User Manual

The three forms of remote manageability available on business desktops are Alert Standard Format
(ASF), Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), and Desktop and mobile Architecture for Systems
Hardware (DASH).
Remote management technology features include:
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Network discovery
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Hardware inventory information
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Platform health monitoring
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Power management—power on/off, cycle power
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Remote diagnosis and repair
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Text console redirection—allows console control of remote PC during its boot phase
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Media redirection—allows system booting from a remote boot drive, disk, or ISO image (the
two variants of this are IDE-Redirect (IDE-R) on AMT platforms and USB Media Redirection)
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Hardware-based isolation and recovery—limit or cut off PC network access, if virus-like activity is
detected
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Platform event tracking and auditing
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Integrated web server management portal for remote access and configuration
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Remote management technologies are integrated with HP’s management console partners
NOTE: All features above are not available on all platforms.
Configuring the Intel Management Engine
NOTE: For an overview of Intel vPro technology, visit http://www.intel.com/vpro.
For HP-specific information on Intel vPro technology, see the white papers at
http://www.hp.com/
support. Select your country and language, select See support and troubleshooting information,
enter the model number of the computer, and press Enter. In the Resources category, click Manuals
(guides, supplements, addendums, etc.). Under Quick jump to manuals by category, click White
papers.
Available management technologies include the following:
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AMT (includes DASH 1.0)
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ASF
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DASH 1.1 (using a Broadcom NIC)
ASF and AMT may not be configured at the same time, but both are supported.
To configure Intel vPro systems for AMT or ASF:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Microsoft Windows, click Start > Shut Down >
Restart.
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press the hot key, Ctrl+P, before the computer boots to the
operating system.
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