Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Advanced Installation Guide v3.8

• If your clients are entitled through Dell Digital Delivery, follow these instructions to set a registry through Group Policy Objects to preset the Dell Server to use after installation.

• The workstation must be a member of the OU where the Group Policy Objects is applied or the registry settings must be manually set on the endpoint.

• Ensure that outbound port 443 is available to communicate from the Dell Server to cloud.dell.com. If port 443 is blocked (for any reason), acquiring the entitlement fails and an entitlement is consumed from the available pool.

  NOTE:If you do not set this registry value when attempting to install through Dell Digital Delivery or do not specifying a SERVER in the Master Installer, the activation URL defaults to 199.199.199.199.

Manually Set the Registry Key

For endpoints that not domain-joined or setting a Group Policy Object is not possible, pre-set a registry key to activate against a specific Dell Server during installation.

1. In the search box on the taskbar, type regedit then right-click and select Run as administrator.

2. Navigate to and create the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dell\Dell Data Protection

   REG_SZ: Server

   Value: <FQDN or IP address of the Dell Server>

   

3. Install Encryption through Dell Digital Delivery or the Master Installer.

Create the Group Policy Object

1. On the Domain Controller to manage the clients, click Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
2. Right-click the OU where the policy should be applied and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.

3. Enter a name for the new GPO, select (none) for Source Starter GPO, and click OK.

   

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

   

5. The Group Policy Management Editor loads. Access Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry.

   

6. Right-click the Registry and select New > Registry Item. Complete the following.

   Action: Create

   Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

   Key Path: SOFTWARE\Dell\Dell Data Protection

   Value name: Server

   Value type: REG_SZ

   Value data: <FQDN or IP address of the Dell Server>

7. Click OK.

   

8. Log out and then back into the workstation, or run gpupdate /force to apply the group policy.