BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Gateway Address User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation.
Idle Time Out User defined
A value between 0 and 65535. Sets the number of minutes of
idle time before Intel® ME will sleep.
Default value is 0. With this setting, Intel® ME will not sleep, with
no power savings.
This option is present only if “Turn on Intel® ME in Sleep States”
is enabled.
Intel® ME After Power
Failure
• Power On
• Stay Off
Determines mode of operation if power loss occurs.
Stay Off: Intel® ME will remain off once power is restored.
Power On: Restores ME to the power on state.
IP Address User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation.
Manageability Feature • None
• Intel® AMT
• ASF
Default value is None. With this setting, you are allowed to
enable/disable onboard LAN.
Intel® AMT enables Intel® Active Management Technology - for
more information, refer to
http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/
ASF enables ASF Support - For more information, refer to
http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/ASF_whitepaper.htm
Preferred DNS Address User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation.
Provisioning Mode • Enterprise
• Small-Medium
Business
Configures the Intel® AMT provisioning mode.
Enterprise mode supports both HTTP Digest and TLS security,
however this mode requires a provisioning server to function.
Small-Medium Business mode supports HTTP Digest only (no
TLS support).
Provisioning Server
Address
User defined Enter the address of the Provisioning Server in dot-decimal
notation.