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  1. Press Windows + R key to open the Run window. 

  2. Type gpedit.msc in the text box field and press Enter. 

  3. In the left panel, navigate to the following location: 

    1. Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Credential User Interface 

  4. In the right panel, double-click Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts

    GPEdit Security Questions 1.png
  5. In the pop-up window, select the option of Enabled, click Apply then click OK

    GPEdit Security Questions 2.png

Create libacct Local Admin User 

  1. Open Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage another account 

  2. Click Add someone else to this PC 

  3. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, then Add a user without a Microsoft account Local Users and Groups

    1. Can be reached by pressing Windows + R, typing lusrmgr.msc in the text field and press Enter

  4. Navigate to the Users folder

  5. Right click in the blank area below the current users and select New User… from the menu

  6. Enter "libacct" for the username user name field and use the current libacct password found in LastPass for the password field 

  7. Once created, click the new account, select Change account type and choose Administrator 

  8. When logging into the new account, the user will be prompted to choose privacy settings for the device 

  9. The only option that should be turned on is Location 

  10. Click Accept 

    field

  11. Uncheck the “User must change password at next logon” option and ensure the “Password never expires” option is checked

  12. With the Local Users and Groups window still open, navigate to the Groups folder in the left most pane of the window

  13. Double click Administrators and select the Add… button

  14. Type “libacct” in the bottom text field and press Enter

  15. Click Apply and close the Administrators Properties window

Create LibMAX Local Standard User 

  1. Open Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage another account 

  2. Click Add someone else to this PC 

  3. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, then Add a user without a Microsoft account With the Local Users and Groups window open, navigate to the Users folder

  4. Right click in the blank area below the current users and select New User… from the menu

  5. Enter "LibMAX" for the username user name field and use the current LibMAX password found in LastPass for the password field 

  6. Once created, click the new account and confirm that the account is a Standard User 

  7. When logging into the new account, the user will be prompted to choose privacy settings for the device 

    1. The only option that should be turned on is Location 

    2. Click Accept 

Make MAXHUB a Standard User and Set a Password for it 

  1. While signed with the MAXHUB user account, open Settings > Accounts > Family & other users 

  2. Select the MAXHUB account, click Change account type and change it to Standard User 

  3. Navigate to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options 

  4. Select Password and click Add 

  5. Enter in the standard password that can be found in LastPass and leave a space in the hint field field

  6. Uncheck the “User must change password at next logon” option and ensure the “Password never expires” option is checked

Set a Password for the MAXHUB user and make it a Standard User

  1. With the Local Users and Groups window open, navigate to the Users folder

  2. Right click on the MAXHUB user and select Set Password… from the menu

    1. A warning prompt will appear if signed into the MAXHUB user at the time, but this can be disregarded and the Proceed button can be selected to continue further

  3. Use the current MAXHUB password found in LastPass for the password fields and select OK once finished

  4. With the Local Users and Groups window still open, navigate to the Groups folder in the left most pane of the window

  5. Double click Users and select the Add… button

  6. Type “MAXHUB” in the bottom text field and press Enter

  7. Click Apply, close the Users Properties window and double click Administrators

  8. Select MAXHUB and click the Remove button

  9. Click Apply, close the Administrators Properties window and close the Local Users and Groups window once finished

Windows Settings, Software Installations and Updates

NetReg the Device

  1. Follow the most current instructions on OU’s IT support website found here: https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDClient/35/Norman/KB/ArticleDet?ID=135&SIDs=259

  2. When prompted to sign in, make use of the most current credentials in LastPass to NetReg devices with a wired connection

Info

While this can all be achieved on the device itself, completion of these steps can also be done on a separate device if the user cannot reach the OU NetReg page on the MAXHUB

Join Device to Domain

  1. While signed in to the libacct admin user, press the Windows key, search for the “View advanced system settings” control panel shortcut and select it

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  2. Navigate to the Computer Name tab and select Change…

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  3. With Domain selected, enter the sooner domain address (sooner.net.ou.edu) into the Domain field and then select OK

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  4. A prompt should appear asking for a username and password. This will require credentials for an account that has not reached it’s limit of registered devices

  5. Once complete, a greeting will appear that can be closed out

Info

If the device cannot join the domain due to a DNS error, it could be due to the device not being NetReged properly or could need more time for the system to register the device. If this error appears, ensure that the appropriate MAC address was entered in the NetReg portal correctly and that the device is in fact connected to the network.

