AcerPower 4100 User’s Guide
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The system BIOS supports LSA (LanDesk Service Agent) which allows AcerPower to boot
from a remote PXE (pre-boot execution environement) server by TFTP (Trivial File Transfer
Protocol).
2.11
Wireless Communication Support
(Optional)
The board comes with an infrared (IrDA) interface for Wireless Communication function
(CN7). This function enables the system to communicate with SIR-aware peripherals without
the aid of cables. See Figure 2-1 or Figure 2-2 for the location of the IrDA connector.
The supported Wireless Communication function complies with the IrDA specification, i.e., it
is capable of supporting 115.2 kilobits per second (Kbps) data transfer rate at a maximum
distance of one meter.
2.12
Alert on Lan (AOL) Function (Optional)
The system comes with an onboard AOL controller. This enables the network server to
monitor your system's hardware and software health status. Once an error event is detected
from your system, AOL generates and sends alert messages to the remote server via the
onboard LAN chip, to notify the administrator. The events monitored by the AOL chip
includes:
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Hardware monitoring (for details, see section 2.8)
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LAN connection
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POST (Power-on Self Test) error
•
System heartbeat failure/timeout
AOL supports different network protocols such as IP and IPX, and is compatible with various
PC management software such as LDCM. The current version of LDCM (LANDesk Client
Manager) Client and Administrator applications feature the AOL managed client and
management server functions, respectively.
