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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

Enable SSH Root Login (KACE Support)

Enable SSH Root Login (KACE Support)

Enabling SSH provides remote access to the Quest KACE Support team. Quest KACE recommends enabling SSH before you begin to use the appliance. SSH remote access is the only method that the Support team can use to diagnose and fix problems if the appliance becomes unresponsive.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Security to display the Security Settings page.
2.
Select the Allow SSH Root Login (KACE Support) check box.
3.
Click Save.

Prevent brute-force login attacks

Prevent brute-force login attacks

You can configure the appliance to prevent multiple consecutive attacks from obtaining appliance credentials.

The Brute Force Detection settings on the Security Settings page allow you to configure the number of failed authentication attempts within a specified time frame, after which the appliance prevents any logins for that user name.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Security to display the Security Settings page.
2.
On the Security Settings page, under Brute Force Detection, specify the following:
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The maximum number of failed login attempts. You can specify any value between three and ten attempts. The default setting is three attempts.
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The number of minutes during which the appliance prevents that specific user from logging in. You can specify any number of minutes between one and 60. The default setting is five minutes.
When the appliance disables a user from logging in, other users are not affected and can log in to the appliance during the specified time period, when they provide valid credentials.
3.
Click Save.

Preparing for deployment

Set up the deployment environment
Enable the on-board DHCP server
Configure the offboard DHCP server
Download and install the KACE Media Manager
Download and install Windows ADK
Upload files using the KACE Media Manager
Upload files from shared directory
View source media details
Fingerprint source media OS
View or update source media metadata
Choosing the type of deployment
Supported images types

Appliance deployments require that you have 20 percent disk space. You can download and install the tools required to build the boot environment, upload the operating system installation source media, and enable the appliance to connect to target devices.

Set up the deployment environment

Set up the deployment environment

You can set up your appliance network connection between the target devices to PXE boot from the target devices to the appliance, download the required tools to build your KACE Boot Environment (KBE), and load the source media and user profiles to the appliance.

1.
Set up an administrator device.
2.
Create a network connection between the target devices and the appliance using a DHCP server to direct PXE boot requests from the target device to the appliance. See Enable the on-board DHCP server.
a.
Use the built-in appliance DHCP server if there is no existing DHCP server on your network, and if you are using the appliance in a closed lab environment.
b.
Use your existing DHCP server if the appliance is on a corporate network.
3.
Download the Media Manager. See Download and install the KACE Media Manager.
a.
Download and install the Windows ADK required to create a KACE Boot Environment using the Media Manager. See Download and install Windows ADK.
b.
Upload the OS source media to the Media Manager. See Upload files using the KACE Media Manager.
4.
Capture user profiles from a device, upload the profiles to the appliance to migrate the profiles to target devices. See Upload USMT software from the appliance.
Prepare and capture the image from the device. See Capture system images.
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