Overview Of Amt; Enabling Amt, Basic Configuration - Siemens SIMATIC IPC847D Operating Instructions Manual

Technical specifications
8.7 Active Management Technology (AMT)
8.7.2

Overview of AMT

This section describes the required measures and settings on the local IPC so that the IPC
can be controlled and maintained remotely from a management station known below as the
help desk PC.
The local IPC is known below as the "AMT PC".
The sections contain the following information:
● AMT settings in the MEBx and in the BIOS setup
● Basic configuration of AMT
● Further useful notes
8.7.3

Enabling AMT, basic configuration

For security reasons, AMT is not enabled on new devices.
Procedure
1. Connect the AMT PC with the LAN.
2. If necessary, first reset AMT to the default status (see section "Unconfigure").
3. Restart the device.
Press <ESC> when the following BIOS message appears:
Press Esc for Boot Options
4. In the Advanced menu, enable "Intel AMT Support", and "Intel AMT Setup Prompt".
5. Exit the BIOS with the <F10> key "Save and Exit". The AMT PC restarts.
6. To access the MEBx, press the <Ctrl+P> keyboard shortcut
7. In the login dialog, enter the standard password "admin".
8. Change the default password. The new password must include the following characters:
– In total at least eight characters
– One upper case letter
– One lower case letter
– One number
– One of the special characters ! @ # $ % ^ & * @ # $ % ^ & *
9. Enable "Intel (R) AMT Configuration > Manageability Feature Selection".
10.Enable "Intel (R) ME General Settings > Activate Network Access".
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Note
The underscore _ and the space characters are valid password characters, however
they do not increase password complexity.
Operating Instructions, 01/2014, A5E32997454-AA
SIMATIC IPC847D