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Remote Manageability: Network Devices

Discover, heal, and help protect your networked systems

IT organizations facing an escalation of PCs, devices, kiosks, and POS terminals are turning to 2nd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ technology and replacing in-person support visits with remote management capabilities.1, 2 By remotely supporting a variety of devices over the network, IT can cut costly physical visits while improving response times.

Intel® vPro™ technology simplifies remote device management

Intel® vPro technology, which is built into the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family, provides a robust set of security and manageability capabilities for Intel® chipsets and network adapters. By embedding security and management features into the hardware, Intel vPro technology2:

  • Accelerates data encryption/decryption for improved user experience and productivity
  • Reduces access to data by giving IT the ability to remotely disable missing laptops
  • Allows IT technicians to quickly deploy security patches and troubleshoot and repair PCs1

Find out how IT@Intel uses Intel Core vPro technology to cut support costs >

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1. Requires activation and a system with a corporate network connection, an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware, and software. For notebooks, Intel AMT may be unavailable or limited over a host OS-based VPN, when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating, or powered off. Results dependent upon hardware, setup, and configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm.


2. Note: Intel® vPro™ technology is sophisticated and requires setup and activation. Availability of features and results will depend upon the setup and configuration of your hardware, software, and IT environment. To learn more, visit: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/vpro/vpro-technology-general.html. In addition, there are several versions of Intel® AMT supported on different Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors. To determine what tasks you can perform, it will be necessary to know which version of Intel AMT Firmware your PCs have installed.