Modifying Image File Security

To modify the security settings on an image file, open Windows Explorer. Rightclick the image file, and then click Properties. In the Properties dialog box, use the options on the Security tab to configure the security settings you want to use. Alternatively, you can configure security settings on the Image Group folder in which the image file is stored. These settings will then be inherited by the images in the Image Group folder.

requiring administrator approval

Instead of prestaging computers or using image file security, you can require administrator approval before allowing computers to be installed from images. To require administrator approval rather than modify security settings on image files, you can do the following:

1. In the Windows Deployment Services console, expand the Servers node. Right-click the server you want to work with, and then click Properties.
2. On the PXE Response Settings tab, select Respond To All (Known And Unknown) Client Computers.
3. Select For Unknown Clients, Notify Administrator And Respond After Approval, and then click OK.

Now computers that are booted from the network will enter a pending state. Before the installation can proceed, an administrator can approve or reject the request.

To approve a request, complete the following steps:

1. In the Windows Deployment Services console, select the server you want to work with. Next, click the server's Pending Devices folder to select it and display a list of computers waiting for approval.
2. Right-click the computer, and then click Approve.

To reject a request, complete the following steps:

1. In the Windows Deployment Services console, select the server you want to work with. Next, click the server's Pending Devices folder to select it and display a list of computers waiting for approval.
2. Right-click the computer, and then click Reject.