Optiplex 580 Setup Procedure
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:07 am
Happy Holidays to all!
This is my first post...please excuse me if I'm not doing this correctly.
Our FM group recently refreshed our aging GX270's. The timing is great because it seems that the GX270's were getting slower by the day. All of the the clerks will be happy. Well, happier
I've been trying to locate the instructions to properly setup the 580. I've looked at the instructions for the Optiplex 740, but don't know if there is anything more recent that I can work from. Specifically, what I'm finding is that the 740 instructions tell us to:
1. Select Not Right Now for Automatic Updates.
2. On the Who Will Use This Computer? screen, the identity to use is Clerk.
When I walked through the 580 setup, I don't recall being given the opportunity to create a user account called Clerk. The machine defaults to using the Administrator account. While I know how to rename the Administrator account to Clerk, the correct method of doing so is not explained in the 740 instructions. You are not given the ability to do that through the Control Panel --> User Accounts category.
Also, must MLS be able to send/receive before the installation of the Computer Management and Local Unit Security Suite? It would sure be easier if I could preinstall the management and security software prior to delivering the new computer to the ward(s).
Finally, should Automatic Updates be turned on, or will the management software push patches to these new machines?
Are there any other issues that I should be concerned with?
Thanks in advance!
This is my first post...please excuse me if I'm not doing this correctly.
Our FM group recently refreshed our aging GX270's. The timing is great because it seems that the GX270's were getting slower by the day. All of the the clerks will be happy. Well, happier
I've been trying to locate the instructions to properly setup the 580. I've looked at the instructions for the Optiplex 740, but don't know if there is anything more recent that I can work from. Specifically, what I'm finding is that the 740 instructions tell us to:
1. Select Not Right Now for Automatic Updates.
2. On the Who Will Use This Computer? screen, the identity to use is Clerk.
When I walked through the 580 setup, I don't recall being given the opportunity to create a user account called Clerk. The machine defaults to using the Administrator account. While I know how to rename the Administrator account to Clerk, the correct method of doing so is not explained in the 740 instructions. You are not given the ability to do that through the Control Panel --> User Accounts category.
Also, must MLS be able to send/receive before the installation of the Computer Management and Local Unit Security Suite? It would sure be easier if I could preinstall the management and security software prior to delivering the new computer to the ward(s).
Finally, should Automatic Updates be turned on, or will the management software push patches to these new machines?
Are there any other issues that I should be concerned with?
Thanks in advance!