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  • Page 1

    Rev . 1001 12MD-STPM-1001R • We recommend that you download the latest version of the Smart TPM utility from GIGABYTE's website. • If you have installed Ultra TPM earlier , you can install the Smart TPM utility directly without unin- stalling Ultra TPM rst. The original settings in Ultra TPM will be kept. Smart TPM User's Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    - 2 - T able of Contents TPM Conguration Procedure ......................................................................................... 3 1. Conguring the System BIOS .......................................................................... 3 2. Installing the Inneon TPM Driver and the Smart TPM Utility .......................... 4 2[...]

  • Page 3

    - 3 - T o enable the TPM, follow the steps below in sequence: 1. Conguring the system BIOS 2. Installing the Inneon TPM driver and the Smart TPM utility 3. Initializing the TPM chip 4. Conguring the Smart TPM utility 1. ConguringtheSystemBIOS T o use the TPM functionality , rst enter the system BIOS Setup to activate the [...]

  • Page 4

    - 4 - 2. InstallingtheInneonTPMDriverandtheSmartTPMUtility Before you use the Smart TPM utility , ensure that the Inneon TPM driver and the Smart TPM utility have been installed. 2.1. InstallingtheInneonTPMDriver Insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver disk. "Xpress Install" will automa[...]

  • Page 5

    - 5 - 3. InitializingtheTPMchip After configuring the system BIOS and installing the driver software, the Infineon Security Platform icon , which indicates that the Inneon Security Platform is not yet initialized, will appear in the notication area. Double-click the icon or right-click the Smart TPM icon and select Initialization?[...]

  • Page 6

    - 6 - 3.1.2. InitializationProcedureofSmartTPM Step1:SetY ourTPMUserPassword Step2:SetupY ourPersonalSecureDrive(PSD) 1.AutoGeneratedPassword A password will be automatically provided after Smart TPM is launched. T o generate a new password, click Generate . 2.UserDenedPa[...]

  • Page 7

    - 7 - 2.CreateaBluetoothcellphonekey: Select the Use BluetoothDevice check box and click Refresh to search for the Bluetooth enabled cell phone(s). Then select the cell phone that you want to use as the portable Smart TPM user key and a screen similar to that on the left will appear. En - ter a passkey (8~16 digits recommend[...]

  • Page 8

    - 8 - 3.2. AdvancedMode On the Smart TPM main screen, click Advanced mode to access the Inneon Security Platform Initialization Wizard. A.InneonSecurityPlatformInitializationWizard-Owner Click Advanced mode to launch the Inneon Security Platform Initialization Wizard. Follow the on-screen instruct ions to i[...]

  • Page 9

    - 9 - A-2. Select SecurityPlatforminitialization and click Next to create the Security Platform Owner Password. The In neon Secu rity Platf orm Owner key is cr eated and stored i n the Inn eon Trusted Platf orm Module togetherwiththeInneon SecurityPlatformOwnersecre[...]

  • Page 10

    - 10 - A-3. Select Security Platform Features, which comprises AutomaticBackup (includes Emergency Recovery) and PasswordReset . Click Next . A-4. With this page you can congure automatic Security Platform backups. The Security Platform backups comprise the Security Platform Credentials and Settings and the PSD encrypted data, etc. This ca[...]

  • Page 11

    - 1 1 - A-5. Select Create a new Recovery T oken . Then enter a new token password to be used for Emergency Recovery . A-6. Select CreateanewT oken to create a Password Reset T oken. Then enter a new token password. A-7. Make sure you have selected all the functions you want to perform. Click Next to continue. Do not log?[...]

  • Page 12

    - 12 - A-8. Click Finish to complete the initialization and conguration of the Inneon Security Platform. Then ac - cess the Inneon Security Platform User Initialization Wizard (select the Start Security Platform User Ini- tializationWizard check box). B.InneonSecurityPlatformInitializationWizard-User [...]

  • Page 13

    - 13 - B-2. Set a Basic User Password and click Next . B-3. Enable the reset functionality for the Basic User Password. Select the location that you wish to save the le and then click Next . B-4. Click Next to continue the initialization. Do not log off, shutdown, enter a power-saving state, or unplug the powe[...]

  • Page 14

    - 14 - B-5. Select the Security Platform Features you want to congure and click Next to continue. DetailsonFeatures Secure e-mail User-specic e-mail encryption and/or signing to prevent unauthorized persons from reading or changing your e-mails. Using this feature guarantees that only the e-mail creator and the specied recipients wil[...]

  • Page 15

    - 15 - Keylengthfornewcerticates: H e r e y o u c a n s e l e c t d e f a u l t k e y l e n g t h f o r newlycreated encryptioncerticates,e.g. 1024 bitsor2048bits. B-5-2. Click Create to create the certicate. After the certicate appears, click the certicate and click Sele[...]

  • Page 16

    - 16 - B-6. Set up a Personal Secure Drive (PSD) B-6-1. Specify a drive letter and label for your Personal Secure Drive T o specify the drive letter for your Personal Secure Drive, select an unused letter from the drop-down list of available letters. T o specify the drive label, enter the label in the eld provided. The label should be no more th[...]

  • Page 17

    - 17 - B-7. Click Next to continue. B-8. Click Finish to nish the user initialization and features conguration of the Inneon Security Platform. C.InneonSecurityPlatformSettingsT ool With the Security Platform Settings T ool you can get various information about the Trusted Platform Module of your system. Also, you are abl[...]

  • Page 18

    - 18 - 4. ConguringtheSmartTPMUtility GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (T rusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardware- based data encryption. Smart TPM provides users with an easy-to-use software interface to create a portable user key using a Bluetooth cell phone or USB ash drive. Users can acce[...]

  • Page 19

    - 19 - 4.2. CreatingaBluetoothCellPhoneKey Step 1: T o create a portable Bluetooth cell phone key , select Congure BT Devices and then select the Bluetooth cell phone that you want to use as the portable user key . (If the screen doesn't display you r Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, click Refresh to let Smart TPM re-de[...]

  • Page 20

    - 20 - Step 3: Enter the same passkey on your cell phone for pairing. After conrming the passkey , click Finish to complete creating the Bluetooth cell phone key . Y ou are able to access/close your PSD when turning on/off Bluetooth on your cell phone or when your cell phone gets close to or away from the computer . T ocancelaBluetoo[...]

  • Page 21

    - 21 - 4.4. OtherFeatures A.ManualLogin/Logout Y ou can enable the TPM even if your portable user key is not handy . Right-click the Smart TPM icon in the notication area and select ManualLogin . When prompted, enter the TPM User P assword to enable the TPM. T o disable the TPM, select ManualLogout . 4.3. OtherBluetooth?[...]

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