Enable Auto Logon for LibMAX user 

  1. While signed into the “libacct“ libacct admin user, open up Registry Editor 

    1. This can be done by pressing Windows Key + R, type “regedit” in the dialog box and hit enter. 

  2. Navigate the following key: 

    1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” 

  3. If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it DefaultUserName 

  4. If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it DefaultPassword 

  5. If not already present, right click on Winlogon > New > String Value and name it AutoAdminLogon 

  6. Once these values are present, double click on each one and enter the Value data as instructed below: 

    1. DefaultUserName – Enter "LibMAX" here 

    2. DefaultPassword – Enter the current password for the LibMAX user

    3. AutoAdminLogon – Enter 1 to enable Auto Logon and 0 to disable. 

  7. Restart Windows and Auto Logon should be working

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Join Device to Active Directory

Windows Updates and Settings

  1. Open Windows settings and check for Windows updates and optional updates

  2. Download and install the available updates, restart the device and open Windows settings again

  3. Navigate to Settings > System > Display in Windows settings and change the display scaling to 200%

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  4. Navigate to Settings > Time & Language > Date & Time and select the Sync now button found underneath “Synchronize your clock”

    Load the MAXHUB Default Theme on to a USB storage drive, insert it into the device and run the MAXHUB Default Theme file

    This theme can be downloaded here: View filenameMAXHUB Default Theme.theme

  5. Close Settings

  6. Right click on the Windows desktop and select Auto arrange icons from the “View” dropdown

  7. Right click on the taskbar and select Show search icon from the “Search” dropdown

  8. Right click on the taskbar and select Turn off from the “News and interest” dropdown

  9. Right click on the taskbar and turn off Show Windows Ink Workspace button

  10. Remove all pinned applications or shortcuts from the taskbar and start menu

Info

Most of the settings above will need to be applied to each individual user (namely, the LibMAX user)

Adjust Power Plan in Control Panel

  1. Open Control Panel, navigate to System and Security > Power Options and click Show additional plans

  2. Ensure the “High performance” plan is selected and then click the Change plan settings option found next to that plan

  3. On the drop down next to “Turn off the display:” select the 2 hours option

  4. Close Control Panel

Install Required Applications on LibMAX User 

  1. Below is a list of applications that should be installed once user setup is done 

    • Google Chrome 

    • Mozilla Firefox 

    • Zoom Workplace 

    • Microsoft Teams

      • Note: Once Teams is installed, navigate to Settings > Apps > Startup and set the toggle for Microsoft Teams to off to prevent it from launching on startup

    • BeyondTrust (Bomgar) Client Client

Create a Batch File to Delete Zoom Account Logins on Startup

  1. Once Zoom has been installed, open a new Notepad window

  2. Insert these two lines into the Notepad document:

    Code Block
    del C:\Users\LibMAX\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\data\zoomus.enc.db
    del C:\Users\LibMAX\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\data\zoomus.tmp.enc.db
  3. Save the Notepad file once finished, name it “del_zoom_user” and replace the “.txtfile type extension at the end of the file name with “.bat

  4. Close the Notepad window

  5. To open the Windows startup folder, press the Windows Key + R and type “shell:startup

  6. Copy the batch file that was just created to the startup folder

  7. When finished, sign into Zoom from the LibMAX user, restart the MAXHUB and confirm that the batch file is in fact clearing out Zoom logins on startup

MAXHUB Device Settings

Set Power Schedule 

  1. Select one of the semi-translucent arrows on either side of the display and select the Settings button to access the settings for the MAXHUB 

  2. Navigate to Timing Powering and select Add Power On Schedule

    Power Schedule 1.png
  3. Ensure the setting matches the following schedule: 

    1. Monday-Friday 7:00AM

      Power Schedule 2.png
  4. Select Confirm

  5. Next, select Add Shutdown Schedule

  6. Ensure the setting matches the following schedule: 

    1. Monday-Friday 56:00PM

      Power Schedule 3.png
  7. Select Confirm

    Power Schedule 4.png

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Set Privacy Cleaning Schedule

  1. While in the MAXHUB device settings, navigate to the Privacy Cleanup section

  2. Set the Clean Before Device Shutdown and Browsing History toggles to on

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  3. Next, select Scheduled Cleaning and create a new plan

  4. Ensure the setting matches the following schedule:

    1. Sunday-Saturday 1:00AM

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  5. Select Confirm and navigate to the Wireless Hotspot sectionSet the Wireless Hotspot toggle to off File Cleanup section

  6. Ensure all toggles are set to on

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Set Password for Wireless Hotspot 

  1. While in the MAXHUB device settings, navigate to the Wireless Hotspot section

Create Admin Password for MAXHUB Settings

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