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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.0 Common Documents - Administrator Guide

About the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Getting started Using the Dashboard Configuring the appliance Setting up user accounts and user authentication Configuring security settings Preparing for deployment Managing device inventory Using labels Creating a Windows or Linux Boot Environment Managing drivers Capturing images Capturing user states Creating scripted installations Creating a task sequence Automating deployments Performing manual deployments Managing custom deployments Managing offline deployments Imaging Mac devices About the Remote Site Appliance Importing and exporting appliance components Managing disk space Troubleshooting appliance issues Updating appliance software Glossary About us Legal notices

Change the Samba share password

Change the Samba share password

You can change the Samba share password for the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance or Remote Site Appliance. The Samba share drivers and restore directories are for uploading drivers and backing up and restoring library components, scripted installations, system images, boot environments, network inventory, and network scans. The clientdrop share is for uploading larger files in application tasks.

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NOTE: The default account name is admin and the default password is also admin.

1.
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance only.
a.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
b.
Under Server Options, in SDA Samba Share Password, enter a new password.
2.
Remote Site Appliance only.
a.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Remote Site Settings to display the Remote Site Settings page.
b.
Under Samba Options, in SDA Samba Share Password, enter a new password.
3.
If your Samba shares are located on a Windows system that uses NTLM (NT LAN Manager) v.1, you must also enable NTLM v.1 configuration in order to access these directories. To do that, select Enable NTLMv1 in Samba configuration.
4.
Click Save.

The account password for the Samba share is changed. Your Windows KACE Boot Environments are updated automatically to include the new password. This process may take a few minutes for each KBE.

Set the VNC® password

Set the VNC® password

The KACE Boot Environment (KBE) includes a Java® VNC client that enables you to connect to and boot remote devices from the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance and the Remote Site Appliance. When you create a NetBoot environment on a Mac OS X® device, the VNC password gets stored in the Mac OS X NetBoot environment.

1.
KACE Systems Deployment Appliance only.
a.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
b.
Under Boot Environment Options, in VNC Password, type a password.
2.
Remote Site Appliance only.
a.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Remote Site Settings to display the Remote Site Settings page.
b.
Under Boot Environment Options, in VNC Password, type a password.
3.
Click Save.
The next time a device boots from the appliance, it uses the new VNC password to connect.

Enable Boot Manager authentication

Enable Boot Manager authentication

The KACE Boot Manager displays on a target device that has PXE booted from the appliance. Boot Manager authentication prevents users from manually selecting a KBE without authenticating with appropriate user credentials. By default, Boot Manager authentication is disabled.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
2.
Under PXE Options, select Enable Boot Manager Authentication and provide the Boot Manager user name and password.
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NOTE: The default Boot Manager password is admin.
3.
Click Save.

The Boot Manager user name and password are set for all PXE boot requests. Active sessions use the previous password if authentication was previously enabled.

Add custom background image to iPXE console

Add custom background image to iPXE console

Your iPXE console can be configured to include a background image of your choice.

You can upload a PNG, JPG, JPEG, BMP, or GIF file. The appliance converts the uploaded graphic file to the PNG format. The required image size is 1024 by 768 pixels, any other size is automatically scaled to the required size. If an RSA is linked then a sync will need to be performed to copy the image to the RSA.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
2.
Under PXE Options, select Use custom background image, and specify the desired image file either by selecting the file or dragging and dropping it in to the designated area.
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NOTE: Clearing this option reverts the background image to the default KACE® logo.
3.
Click Save.
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