Technical specifications 
  8.7 Active Management Technology (AMT) 
SIMATIC IPC627D/827D 
Operating Instructions, 09/2014, A5E32990859-AB 
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An image on the management PC can be integrated and used on the SIMATIC IPC with 
Intel® AMT both as a CD/DVD drive and as a floppy drive. If the image is bootable, you 
can also boot the SIMATIC IPC with Intel® AMT from it. 
The following figure shows remote maintenance of SIMATIC IPCs with Intel® AMT, e.g. 
for troubleshooting a corrupt operating system or incorrect BIOS settings: 
 
 
This section describes the required measures and settings on the local IPC so that the IPC 
can be controlled and maintained remotely from a management station known below as the 
help desk PC. 
The local IPC is known below as the "AMT PC". 
The sections contain the following information: 
●  AMT settings in the MEBx and in the BIOS setup 
●  Basic configuration of AMT 
●  Further useful notes