorbymappinganetworkdriveto

\\<yourHPMservername>\ldlogonusingtheDomainAdmincredentialsorothercredentialsthat

havebeengivenaccesstothisshare.

3.FromtheshareddrivelaunchWSCFG32.EXE.Adialogboxisdisplayedshowingthecomponentsthat

willbeinstalled.MakesuretheThinkVantageHardwarePasswordManageroptionisselected.

4.Followthepromptstocompletetheagentinstallation.

InsomecasesitmaybenecessarytoincludetheThinkVantageHardwarePasswordManagerclientina

corporateimageordeployedthroughsomeothersystemmanagementtoolorprocess.Toaccommodate

thesescenarios,aself-containedexecutablepackageoftheagentcongurationcanbegeneratedfromthe

console.Thisexecutablewillinstalltheagentwithoutanyuserinteraction.

Tocreateaself-containedexecutableagentinstallationpackage:

1.Right-clickNewagentcongurationintheAgentCongurationpaneoftheThinkManagementConsole.

2.ClicktheCreateself-containedclientinstallationpackage.

3.Specifythefolderwhereyouwanttosavetheexecutableleinthedialogboxdisplayed.

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Thenameoftheexecutablelewillbebasedonthenameoftheagentconguration.Theprocesswill

runinthebackgroundforaboutaminute.Twoexecutablelesandtwologleswillbecreated.One

executable,designatedby“_with_status”,willprovideaninstallerthatdisplaysinstallationstatustothe

user.Theotherexecutablewillbeinstalledsilently.

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Chapter3.ManagingHardwarePasswordManagerdevices

withThinkManagementConsole

TheavailableHardwarePasswordManagerfunctionsintheconsolearedescribedinthefollowingsections:

•“ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerdevicesandtheirproperties”onpage9

•“ManagingenrolledusersonHardwarePasswordManagerdevices”onpage10

•“ConguringanLDAPserverconnection”onpage10

•“ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerusersandtheirproperties”onpage11

•“Removingauser’saccesstoaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice”onpage12

•“ManagingHardwarePasswordManagergroups”onpage12

•“ManagingremoteactionsandpolicysettingsforHardwarePasswordManagerdevices”onpage13

•“Updatingclientpoliciesglobally”onpage14

•“Updatinghardwarepasswordsglobally”onpage15

•“Updatingtheemergencyaccount”onpage16

•“Changingserverpolicysettings”onpage17

ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerdevicesandtheirproperties

IntheNetworkView,aseparatefolderundertheDevicesfolderisaddedforLenovoHardwarePassword

Managerdevicesthathavebeendiscoveredandmanaged.OpenthisHardwarePasswordManageddevices

foldertoviewalistofComputersandHarddisks.

ToviewaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice’sproperties:

1.IntheThinkManagementConsoleNetworkView,expandtheDevicesfolderandthenexpandthe

HardwarePasswordManagerdevicesfolder.

2.ClickeitherComputersorHarddisksdependingonthedevicetypeyouneed.

3.Right-clickthenameofthedeviceandselectHPMproperties.

TheinformationinthePropertiesdialogboxisnoteditable.Thedetailsincludedoneachofthetabsare

summarizedasbelow.

Summary

Passwordslistedonthistabaredimmedbydefault.SelectShowallpasswordtextsatthebottomofthe

tab.Thispreventstheunintentionaldisplayofhardwarepasswords.

•Registrationtimeandstatus:liststhedate/timeofregistrationandcurrentstatus.

•BIOSpasswords:displaysthepasswordsforeachBIOSproleandthedate/timetheprolewaslast

backedup.Thissectionincludesthesupervisorpassword(SVP),whichlogsontothedevicewith

administratoraccess,andthepower-onpassword(POP),whichlogsontothedeviceasauser.

•Harddiskpasswords:listspasswordsforaccessingeachharddiskonthedevice.Thissectiondisplays

themasterpassword,theuserpassword,andanybackuppasswordsthatmighthavebeengenerated

fortheharddisk(clickViewtoviewthelistofbackuppasswords).

•Emergencyadminaccount:liststhecredentialsfortheadministrativeaccountthatcanaccessthe

HardwarePasswordManagerdevice.Theemergencyadminaccountiscreatedoneverydevice.This

credentialcanbeusedinanemergencytoaccessthedevice’sBIOSwithadministratorprivileges.

