CIC Research Windows Endpoint Provisioning
Section titled “CIC Research Windows Endpoint Provisioning”Client name: CIC Research
Default naming schema: CICR-(serial number)
Domain: cic.local
Join the computer to Azure/Intune with Company Portal
Grant domain users local admin rights
Completion Criteria:
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Device join to cic.local domain
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The device has been renamed CICR-SerialNumber
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The user signed in with Domain Credentials
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User’s Office apps, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive are signed in
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OneDrive Backup is enabled for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures
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VPN Configured with CIC VPN XML
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Umbrella module configured with OrgInfo.json
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Default Apps Set: Mail: Outlook, Browser: Chrome:, PDF: Adobe Reader
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Compliant with Intune Policies
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Bitlocker Key backed up to user’s AzureAD Account
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Apps and Utilities loaded onto the device: per client WI
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N-Able Windows Agent Take Control Tested
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Device and drivers have been updated (Windows Update, Lenovo Vantage/System Update)
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Perform Mic and Camera check with a Teams test call, with user’s permission
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Perform quality checks against the manager’s request and the provisioning Work instruction
Software:
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N-Central Agent
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Cisco Secure Client: Place the CIC VPN.xml under attachments and copy it into the following directory: C:\ProgramData\Cisco\Cisco Secure Client\VPN\Profile
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Cisco Umbrella Agent
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Microsoft Office 365
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Microsoft Teams
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Microsoft OneDrive
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Adobe Reader
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox
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Apply All Lenovo updates
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Apply All Windows updates/patches
Setup Steps:
Section titled “Setup Steps:”Setup Steps:
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Create “localuser” account with the credentials within 1Password.
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Rename device
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Setup the VPN and connect with admin creds
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Add the device to the jandjdomain.loc domain
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Restart the device
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Enroll the device with the Company portal during user setup
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Activate the CIC VPN

- Switch user accounts

- Have the user sign in with their domain credentials.

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Once you are signed into the user account, launch task manager as admin
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Switch to the signed-in user’s tab, right-click on local user, and select Sign off.

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You can now launch the VPN and sign in with the user’s credentials
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Sign in to the VPN before attempting Microsoft 365 app sign-ins.
Setup the user profile
Section titled “Setup the user profile”- Sign in to Outlook, pin it to the taskbar

- When presented with this screen, uncheck the box that “Allows this organization to manage my device” as it tends to cause authentication issues with TPM.

- Set up Teams, perform a test call to ensure the camera and mic work and that no network authentication message pops up during the user’s first meeting.

- Setup OneDrive from taskbar shortcut

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Set App defaults within Settings
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Uninstall bloatware
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Clean up the taskbar and Start menu bloat
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Remove Widgets, CoPilot, Shrink the Search menu
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Pinned apps: File Explorer, Google Chrome, Outlook, Teams
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Set system sleep times 15-30-30-1Hr.