• Configure and set the Open Firmware security, preventing unauthorized access via single (root) user mode or booting from external devices
• Set the date and time
• Restore a master disk image quickly to a Mac's internal hard disk
• Configure the network settings on the restored disk (via ncutil):
  • IP Address : DHCP or Manual (Static)
  • Subnet Mask & Router
  • DNS Servers
  • Network Names (Computer and Local)
• Change the startup disk to the restored disk
• Extensible through pre- and post-restore scripts
• Specify default and autorun settings via a preference file

This tool is intended to automate the build process as much as possible. We use BIC here at PSU to do the initial install of the base OS and applications on all of our lab and kiosk Macs.