Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[Weby]

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As a former school principal and Wavoid, I'd suggest she ask her main IT guy to turn it on. This would make him aware of what it can do, eventually, to prevent school hacking. If that doesn't make sense to your friend, have them call Wave and ask for help.

They can "take over" the machine remotely and turn it on. Of course, you can also go into the bios at boot up and do it yourself. If the school district OWNS the machine, then they really should be the ones to Turn it on and take ownership.

Here's a page from the Wave site to help:

http://wave.com/support/ets-support-vista/esc_tpm.htm

3.1 Overview — Trusted Platform Module

The Status tab in the EMBASSY Security Center (Figure 3.1) provides information on the current status for the TPM related components of the system. This tab provides information on the security hardware and software installed including:

* TPM Chip enabled state
* TPM Owner initialization state
* TPM Information - including Manufacturer, TPM Version, TSS Vendor, and TSS Version information

Taking Ownership is the first step to enabling TPM security (Figure 3.1). Use the Owner tab within EMBASSY Security Center to establish ownership of this TPM.

Ownership must be taken in order for the security functions of EMBASSY Security Center and other security applications to function properly.

Taking Ownership of a TPM is essentially enabling the TPM to function, thereby allowing users to leverage the security available with a TPM. TPMs must have ownership taken in order to function with most software applications.

Before ownership may be established, the TPM security chip must be enabled (check your PC Manufacturer's documentation for instructions, this is typically done in BIOS). During the process to establish ownership (Figure 3.2), the user will define the TPM Owner password. Once this password is defined (Figure 3.3), Ownership is established and the TPM is ready for use.

On certain systems, users may notice that the Establish Ownership button is inactive (not selectable) (see Figure 3.4). If this is the case, Ownership of the TPM has already been established and the TPM is ready for use.
# Steps for Establishing TPM Ownership

Users should ensure that the TPM Owner Password is not lost. The TPM Owner Password is required for certain advanced functions of the TPM. If this password needs to be changed, the TPM Owner may simply select Change and be guided through the process (Figure 3.5).