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◦ 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 (not currently available for Windows Vista), 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. HP 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-mail 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 Subscriber's Choice Subscriber's Choice is a client-based service from HP. Based on your profile, HP will supply you with personalized product tips, feature articles, and/or driver and support alerts/notifications. Subscriber's Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications will deliver e-mails notifying you that the information you subscribed to in your profile is available for review and retrieval. To learn more about Subscriber's Choice and create a custom profile, visit http://h30046.www3.hp.com/subhub.php. 12 Chapter 4 Software Updating and Management ENWW

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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 (not
currently available for Windows Vista), 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.
HP 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-mail 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
subhub.php
Subscriber’s Choice
Subscriber’s Choice is a client-based service from HP.
Based on your profile, HP will supply you with personalized product tips, feature articles, and/or driver
and support alerts/notifications.
Subscriber’s Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications will deliver e-mails notifying you that the
information you subscribed to in your profile is available for review and retrieval. To learn more about
Subscriber’s Choice and create a custom profile, visit
subhub.php
.
12
Chapter 4
Software Updating and Management
ENWW