Lenovo ThinkCentre M90p Intel Active Management Technology Configuration Guide - Page 21

IntelR ME Network Name Settings, TCP/IP Settings, Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration, DHCP Mode

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Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings: In the INTEL(R) NETWORK SETUP window, select Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings and press Enter. The following options will be displayed. Option Description Host Name Enables you to set a host name for your Intel AMT computer. Domain Name Enables you to set a domain name for your Intel AMT computer. Shared/ Dedicated FQDN Enables you to specify whether the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is a dedicated domain name for Intel AMT or shared by both Intel AMT and your operating system. Dynamic DNS Update Used to enable or disable the Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Server) Update Client in the firmware. When the Dynamic DNS Update feature is set to ENABLED, the firmware will automatically register its IP address and FQDN on the DNS using the Dynamic DNS Update protocol. Note: Set the host name and domain name before you enable the Dynamic DNS Update feature. Periodic Update Enables you to set the interval between every two successional updates Interval that the Dynamic DNS Update Client in the firmware sends to the DNS. Notes: 1. The Periodic Update Interval option is only available when the Dynamic DNS Update feature is enabled. 2. The interval unit is minute. The interval value should be zero or no smaller than 20. By setting the interval value to zero, you disable the periodic update feature. TTL Enables you to set the Time To Live (TTL) value in seconds. Notes: 1. The TTL option is only available when the Dynamic DNS Update feature is enabled. 2. The TTL value should be greater than zero. If the TTL value is set to zero, the firmware will use the default value, which is 900 seconds. TCP/IP Settings: Select TCP/IP Settings and press Enter. The TCP/IP SETTINGS window opens. The following options will be displayed: v "Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration" v "Wired LAN IPV6 Configuration" on page 14 Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration: Select Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration → DHCP Mode. The DHCP Mode option is used to enable or disable DHCP mode. With DHCP mode enabled, the TCP/IP settings will be configured by a DHCP server. With DHCP mode disabled, the options in the following table will be displayed. You will be required to configure the static TCP/IP settings for the Intel AMT computer. If the system is in static mode, a second IP address is required. This second IP address is often called the Intel ME IP address and is different from the host IP address. Option IPV4 Address Subnet Mask Address Description Enables you to enter the Intel ME IP address for your Intel AMT computer. Enables you to enter the subnet mask address for your Intel AMT computer. Chapter 5. Intel AMT setup and configuration on Lenovo ThinkCentre M90p desktop computers 13

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Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings:
In the INTEL(R) NETWORK SETUP
window, select
Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings
and press Enter. The
following options will be displayed.
Option
Description
Host Name
Enables you to set a host name for your Intel AMT computer.
Domain Name
Enables you to set a domain name for your Intel AMT computer.
Shared/
Dedicated
FQDN
Enables you to specify whether the Fully Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN) is a dedicated domain name for Intel AMT or shared by both
Intel AMT and your operating system.
Dynamic DNS
Update
Used to enable or disable the Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Server)
Update Client in the firmware. When the
Dynamic DNS Update
feature
is set to
ENABLED
, the firmware will automatically register its IP
address and FQDN on the DNS using the Dynamic DNS Update
protocol.
Note:
Set the host name and domain name before you enable the
Dynamic DNS Update feature.
Periodic Update
Interval
Enables you to set the interval between every two successional updates
that the Dynamic DNS Update Client in the firmware sends to the DNS.
Notes:
1.
The
Periodic Update Interval
option is only available when the
Dynamic DNS Update
feature is enabled.
2.
The interval unit is minute. The interval value should be zero or no
smaller than 20. By setting the interval value to zero, you disable the
periodic update feature.
TTL
Enables you to set the Time To Live (TTL) value in seconds.
Notes:
1.
The
TTL
option is only available when the
Dynamic DNS Update
feature is enabled.
2.
The TTL value should be greater than zero. If the TTL value is set to
zero, the firmware will use the default value, which is 900 seconds.
TCP/IP Settings:
Select
TCP/IP Settings
and press Enter. The TCP/IP SETTINGS
window opens. The following options will be displayed:
v
“Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration”
v
“Wired LAN IPV6 Configuration” on page 14
Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration:
Select
Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration
→
DHCP
Mode
. The
DHCP Mode
option is used to enable or disable DHCP mode. With
DHCP mode enabled, the TCP/IP settings will be configured by a DHCP server.
With DHCP mode disabled, the options in the following table will be displayed.
You will be required to configure the static TCP/IP settings for the Intel AMT
computer. If the system is in static mode, a second IP address is required. This
second IP address is often called the Intel ME IP address and is different from the
host IP address.
Option
Description
IPV4 Address
Enables you to enter the Intel ME IP address for your Intel AMT
computer.
Subnet Mask
Address
Enables you to enter the subnet mask address for your Intel AMT
computer.
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