Product guide

Create the Intel AMT policies
Use the AMT Policies category to create a policy to turn on your Intel
®
AMT systems, configure Local
Access or Remote Access for technical assistance, and set McAfee KVM Viewer preferences.
You can also create separate policies for each feature. For better clarity on each feature, we have
provided separate tasks for each feature. However, we recommend that you define Alarm Clock, Local
Access, and Remote Access settings in a single policy and assign it to the required systems or groups.
Tasks
• Create an Alarm Clock policy on page 96
The Alarm Clock feature enables you to remotely schedule to turn on Intel
®
AMT systems at
a defined time and perform specific tasks.
• Create a Local Access policy on page 97
The Local Access feature allows the local Intel
®
AMT system to initiate a Fast Call For Help
inside the enterprise network.
• Create a Remote Access policy on page 98
Initiate a secured connection from McAfee ePO to remote Intel
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AMT systems through
Gateway server.
• Create a KVM policy on page 100
McAfee KVM Viewer provides a console to access remote clients. It can be used to access
an Intel
®
AMT system for troubleshooting any issues.
See also
Supported Intel
®
AMT versions on page 20
Create an Alarm Clock policy
The Alarm Clock feature enables you to remotely schedule to turn on Intel
®
AMT systems at a defined
time and perform specific tasks.
Consider these points:
• The time you set is based on the location of your Intel
®
AMT system. If you specify the Alarm Clock
time to be fewer than five minutes of the current time of your Intel
®
AMT system, the policy
enforces the Alarm Clock Time for the next day.
• When you move from one time zone to another, the Intel
®
AMT system might turn on at a time not
in sync with the local time. This issue can be resolved after the next agent-server communication
or by modifying and enforcing the policy manually.
• The required tasks can be performed during off-hours to avoid interrupting the Intel
®
AMT systems
users.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1
In the McAfee ePO console, from Policy Catalog, select ePO Deep Command 2.1.0 as the product and AMT
Policies as the category, then click New Policy.
2
Type a name for the policy and any notes, then click OK.
3
Click the policy created, then select Allow ePO to enforce these settings.
4
Enable the Alarm Clock at a particular time and specify the randomization minutes.
Randomization minutes balances the policy distribution to selected Intel
®
AMT systems. The
maximum value is 20 minutes.
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Managing your Intel AMT systems
Using policies to manage Intel AMT systems
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