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Enrolledusers:

AllusersthatareenrolledtoaccesstheHardwarePasswordManagerdevicearelistedonthistab.The

intranetaccountusernameisthenameusedforLDAPuseraccountlogin.Thehardwareaccountusername

isthenameusedtosavedatatothehardwareaccount(asecureareaofnon-volatilememorythatcanonly

beaccessedbythecomputer’sBIOS).TheLDAPpathshowstheuser’slocationintheLDAPservertree(for

example,CN=ADMINISTRATOR,CN=USERS,DC=TESTLAB).

Memberof:

Thistabliststheintranetaccountgroupsthatthedeviceisamemberof.TheLDAPpathshowsthegroup’s

locationintheLDAPservertree.

Remoteactions:

TheRemoteactionssectionlistsallpreviousremoteactionsthathavebeenappliedtothisHardware

PasswordManagerdevice.TheRemoveuserremoteactionssectionlistsusersthatwereenrolledon

thedevicebutwhoseaccesshasbeenremoved.

Clientpolicy:

TheWindowspolicylistshowsthestatusofoperatingsystemrelatedpolicysettingscurrentlyappliedon

thedevice.TheBIOSpolicylistshowsthestatusofBIOS-relatedpolicysettingscurrentlyappliedonthe

device.ThesesettingsareselectedintheUpdateClientPolicydialog;see“Updatinghardwarepasswords

globally”onpage15formoreinformation.

ManagingenrolledusersonHardwarePasswordManagerdevices

WhenaLenovoHardwarePasswordManagerdeviceisregisteredwiththeHardwarePasswordManager

server,themainuserofthatdeviceisenrolledasanauthorizeduserofthatHardwarePasswordManager

device.YoucanenrolladditionalusersoneachHardwarePasswordManagerdevice,byusingtheClient

PortalonthedeviceorbyincludingtheuserinaHardwarePasswordManagergroupthathasrightsto

thatdevice.

TomanageusersforHardwarePasswordManagerdevices,usetheHPMEnrolledUsersoptioninthe

ThinkManagementConsoletoolbox(orclickTools➙ThinkVantageHardwarePasswordManager➙

HPMEnrolledUsers).

UsingtheHPMEnrolledUserstool,youcan

•ConguretheLDAPserverconnection

•ViewalistofHardwarePasswordManagerusers

•ViewthepropertiesofaHardwarePasswordManageruser

•Revokeauser’saccesstoaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice

ConguringanLDAPserverconnection

IntheManageEnrolledUsersview,usersandgroupsarelistedinatreestructurethatdisplaystheusers

andgroupsontheLDAPserveryouuseforHardwarePasswordManagerauthentication.Toviewthattree

structure,youmustrstconguretheLDAPserverconnection.

TheinformationyouenterinthisdialogenablestheHardwarePasswordManagerservertoconnecttothe

LDAPserver,whichcanbeeitheraMicrosoftActiveDirectoryserveroraNovelleDirectoryserver.

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YoucanmigratefromoneLDAPservertoanotherwithoutlosingdata.Ifyoundthatyouneedtousea

differentserverforLDAPauthentication,enterthecongurationdataforthenewserver.

TocongureanLDAPserverconnection:

1.ClickHPMEnrolledUsersinthetoolbox(orclickTools➙ThinkVantageHardwarePassword

Manager➙HPMEnrolledUsers).

2.ClickLDAPserver.

3.TypethehostnameoftheLDAPserverintheHostnameeld.

4.Ifyouwanttouseaportotherthanthedefaulttoaccesstheserver,clearUsedefaultportandenter

anotherportnumber.

5.SelectServertype(MicrosoftActiveDirectoryorNovelleDirectory).

6.SelectEncryptiontypefortheserver.

7.TypethecredentialsusedtoaccesstheLDAPserverintheAuthorizeduserandPasswordeld.The

usercanbeintheformofthedomain\usernameorcansimplybetheusername.

ViewingHardwarePasswordManagerusersandtheirproperties

TheHPMEnrolledUserstoolenablesyoutoviewallusersthatareenrolledtoaccessLenovoHardware

PasswordManagerdevices.Youcanviewalistofallusers,oryoucanselectgroupsintheLDAPdirectory

treetoviewsubsetsofthelist.YoucanviewallpropertiesforeachenrolledHardwarePasswordManager

user,includingtheuserID,LDAPpath,groupsthatincludetheuser,anddevicestheuserisenrolledon.

ThesepropertiesarenoteditableinthePropertiesdialogbox.

ToviewenrolledHardwarePasswordManagerusersandtheirproperties:

1.ClickHPMEnrolledUsersinthetoolbox(orclickTools➙ThinkVantageHardwarePassword

Manager➙HPMEnrolledUsers).

