How to Set Group Policy Object on a Domain Controller to Enable Dell Encryption Entitlements

Affected Products:

• Dell Security Management Server
• Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition
• Dell Security Management Server Virtual
• Dell Data Protection | Virtual Edition

Not Applicable

• If your client is entitled from Dell Digital Delivery (DDD), follow these instructions to set the GPO on the domain controller to enable entitlements (this may not be the same server running the Dell Security Management Server [formerly Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition] or Dell Security Management Server Virtual [formerly Dell Data Protection | Virtual Edition]).
• The workstation must be a member of the OU where the GPO is applied.

1. Log in to a domain controller or a computer that has the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed.

Note: For more information about RSAT, review the following Microsoft site https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2693643/remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-for-windows-operating-systems .

2. Press the Windows key and search for Group Policy Management.
3. Right-click the Organizational Unit where the policy should be applied and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.
4. Enter a Name for the New GPO, select (none) for Source Starter GPO, and click OK.

Figure 1: (English Only) New GPO

5. Right-click the GPO that was created and select Edit.

Figure 2: (English Only) Group Policy Management

6. Expand Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry.

Figure 3: (English Only) Group Policy Management Editor

7. Right-click Registry and select New > Registry Item.
   1. Action: Create
   2. Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   3. Key Path: SOFTWARE\Dell\Dell Data Protection
   4. Value Name: Server
   5. Value type: REG_SZ
   6. Value data: Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of the Enterprise or Virtual Edition Server.

Figure 4: (English Only) Server properties

8. Click OK.
9. We can now close out of any windows and log off from any servers that were used to perform the above steps.
10. On a workstation that falls into the scope of this GPO logoff and log in to or run gpupdate /force to apply this new group policy setting.
11. Your machines are now automatically configured to contact the DDP Server once installed by Dell Digital Delivery.

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