How to Use the Dell Trusted Device Local Console

Summary: The Dell Trusted Device Local Console is an application that provides the security status of the local endpoint and recommended actions for security monitoring.

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The Dell Trusted Device Local Console is a user interface that provides endpoint information such as:

  • General information about the endpoint
  • Dell Trusted Device security data (Security Score)
  • Actions that would assist with improving the Security Score

The Dell Trusted Device Local Console displays the status of BIOS Verification, Intel Management Engine (Intel ME), and other layered security components.

Affected Products:

  • Dell Trusted Device

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Affected Platforms:

  • Latitude
  • OptiPlex
  • Precision
  • XPS

Affected Versions:

  • Dell Trusted Device v6.1 and later

Table of Contents:

  1. Getting Started with Dell Trusted Device Local Console
  2. Device Description
  3. Security Score
  4. Action Required
  5. No Action Required

Getting Started with Dell Trusted Device Local Console

To launch the Dell Trusted Device application, open the Windows Start menu and then search for Dell Trusted Device.

Searching the Windows Start menu for Dell Trusted Device

The Dell Trusted Device Local Console launches to display the following information:

  • Device Description
  • Security Score
  • Security Score Information
  • Action Required Panel

Dell Trusted Device Local Console

Device Description

The Device Description panel located at the left side of the console includes Windows System Links to provide more insight about the device and links to Dell Trusted Device information.

Device Description Windows System Links

Security Score

The Security Score panel located at the top of the console displays the current Security Score of the device. This enables administrators to determine the security risk level of the device.

Security Score factors include:

  • Anti-virus
  • BIOS administrator password
  • BIOS Verification
  • Disk encryption
  • Firewall
  • Indicators of Attack
  • Intel ME Verification
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) use

Dell Trusted Device initiates a scan 15 minutes after the operating system boots up and every 24 hours thereafter. The Refresh Scan Result button retrieves the latest scan results from the security assessment.

Security Score

More information about the Security Score can be found in the Dell Trusted Device Installation and Administrator Guide at Dell Trusted Device Documentation.

Action Required

The Action Required panel located at the bottom of the console displays Medium and High-risk items to be reviewed with recommended paths for remediation.

Action Required example

Click the info icon for more information about the attributes affected.

Example information about affected attributes

No Action Required

The No Action Required panel located below the Action Required panel attests to the device’s successful health status.

No action required example

 

Affected Products

OptiPlex, XPS, Latitude, XPS, Fixed Workstations, Mobile Workstations, Dell Trusted Device
Article Properties
Article Number: 000223887
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2025
Version:  4
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