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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
.

On Intel vPro-branded PCs, available management technologies include the following:

AMT

ASF

Virtualization Technology (VT)

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

, when the monitor light turns green.

NOTE:

If you do not press

Ctrl

+

P

at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and

again press

Ctrl

+

P

when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.

This hot-key enters the Intel Management Engine BIOS Execution (MEBx) setup utility. This utility allows
the user to configure various aspects of the management technology. Configuration options include:

ME Platform Configuration

ME Platform State Control—enable/disable management engine

ME Firmware Local Update—local enable/disable management of firmware updates

LAN Controller—enable/disable integrated network controller

ME Features Control—enable AMT, ASF, or none

ME Power Control—configure management engine power policies

Intel AMT Configuration

Change AMT Password—required in order to configure AMT (the default password is
admin)

Host Name—allows administrator to assign a name to the client

TCP/IP—allows administrator to assign an IP address or enable DHCP

Provisioning Server—allows administrator to assign IP address of provisioning server

Provision Model—allows administrator to configure either enterprise or SMB mode

Set PID and PPS—allows administrator to provide pre-provisioning key (see HP’s white
paper, Intel vPro Provisioning)

Un-Provision—allows administrator to reset AMT configuration to factory defaults

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