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Password, Policy, Secure, Firmware, Update

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v Serial Over LAN (SOL) - Disabled / Enabled If Enabled is selected, the Intel AMT managed client console input or output can be redirected to management server console. v IDE Redirection (IDE-R) - Disabled / Enabled If Enabled is selected, the Intel AMT managed client can be booted from remote disk images at management server console. Password Policy The Password Policy option is used to set up the MEBx password through the network. Select Password Policy in Intel AMT configuration menu, see the following figure: Three options display: v Default Password Only - You can change the MEBx password through the network interface, only if the MEBx password has not been modified. v During Setup and Configuration - You can change the MEBx password through the network interface only during the setup and configuration process. Once the setup and configuration process is completed, you can no longer modify the MEBx password. v Anytime - You can change the MEBx password through the network interface at anytime. Secure Firmware Update Select Secure Firmware Update in the Intel AMT configuration menu. This option will allow the user to enable or disable secure firmware updates. Secure firmware updates will pass through the LMS driver. When secure firmware update feature is enabled, you are able to update the firmware by secure method. If secure and local firmware update is disabled, the user must enable secure firmware update or local firmware update for firmware update. Note: Secure firmware update requires an administrator user name and password. If the administrator user name and password are not provided, the firmware cannot be updated. Chapter 5. Intel AMT setup and configuration based on Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p 17

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v
Serial
Over
LAN
(SOL)
-
Disabled
/
Enabled
If
Enabled
is
selected,
the
Intel
AMT
managed
client
console
input
or
output
can
be
redirected
to
management
server
console.
v
IDE
Redirection
(IDE-R)
-
Disabled
/
Enabled
If
Enabled
is
selected,
the
Intel
AMT
managed
client
can
be
booted
from
remote
disk
images
at
management
server
console.
Password
Policy
The
Password
Policy
option
is
used
to
set
up
the
MEBx
password
through
the
network.
Select
Password
Policy
in
Intel
AMT
configuration
menu,
see
the
following
figure:
Three
options
display:
v
Default
Password
Only
You
can
change
the
MEBx
password
through
the
network
interface,
only
if
the
MEBx
password
has
not
been
modified.
v
During
Setup
and
Configuration
You
can
change
the
MEBx
password
through
the
network
interface
only
during
the
setup
and
configuration
process.
Once
the
setup
and
configuration
process
is
completed,
you
can
no
longer
modify
the
MEBx
password.
v
Anytime
You
can
change
the
MEBx
password
through
the
network
interface
at
anytime.
Secure
Firmware
Update
Select
Secure
Firmware
Update
in
the
Intel
AMT
configuration
menu.
This
option
will
allow
the
user
to
enable
or
disable
secure
firmware
updates.
Secure
firmware
updates
will
pass
through
the
LMS
driver.
When
secure
firmware
update
feature
is
enabled,
you
are
able
to
update
the
firmware
by
secure
method.
If
secure
and
local
firmware
update
is
disabled,
the
user
must
enable
secure
firmware
update
or
local
firmware
update
for
firmware
update.
Note:
Secure
firmware
update
requires
an
administrator
user
name
and
password.
If
the
administrator
user
name
and
password
are
not
provided,
the
firmware
cannot
be
updated.
Chapter
5.
Intel
AMT
setup
and
configuration
based
on
Lenovo
ThinkCentre
M58p
17