Dell Command | Configure Version 4.12.0 User's Guide

Configure the general settings

In the General tab, you can update the source catalog location and the download location, configure or modify Internet proxy settings for Dell Command | Configure to gather information of the update experience.

1. On the title bar, click Settings.
   The Settings screen is displayed.
2. On the left pane, click General.
3. Click Browse under Download File Location, click Browse to set the default location or to change the default location.
   NOTE:Dell Command | Configure automatically deletes the update files from this location after installing the updates.
4. You have the following options to set the Internet proxy settings:
   • To use the current Internet proxy settings, select Use current Internet proxy setting.
   • To configure a proxy server and port, select Custom proxy setting. To enable proxy authentication, select the Use Proxy Authentication and provide proxy server, proxy port, username, and password.

   NOTE:The username and password credentials are encrypted and saved.
5. On the left pane, click Sync.
   In the Sync tab, there are two options available for the BIOS update:

   • Update the BIOS feature from Support | Dell.
   • Update the BIOS feature offline.

   Select the appropriate option as per your requirement.

   NOTE:The sync feature is used to get Dell Command | Configure support for new BIOS features that got added with the BIOS update. Sync feature version that is displayed is for internal use.
6. Click CHECK to check for Dell Command | Configure updates.
   If there are updates available for Dell Command | Configure, a warning message is displayed Updates available. Would you like to proceed?, click YES to proceed with the updates.

   NOTE:Internet connection is mandatory to check for the updates.
7. To update the Dell Command | Configure without an Internet connection, do the following:
   1. Select Update The BIOS Feature Offline option, navigate to the DellCommandConfigureCatalog.cab file, then click Check to update or downgrade the BIOS feature.
   2. Download a local copy of DellCommandConfigureCatalog.cab files from Support | Dell.
   3. Extract the .cab file and replace the syscfg.xml and resdictionary.xml with the files that are available in Dell Command | Configure. The installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure.
   4. Replace Optionames_<language code>.xml file with the files that are available in Dell Command | Configure. The installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\Localization.