2.Toviewallenrolledusers,clickAllusersinthetreestructure.

3.Toviewasubsetofusers,expandanygroupsthatarelistedinthetreestructureandclickagroupname.

4.Toviewauser’sproperties,right-clicktheuserinauserlistandclickProperties.

Note:Y oucanalsoselecttheuserandclickPropertiesonthetoolbar.

OptionsinthePropertiesdialogboxaresummarizedasbelow.

Summary:

ThistabliststheIDandcommonnameoftheuser,thepathintheLDAPtreewheretheuserisfound,and

theuser’scurrentstatus.ThedateandtimewhentheuserwasenrolledasaHardwarePasswordManager

userisalsolisted.

Memberof:

ThistabliststheLDAPgroupstowhichtheuserbelongs,withtheLDAPpathofeachgroup.

Enrolleddevices:

Thistabliststhedevicesonwhichtheuserisenrolled,withthedevicenameandmachineID.

Remoteactions:

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ThistablistsanyRemoveUseractionsthathavebeenperformedontheuser,includingthenameofthe

devicefromwhichtheuserwasremovedandthedateandtimeofthelaststatuschange.

Removingauser’saccesstoaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice

AfterauserhasbeenenrolledonaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice,youcanremovethatenrollment

iftheusershouldnolongerhaveaccesstothedevice.Toremoveauser,createaremoteactionthatis

appliedtoeachdeviceyouspecify.ThenexttimewhenthedeviceisconnectedtotheHardwarePassword

Managerservertoupdateitspolicy,theuserwillberemovedfromthelistofusersforthatdevice.

ToremoveauserfromaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice:

1.ClickHPMEnrolledUsersinthetoolbox(orclickTools➙ThinkVantageHardwarePassword

Manager➙HPMEnrolledUsers).

2.Intheuserlist,selecttheuser(s).

3.ClickRevokeuseronthetoolbar.

4.IntheCreateRemoteActiondialogbox,clearthecheckboxforoneormoredevicesfromwhich

youwanttoremovetheuser.

5.ClickOK.

ManagingHardwarePasswordManagergroups

HardwarePasswordManagergroupslinkusergroups(asdenedintheLDAPserver)withHardware

PasswordManagerdevices.HardwarePasswordManagergroupsareusefulbecausetheyallowmultiple

userstoaccessoneormoredeviceswithoutindividuallyenrollingeachuseroneachdevice.Whena

deviceisaddedtoagroup,allmembersofthatgrouphavetheaccesstothedeviceandcanusean

intranetaccounttologintothedevice.

WhenyouopentheHPMGroupstool,groupsarelistedintheLDAPtreeview.Eachgroupiscreatedonyour

LDAPserver;youcannotcreateagroupinThinkManagementConsole.However,youcaneditgroups(dene

thegrouprole)anddragdevicesintogroupstoassociatethosedeviceswiththemembersofthegroups.

Intranetaccountgroupsaredistinguishedbytheroledenedfortheusersinthegroup:

•User:anenduserofaHardwarePasswordManagerdevice.

•ServiceTech:anITtechnician,authorizedwithlimitedaccesstothedeviceforservicing.Accesscanbe

limitedtoatimeframe(duration),orthetechniciancanbeauthorizedwithacertainnumberoflogins.

•Administrator:anadministrativeuserauthorizedtoaccessdevices.

Forexample,allmembersofagroupthatisdenedwiththeServiceTechrolecanlogintodevicesinthe

groupforaspeciednumberoftimes.Iftheroleisdenedsotheusercanonlylogintothedevicetwo

times,accesstothedeviceexpiresfortheuserafterthesecondlogin.

ToeditaHardwarePasswordManagergroup:

1.ClickHPMGroupsinthetoolbox(orclickT ools➙ThinkVantageHardwarePasswordManager➙

HPMGroups).

2.IntheLDAPtreeview,clickagroupnameandclickEditIntranetAccountGrouponthetoolbar.Most

itemsintheEditIntranetAccountGroupdialogboxarenoteditable.Y oucanselecttheroleforthe

group;ifyouselectServiceTech,youcanlimittheaccesstoHardwarePasswordManagerdevices.

3.Selecttherolefromthecombobox.

4.SelectWithexpirationifyouwanttolimittheaccesstothedeviceforaperiodoftimeoraspecic

numberoflogins.(ThisappliesonlytoServiceTechusers.)

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