Non-Registered Device Settings

Devices that are new to the ZENworks Management Zone and have received their first image need certain IP configuration information to successfully access the network and network services. You can use Preboot Services to automatically name your non-registered devices, using such criteria as prefixes, BIOS information (such as asset tags or serial numbers), DNS suffixes, and you can set up DHCP or IP addresses.

For example, the device needs a unique IP address and the address of at least one DNS name server. In many networks, this information is distributed through the DHCP services, but can also be configured through the default Preboot Services configuration settings in Zenworks Control Center.

After a device has registered with ZENworks, its configuration is set and the non-registered device settings in the Management Zone no longer apply to it, because the ZENworks server now knows its identity. Whether it becomes a member of the zone or continues to be a non-registered device depends on whether the image applied to the device contains the ZENworks Imaging Agent (novell-ziswin).

The following sections provide instructions for configuring non-registered devices:

Configuring Non-Registered Device Network Settings

Task	Steps	Additional Details
Provide a suffix for all of your devices’ names	Specify a suffix in the DNS Suffix field.	For example, if you enter “provo.novell.com” and a device’s name is “device1,” that device’s full DNS name becomes “device1.provo.novell.com.”
Specify a Windows workgroup for the device	In the Workgroup field, specify the Windows workgroup that you want the device to be a member of.	The workgroup is made part of the image for the device.
Determine which DNS servers a device uses	Specify a DNS name server in the Name Servers field, then click Add. Repeat to include all DNS servers that you need to use.	For a booting device to find a name server efficiently, specify multiple DNS name servers. You can delete name servers by selecting them and clicking Remove. Multiple selections are allowed for deleting.
Rearrange the order of the DNS servers	Select a DNS server in the list, then click either Move Up or Move Down to change its position in the list. Repeat as necessary to reorder the listing.	You can only select one DNS server at a time. The order provides optimal availability of a DNS server for the device.
Remove a DNS server from the list	Select one or more DNS servers in the list, then click Remove.	You can use Ctrl or Shift to select and remove multiple servers.

Configuring a Device Name

You can determine the default device names for non-registered devices. The name is applied after the device is imaged.

This can be useful for when you have multiple devices to be imaged. You can automatically provide unique names for each device (from its BIOS asset tag or its BIOS serial number), as well as group devices by providing the same prefix for their names.

To assign a device name, select one of the following options:

Use Prefix: This provides a common prefix to the device names, such as “Lab1” to distinguish them from the devices in “Lab2.” This can be useful when doing bulk imaging of certain groups of devices. It is limited to 8 characters.

If this option is used, the prefix you enter here is appended with a random string of letters and numbers to make the device name 15 characters long. Underscores and hyphens are valid in your prefix. The remaining random string uniquely names the device.

For example, you could enter “Lab1_” and ten other characters would be randomly generated to complete the name with “Lab1” separated from the random characters by the underscore for readability.
Use BIOS Asset Tag: This is the asset tag stored in the device’s BIOS, which is unique for every device.

This option is useful for tracking a device based on its asset tag.
Use BIOS Serial Number: This is the serial number stored in the device’s BIOS, which is unique for every device.

This option is useful for tracking a device based on its serial number.
Do Not Automatically Assign a Name: Select this option if you do not want to use any of the other options. This is the default option.

Configuring IP

You can select either DHCP or IP addresses to identify devices for Preboot Services work.

These are settings that the device is told to use after it is imaged so that it uses them for Preboot Services work any time it reboots.

For IP configuration, select one of the following options:

Use DHCP: Select to use DHCP, which allows the devices to be dynamically assigned IP addresses.
Specify Address List: You can provide IP addresses for your devices to use to connect to the Internet or network. The addresses you add to the list are available to be used by your devices. This way, you can specify a range of IP addresses or individual IP addresses that you want your devices to be using.

For example, you can ensure that all of your lab devices use addresses between 10.0.0.5 and 10.0.0.25.

If you select Specify Address List, perform the tasks contained in the following table:

Task	Steps	Additional Details
Add an IP address range	In the IP Address Configuration panel, click Add to open the Range Information dialog box. Specify a subnet mask in the Subnet in CIDR Notation field. Device IP address ranges are provided by subnet masks. Specify the subnet’s gateway in the Default Gateway field. This assigns devices to the gateway for access to the Internet or network after the device has been imaged and rebooted. To place IP addresses in the Available Address Ranges field, specify an address range in the Add field, then click Add. For more information about specifying the address range, click Help in the Range Information dialog box. To remove an IP address range from the Available Address Ranges list, select the entry then click Remove. You can only remove address ranges, not specific IP addresses within a range. Click OK to place the address ranges into the IP Address Configuration listing in the Non-Registered Device Settings section.	After a device is imaged, IP settings are applied to the device. The IP address that gets assigned to the imaged device is no longer displayed in the available list, but is instead listed in the Used Address Ranges list. The Used Address Ranges list in the Range Information dialog box indicates those that are currently being used by devices in the zone. The Last Used field indicates the last IP address used, which can indicate when a range is nearly used up.
Remove IP addresses from the IP Address Configuration listing	Select the check boxes for one or more IP address entries in the list, then click Remove.
Remove displayed IP address ranges from the Range Information dialog box	In the IP Address Configuration panel, click Edit to open the Range Information dialog box. In the Used Address Ranges section, select an IP address range in the listing, then click Remove Range.
Remove specific IP addresses from the Range Information dialog box	In the IP Address Configuration panel, click Edit to open the Range Information dialog box. In the Used Address Ranges section, enter a specific IP address or a range of addresses in the Remove field, then click Remove.
Edit an IP address entry	Select the check boxes for an IP address entry in the list, then click Edit to open the Range Information dialog box. Modify the information as necessary. Click OK to save the changes.