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7. Click Submit. A progress bar is displayed, indicating that critical hardware and software information is being collected and is being sent to the database. When the operation is compete, the My Assets window opens. Setting user account privileges Only an Administrator account can set the authority for other user accounts. The types of privileges given to a user depends on the types of operations that user needs to accomplish. For information about the types of user accounts and the functions associated with each account, see "Understanding user accounts and functions" on page 21. To set the authority level of a user account, complete the following procedure: 1. At the Logon window, type your User ID and Password. Click Submit. The System Information Center program is displayed. 2. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Users. 3. Click All Users. 4. Mark the check box next to the user account you would like to alter. 5. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Users. 6. Click Edit. The ″Change details″ window opens. 7. Using the drop-down menu, select the authority level you would like to assign to the account (User, Super-User, or Administrator). 8. Click Submit. Registering an asset The ways to register an asset vary, depending on whether or not the asset has a connection to the System Information Center network. v You can register a remote asset; that is, a computer asset that is not connected to the network. v You can register an asset that is connected to the network. A user account must already be created if a user is going to upload an asset scan. Registering a remote asset To gather information from a remote asset, complete the following procedure: 1. Copy EGATHER2.EXE from D:\ISIC\web on the System Information Center server to some form of removable media (for example, diskette or USB memory key). 2. Insert the removable media into the remote client. 3. Use Windows Explorer to browse the media and double-click EGATHER2.EXE. A DOS window will open as the system is scanned for critical hardware and software information. 4. Once the scan is complete, a XXXX.EG2 file (where XXXX signifies a unique filename generated using the manufacturer, model, and serial number of the asset being scanned) will be created on the removable media. Note: Multiple assets can be scanned and the .EG2 files collected in this way. A typical .EG2 file will be approximately 110KB. To load the gathered information files with the System Information Center, two alternatives exist: 24

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7.
Click
Submit
.
A
progress
bar
is
displayed,
indicating
that
critical
hardware
and
software
information
is
being
collected
and
is
being
sent
to
the
database.
When
the
operation
is
compete,
the
My
Assets
window
opens.
Setting
user
account
privileges
Only
an
Administrator
account
can
set
the
authority
for
other
user
accounts.
The
types
of
privileges
given
to
a
user
depends
on
the
types
of
operations
that
user
needs
to
accomplish.
For
information
about
the
types
of
user
accounts
and
the
functions
associated
with
each
account,
see
“Understanding
user
accounts
and
functions”
on
page
21.
To
set
the
authority
level
of
a
user
account,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
At
the
Logon
window,
type
your
User
ID
and
Password.
Click
Submit
.
The
System
Information
Center
program
is
displayed.
2.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Users
.
3.
Click
All
Users
.
4.
Mark
the
check
box
next
to
the
user
account
you
would
like
to
alter.
5.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Users
.
6.
Click
Edit
.
The
″
Change
details
″
window
opens.
7.
Using
the
drop-down
menu,
select
the
authority
level
you
would
like
to
assign
to
the
account
(User,
Super-User,
or
Administrator).
8.
Click
Submit
.
Registering
an
asset
The
ways
to
register
an
asset
vary,
depending
on
whether
or
not
the
asset
has
a
connection
to
the
System
Information
Center
network.
v
You
can
register
a
remote
asset;
that
is,
a
computer
asset
that
is
not
connected
to
the
network.
v
You
can
register
an
asset
that
is
connected
to
the
network.
A
user
account
must
already
be
created
if
a
user
is
going
to
upload
an
asset
scan.
Registering
a
remote
asset
To
gather
information
from
a
remote
asset,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
Copy
EGATHER2.EXE
from
D:\ISIC\web
on
the
System
Information
Center
server
to
some
form
of
removable
media
(for
example,
diskette
or
USB
memory
key).
2.
Insert
the
removable
media
into
the
remote
client.
3.
Use
Windows
Explorer
to
browse
the
media
and
double-click
EGATHER2.EXE.
A
DOS
window
will
open
as
the
system
is
scanned
for
critical
hardware
and
software
information.
4.
Once
the
scan
is
complete,
a
XXXX
.EG2
file
(where
XXXX
signifies
a
unique
filename
generated
using
the
manufacturer,
model,
and
serial
number
of
the
asset
being
scanned)
will
be
created
on
the
removable
media.
Note:
Multiple
assets
can
be
scanned
and
the
.EG2
files
collected
in
this
way.
A
typical
.EG2
file
will
be
approximately
110KB.
To
load
the
gathered
information
files
with
the
System
Information
Center,
two
alternatives
exist:
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