Intel® vPro™ and Intel® Centrino® Pro Processor Technology Quick Start Guide
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Step 4B: OEM Pre-configuration – Factory State to Configured State
Most OEMs are willing to provide the service of changing the Intel vPro client from factory state to setup
state by entering the password and client authentication information into the Intel MEBX on each client
system for you. This often requires an additional fee to the OEM. This method is most useful when an
Intel vPro client machines are to be delivered directly to the end user from the manufacturer.
The authentication information (security keys) can be provided to the OEM for loading into the client
system’s BIOS (via the Intel MEBX), or the OEM could provide you with a list of keys they generated.
The keys must match between the Intel vPro machines and the management console. The
management consoles have an option to import and export keys to facilitate this transaction.
If you ordered your Intel vPro client systems pre-configured with Intel MEBX password and client
authentication information already loaded by the OEM, then they are already in a Setup state. When
you connect the client systems to the network and power them on they will automatically authenticate
themselves with the provisioning server and provisioning will occur (assuming you performed Steps 1-3
above). Then they will be in a Configured state, ready to be discovered and managed by the
management console.
Skip to Step 5: Discover Intel vPro Clients through the Management Console, on page 15.
Step 4C: One-Touch Configuration of Intel vPro Client - Factory State to Setup State
The Intel vPro clients need authentication information configured on them so that they can authenticate
themselves to the provisioning server; otherwise the server won’t provision them. This authentication
information is made up of a Provisioning ID (PID) and a Provisioning Pass-phrase (PPS). Together they
are referred to as a PID-PPS pair. The server maintains a list of valid PID-PPS pairs, which is matched
against any incoming PID-PPS pair from a client requesting provisioning. If the client’s PID-PPS
matches one of the entries in the server’s list, that client is provisioned.
Step 4C-1: Confirm Latest BIOS Version: It is important that you use the latest BIOS and firmware
version from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Please visit their website to determine the
latest versions. If an update is needed, follow the instructions provided by the OEM to implement the
update.
Examples of OEM BIOS updates
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HP:
Lenovo:
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Dell:
