HP Dc5700 HP Compaq dc5700 Business PC Service Reference Guide, 1st Edition - Page 36
Proactive Change Notification
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Desktop Management This hot-key enters the Intel Management Engine BIOS Execution (ME Bx) setup utility. This utility allows the user to configure various aspects of the management technology. Configuration options include: ■ ME Platform Configuration ❏ ME Platform State Control-enable/disable management engine ❏ ME Firmware Local Update-local enable/disable management of firmware updates ❏ LAN Controller-enable/disable integrated network controller ❏ ME Features Control-enable AMT, ASF, or none ❏ ME Power Control-configure management engine power policies ■ Intel AMT Configuration ❏ Change AMT Password-required in order to configure AMT (the default password is admin) ❏ Host Name-allows administrator to assign a name to the client ❏ TCP/IP-allows administrator to assign an IP address or enable DHCP ❏ Provisioning Server-allows administrator to assign IP address of provisioning server ❏ Provision Model-allows administrator to configure either enterprise or SMB mode ❏ Set PID and PPS-allows administrator to provide pre-provisioning key (see HP's white paper, Intel vPro Provisioning) ❏ Un-Provision-allows administrator to reset AMT configuration to factory defaults ❏ VLAN-allows administrator to enable LAN virtualization support ❏ SOL/IDE-R-allows administrator to enable remote boot and control sessions ■ Change MEBx Password (HP highly recommends that this password be changed. The default password is admin.) In order to remotely manage AMT systems, the administrator must use a remote console that supports AMT. Enterprise management consoles are available from suppliers such as HP OpenView, Altiris and Microsoft SMS. In SMB mode, the client provides a Web browser interface. To access this feature, open a browser from any other system on the network and enter http://host_name:16992 where host_name is the name assigned to the system. Alternatively, the IP address may be used in place of the host name. 3.3.10 Proactive Change Notification The Proactive Change Notification program uses the Subscriber's Choice Web site in order to proactively and automatically: ■ Send you Proactive Change Notification (PCN) e-mails informing you of hardware and software changes to most commercial computers and servers, up to 60 days in advance ■ Send you e-mail containing Customer Bulletins, Customer Advisories, Customer Notes, Security Bulletins, and Driver alerts for most commercial computers and servers You create your own profile to ensure that you only receive the information relevant to a specific IT environment. To learn more about the Proactive Change Notification program and create a custom profile, visit http://h30046.www3.hp.com/subhub.php. 3-8 437804-001 Service Reference Guide, dc5700