BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - By Menu

BIOS Settings Dictionary – By Menu
V13 – November 2009
Provisioning Server Port User defined Enter the port of the Provisioning Server. Port number range 0 -
65535.
Save and Commit Settings Save and commit changes made to Intel® ME or Intel® AMT.
Set PRTC User defined Sets the Intel® AMT PRTC (Protected Real Time Clock). Enter
PRTC in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) format.
SOL/IDER Authentication
Mode
• Kerberos only
• User Name and
Password
Selects how IDER and SOL operation verify and secure
interfaces on LAN
Subnet Mask User defined Enter the address in dot-decimal notation.
TLS Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
PID
User defined The PID is an 8 character alpha-numeric string in dash-
separated format, e.g. ABCD-123K. Both PID and PPS must be
set to provide the ability to establish a secure TLS-PSK session.
For information on TLS, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security
TLS Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
PPS
User defined The PPS is a 32 character alpha-numeric string in dash-
separated format, e.g. EGET-GZFF-C6A6-ORRR-HQXP-C9JI-
RJGB-KBS8. Both PID and PPS must be set to provide the
ability to establish a secure TLS-PSK session.
For information on TLS, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security
Turn on Intel® ME in Sleep
States
• Never/Disabled
• Always/Enabled
This option determines the ACPI state that Intel® ME is in when
in ACPI sleep states.
Never disables management in ACPI sleep states.
Always enables management in ACPI sleep states.
Partial Intel® AMT Reset No changeable
options
Resets Intel® AMT to defaults, except PSKs (PPS/PID keys)
Intel® ME admin password, domain name, host name and
provisioning server details.
This option is only present if the system is Enterprise
provisioned.
If this option is chosen, no other changes to Intel® ME
configuration will be allowed. You must save and exit before
more changes can be made to Intel® ME.