User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this guide
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: Main Menu Overview
- Chapter 3: Deploy Management
- 3.1 Agent Management overview
- 3.2 Deploying agents
- 3.2.1 Automatically scanning and deploying to devices
- 3.2.2 Scanning an IP range
- 3.2.3 Adding and deploying to devices
- 3.2.4 Editing device information
- 3.2.5 Installing agents manually
- 3.2.6 Installing Agents in silent mode
- 3.2.7 Upgrading or repairing agents
- 3.2.8 Setting up a Windows 7 deployment environment
- 3.3 Removing agents
- 3.4 Client Agent Updater
- Chapter 4: Device Information
- Chapter 5: Management Functions
- 5.1 Metadata Management
- 5.2 Software Management
- 5.3 Task Scheduler
- 5.4 OOB Control
- 5.5 Management Control Overview
- 5.6 Management Control Information Overview
- 5.7 DASH Management Control Information
- 5.8 RTL8117 Management Control Information
- 5.9 vPro Management Control Information
- 5.10 BMC Management Control Information
- 5.10.1 Hardware Sensor
- 5.10.2 Inventory
- 5.10.3 Control
- 5.10.4 Remote Desktop
- 5.10.5 Smart BIOS
- 5.10.6 Firmware Update
- 5.10.7 Event Log
- 5.10.8 IPMI
- 5.10.9 IPMI Serial-over-LAN (SOL)
- 5.10.10 Settings
- 5.10.11 Configuration
- 5.10.12 FRU Information
- 5.10.13 Image Redirection
- 5.10.14 Platform Event Filters
- 5.10.15 BSOD Capture
- 5.10.16 Error Codes
- 5.11 Screen Broadcast
- Chapter 6: Settings Migrator
- Chapter 7: Report Generator
- Chapter 8: Account & General Settings
5-102 Chapter 5: Management Functions
Using the out-of-band management Remote Desktop
On the Management Control Information page of the vPro device, click
Remote
Desktop
, then select the desired connection method
Traditional VNC
protocol connection
Establish an encrypted connection using the VNC protocol.
Hardware unencrypted
connection
Establish an unencrypted connection.
Hardware encrypted
connection
Establish an encrypted connection using the TLS protocol.
• The default quality for hardware encrypted connections is set to Low. Use
the Function button after establishing a connection to adjust the quality.
Quality options may vary depending on vPro and ME support.
• Ensure that a KVM password is set before attempting to establish a
traditional VNC protocol connection. To set the KVM password, open the
Control
page, then click
KVM Password
. The KVM password must be at
least eight characters and must include at least one upper case, one lower
case, and one special character.
Once a connection is established, clicking the Function button offers more options
for navigating the remote desktop screen. Refer to
4.9 Remote Desktop (General)
for more information on the Function button.