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Applies to: Dell iDRAC6, iDRAC7, iDRAC8, iDRAC9 (PowerEdge servers). The screenshots below are from iDRAC6; iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 are nearly identical, and iDRAC9 reorganizes the same settings under iDRAC Settings → Connectivity → Network (see the note at the end).
Dell iDRAC is Supported / tested with ipmideck. These steps are from official Dell documentation and a real iDRAC6, confirm the navigation path matches your iDRAC firmware before relying on it.

Steps

1

Open the iDRAC web interface

In a browser, navigate to the iDRAC IP address (factory default 192.168.0.120) and log in. The default PowerEdge credentials are root / calvin, change these immediately if they are still in use.
Dell iDRAC6 web interface login screen
2

Open Network/Security → Network

In the left pane choose iDRAC Settings, then open the Network/Security tab and its Network sub-tab. This page holds the IPv4 settings and, further down, the IPMI Settings.
On iDRAC9 the equivalent path is iDRAC Settings → Connectivity → Network.
3

Enable IPMI Over LAN

Scroll to the IPMI Settings section and tick Enable IPMI Over LAN. Set the Channel Privilege Level Limit to Administrator (or at least Operator) so ipmideck can read sensors and control power.
iDRAC IPMI Settings panel showing Enable IPMI Over LAN enabled
4

Set an encryption key (optional)

The Encryption Key can stay all-zeros (the default) for a standard lanplus session. Set a 40-character hex key only if your security policy requires it.
5

Apply

Click Apply to save the change.
6

Verify IPMI is enabled

Back on Properties → iDRAC Settings → iDRAC Information, confirm LAN Enabled: Yes and IPMI Version: 2.0.
iDRAC Information page showing LAN Enabled Yes and IPMI Version 2.0
Then, from the host that will run ipmideck, confirm the LAN channel responds:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <idrac-ip> -U root -P calvin chassis status
Path differs by generation: iDRAC6 / iDRAC7 / iDRAC8 use Network/Security → Network → IPMI Settings (shown above), while iDRAC9 uses iDRAC Settings → Connectivity → Network. Verify the exact path against your hardware.

Source

CITED: dell.com/support/manuals, iDRAC9 User Guide, section “Configuring IPMI over LAN using web interface”