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- Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 1
ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management Technology Configuration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 2
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 3
ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management Technology Configuration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 4
this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix C "Notices" on page 27. Second Edition (May 2012) © Copyright Lenovo 2012. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration "GSA" contract, use - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 5
AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers . . 7 Intel AMT PC Cloud Manager . . . . 21 Appendix A. Examples of configuring Intel AMT in manual and automatic setup and configuration modes . . . 23 Configuring Intel AMT in manual setup and configuration mode 23 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 6
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computers. Chapter 4 "Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers" on page 7: This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to configure Intel AMT settings on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers. Chapter 5 "Web user interface" on page - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 8
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problems, and provide various services regardless of the computer power of computers regardless of the computer power state or the operating system state management and security services that take advantage Acronym ACL AMT ASF BIOS CIRA DHCP DNS FQDN FW Service Management Engine Management Engine BIOS - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 10
Zero Touch BIOS is set up with Intel AMT enabled. • Device drivers (Intel MEI/SOL/LMS) are installed and configured on the client system to ensure that all of the Intel Management Engine features work correctly. 2 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 11
and benefits of Intel AMT. The following table lists the Lenovo business computers with Intel AMT installed. Lenovo computer ThinkCentre M92z ThinkCentre M92/p ThinkCentre M91p ThinkCentre M90p ThinkCentre M58p ThinkCentre M57p ThinkCentre M55p Intel AMT version Intel AMT 8.X Intel AMT 8.X Intel - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 12
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the following features and improvements: • Remote power control - Power on - Power off - Power reset - Power cycle • Asset management - E-Asset tag • Host Based Provisioning (HBP) CIRA ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z computers built with Intel AMT support the Client Initiated Remote Access (CIRA) - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 14
"SOL/IDER/KVM" on page 12. Host Based Provisioning ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z computers built with Intel AMT support the Host Based Provisioning (HBP) function. As a feature Intel vPro technology in an automatic manner 6 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 15
Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers The Intel Management Engine (ME) is an isolated and protected computing resource that runs on an Intel AMT computer. The Intel Management Engine BIOS configure your computer in the MEBx for manual setup and configuration mode or automatic setup and - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 16
more information, see the instructions and the help messages on the screen. Intel MEBx setup and configuration This section provides instructions on how to set up as ME state, ME password, power control, and so on. 8 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 17
. • The Intel ME password can be reset to the default one "admin" in the Setup Utility program. If you want to Update Settings Select FW Update Settings and press Enter. The FW Update Settings window opens. Chapter 4. Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 18
shut down. 2. M0: An Intel ME FW power state when the Intel AMT computer is turned on and operational. 3. M3: An Intel ME FW power state when the Intel AMT computer is in sleep mode, hibernation mode, or turned off. 10 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 19
you to configure an Intel AMT capable computer to support the Intel AMT management features. Select Intel(R) AMT . A message will be displayed indicating that you can update network settings from the Intel(R) ME General Settings menu. Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers 11 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 20
password for the SOL/IDER session. Used to enable or disable SOL. If the client supports SOL and SOL is enabled on the client, the Intel AMT managed client input or or SOL remote control session over a computer. 12 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 21
NETWORK SETUP window, select Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings and press Enter. The following options will be displayed. Chapter 4. Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers 13 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 22
enable or disable the Dynamic Domain Name Server (DNS) Update Client in the firmware. When the Dynamic DNS Update feature is set to ENABLED, the firmware will automatically register the current network settings. 14 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 23
FQDN" on page 16 • "RCFG" on page 16 • "TLS PSK" on page 16 • "TLS PKI" on page 17 Chapter 4. Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers 15 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 24
• Hash Algorithm - Describes the hash type. Currently only SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is supported. (PKI only) • Is Default - Displays Yes if the Hash algorithm is the default following options will be displayed. 16 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 25
is Intel's VA Specific Store in an ME-owned flash area separate from 3PDS. The size is one (1) physical page (4K bytes). Used to list all the hashes on the system, including the hash c. SHA2-384 Chapter 4. Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z desktop computers 17 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 26
SOL driver is an Intel AMT ME driver. This driver enables the remote display of the managed client user interface through a management console and emulates serial communication over a standard network connection. 18 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 27
the Web user interface, such as power controlling and asset inventory. The Intel Accessing the Web user interface This section provides instructions on how to access the AMT Web the Web user interface, do one of the following: • Manual setup and configuration mode 1. Repeatedly Lenovo 2012 19 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 28
power policies • View and manage the Intel AMT network settings • View and manage the Intel AMT IPv6 network settings • View and manage the Intel AMT system name settings • View and manage the Intel AMT user accounts 20 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 29
PC Cloud Manager PC Cloud Manager (PCM) is a free program that enables Lenovo customers to use AMT functions supported by the Intel vPro technology, such as power control, KVM, and IDER, on Lenovo ThinkCentre computers. To download the program and the installation instructions, go to: http://support - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 30
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Desktop: ON in S0, ME Wake in S3, S4-5 and press Enter. 4. Select Intel(R) AMT Configuration ➙ Network Setup ➙ Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings. 5. In the INTEL(R) ME NETWORK NAME SETTINGS window, configure the domain name and host name for your Intel AMT computer. © Copyright Lenovo 2012 23 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 32
the Web user interface, Intel AMT is correctly configured. USB provisioning This section provides instructions on how to use the USB provisioning method. 1. Repeatedly press and release the F1 is correctly configured. 24 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 33
Change ME Password N/A Local FW Update Enabled Intel(R) ME ON in Host Sleep States Idle Timeout Manageability Feature Selection Username & Password Desktop: ON in S0 65535 Enabled Enabled Root Cybertrust Global Root Verizon Global Root Entrust.net CA (2048) © Copyright Lenovo 2012 25 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 34
the Intel MEBx (continued) Option Default setting Option Host Name Domain Name Shared/Dedicated FQDN N/A N/A Shared Default setting Entrust Root CA VeriSign Universal Root CA Lenovo AMT 26 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 35
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Trademarks Lenovo, the Lenovo logo, and ThinkCentre are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or , or both. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 28 ThinkCentre M92/p and M92z Intel Active Management TechnologyConfiguration Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92z | White Paper for ThinkCentre M92, M92p, M92z - Page 37
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