Intel Centrino2 vPro, Start Manual

Step 4C-3a:  Manual Configuration of the Intel vPro Clients (alternative to USB drive 
method):  Use this method to manually enter the password and PID-PPS credentials for each Intel vPro 
client machine. 

A minimal amount of information is required to change the Intel vPro client from Factory Mode to Setup 
Mode.  The information required includes: 

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Change Intel MEBX password (change from factory default).  The default password is “admin.”  
The new ME password must meet “strong” password criteria which include: 

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Be between 8 and 32 characters long 

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Contain both upper and lower case Latin characters  

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Have at least one numeric character 

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Have at least one ASCII non-alphanumeric character (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *) 

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Provisioning ID (PID) and Provisioning Pass-Phrase (PPS).  These are used to perform the 
necessary steps of authenticating a new client and initiating the provisioning process.  This uses 
Transport Layer Security (TLS) Pre-shared Key (PSK) for authentication. 

To manually update the Intel vPro clients with new Intel MEBX passwords and valid PID-PPS security 
keys, do the following on each client system: 

1.

Start the client system, then press Ctrl-P during startup to enter the Intel MEBX. 

2.

Change the Intel MEBX password to a “strong” password (use the same password for each 
client system). 

3.

Select Intel AMT Configuration, then Setup and Configuration, then TLS-PSK, then Set 
PID and PPS. 

4.

Enter one of the PID-PPS combinations from the list of PID-PPS pairs you generated in SCS 
console (Step 4C-2 above). 

5.

Exit the Intel MEBX and reboot the client system to the Windows OS. 

6.

Repeat for each Intel vPro client. 

Note: Once the client boots to Windows, it will automatically authenticate itself with the provisioning 
server and provisioning will occur.