IHS Security System
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorJie Jin
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Abstract
A method for providing information handling system (IHS) security includes providing a plurality of monitored IHSs coupled to a monitoring IHS through a network. A physical lock status is determined for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs using a respective lock sensor located in each monitored IHS. The physical lock status is received by the monitoring IHS for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs over the network. A security report that includes the physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs is created. The security report is displayed on a display coupled to the monitoring IHS.
Claims20
An IHS security system, comprising:
- a network;
- a monitored IHS coupled to the network, wherein the monitored IHS includes a lock sensor that is operable to determine a physical lock status for the monitored IHS;
- and
- a monitoring IHS coupled to the network and operable to receive the physical lock status for the monitored IHS and display a security report that includes the physical lock status received for the monitored IHS.
An information handling system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- a communications device coupled to the processor and operable to couple to a network;
- and
- a non-transitory, computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the non-transitory, computer readable medium including computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) on each of a plurality of monitored IHSs over the network, receive a physical lock status for each of a plurality of monitored IHSs from a respective BIOS, create a security report that includes the physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs, and display the security report on the display.
A method for providing information handling system (IHS) security, comprising:
- providing a plurality of monitored IHSs coupled to a monitoring IHS through a network;
- determining a physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs using a respective lock sensor located in each monitored IHS;
- receiving the physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs by the monitoring IHS over the network;
- creating a security report that includes the physical lock status for each of the plurality of monitored IHSs;
- and
- displaying the security report on a display coupled to the monitoring IHS.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.