Owner's Manual

Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant 261
The following steps detail how to create a local user. Dell highly recommends
that you create a domain user with administrative rights so that you do not
have to manually add a user to every client. This will simplify the creation of
discovery ranges in IT Assistant.
1
Click Start  Settings  Control Panel  Administrative Tools 
Computer Management .
2 In the Computer Management (Local) tree, expand the Local Users and
Groups branch and click the Users folder.
3 On the menu bar, click Action and then click New User .
a In the New User dialog box, fill in the required information fields with
the user name
CIMUser and password DELL .
b Ensure that you clear (deselect) the User must change password at
next logon
check box.
c Click Create .
4 In the right pane of the Computer Management dialog box, double-click
CIMUser .
You may have to scroll through the list to locate
CIMUser .
5 In the CIMUser Properties dialog box, click the Member Of tab.
6 Click Add .
7 Click Administrators , click Add , and then click OK .
8 Click OK again, and then close the Computer Management dialog box.
NOTE: IT Assistant can manage Dell client systems installed with Windows XP
Professional operating system.
9 Install Client Instrumentation 7. x or Server Administrator, depending on
whether the system is a client or a server.
10 Restart the system.
For Managed Systems Running Windows Server 2003 or later
1 Click Start  Settings  Control Panel  Administrative Tools 
Computer Management .
2 In the Computer Management (Local) tree, expand the Local Users and
Groups branch and click the Users folder.