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Asset ID capability, IBM security solutions, Data protection

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Asset ID capability IBM provides the basis for Asset ID2 support in some models. Asset ID provides the capability to access information that is stored in an EEPROM module on the system board, using a radio-frequency-enabled portable scanner. The Asset ID EEPROM contains prerecorded information about the system, including its configuration and serial numbers of key components. The Asset ID EEPROM also includes a number of blank fields you can record with your choice of information. The Asset ID can be scanned from a short distance. The scanning of the Asset ID does not require the computer cover to be removed or even require that the computer be removed from the box in which it is shipped. This type of wireless tracking enables quicker system deployment and improved asset control. Also, Asset ID information is available through UM services. For the latest information about security features for your computer, go to the IBM support page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/desktop/assetid/ on the World Wide Web. To determine if your computer comes with Asset ID capability, check the Configuration/Setup Utility program. For instructions to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see "Starting and using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 29. If your computer comes with Asset ID capability, see "Using Enhanced Security" on page 31 for information about enabling Asset ID. IBM security solutions IBM security solutions keep electronic business transactions safe. They include the following: v Integrated security chip that gives you the functionality of a SMART card without the added cost (some models only) v Enhanced Security support v User Verification Manager software that helps manage authentication so that you decide who has access to the components of your system Not all models come with all the features listed here. Data protection You can lose data from the hard disk for a variety of reasons. Security violations, viruses, or hard disk drive failure can all contribute to the 2. Asset ID enables your personal computer to be scanned by various radio frequency-emitting devices supplied by independent companies. Asset ID is intended for use only with radio frequency equipment that meets ANSI/IEEE C95.1 1991 RF Radiation Limits. 24 User Guide

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Asset ID capability
IBM provides the basis for Asset ID
2
support in some models. Asset ID
provides the capability to access information that is stored in an EEPROM
module on the system board, using a radio-frequency-enabled portable scanner.
The Asset ID EEPROM contains prerecorded information about the system,
including its configuration and serial numbers of key components. The Asset
ID EEPROM also includes a number of blank fields you can record with your
choice of information. The Asset ID can be scanned from a short distance. The
scanning of the Asset ID does not require the computer cover to be removed or
even require that the computer be removed from the box in which it is
shipped. This type of wireless tracking enables quicker system deployment and
improved asset control. Also, Asset ID information is available through UM
services.
For the latest information about security features for your computer, go to the
World Wide Web.
To determine if your computer comes with Asset ID capability, check the
Configuration/Setup Utility program. For instructions to start the
Configuration/Setup Utility program, see “Starting and using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 29. If your computer comes
with Asset ID capability, see “Using Enhanced Security” on page 31 for
information about enabling Asset ID.
IBM security solutions
IBM security solutions keep electronic business transactions safe. They include
the following:
v
Integrated security chip that gives you the functionality of a SMART card
without the added cost (some models only)
v
Enhanced Security support
v
User Verification Manager software that helps manage authentication so that
you decide who has access to the components of your system
Not all models come with all the features listed here.
Data protection
You can lose data from the hard disk for a variety of reasons. Security
violations, viruses, or hard disk drive failure can all contribute to the
2. Asset ID enables your personal computer to be scanned by various radio frequency-emitting
devices supplied by independent companies. Asset ID is intended for use only with radio
frequency equipment that meets ANSI/IEEE C95.1 1991 RF Radiation Limits.
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