Configuring the notification area icon & app. Intel AMT SW Part 3

By Shmuel Gershon (Intel) (21 posts) on September 23, 2008 at 6:54 am

(See Part 1 for an overview, and Part 2 for the icon introduction and screenshots)

Hi All.
Today we'll see some secret settings in Intel AMT software. Well, not so secret: They're all written in the software readme, but hey! Who reads the instructions? :) Also, your equipment manufacturer may have removed the readme file or made it hard to find.
So, following the introduction to the notification icon in Part 2, let's see a bit about how it works and how it can be configured.

The notification icon Intel® AMT System Status shows the Intel AMT state on the system: enabled or disabled.
It's got the Intel logo, a short explanation, and a link to Intel's site. Usually it sits in the C:\Program Files\Intel\AMT\atchk.exe (or sometimes C:\Program Files\Intel\AMT Status\atchk.exe).
See the picture:

notification icon screenshot

Below are some ways in which the icon can be customized to fit your needs and preferences.
Note 1: Your systems may use a different folder for the software, change it accordingly where needed.
Note 2: Some modifications include changing values in the registry. While this should be inoffensive when done on the key/values described below, the registry is a dangerous place to tamper. Do it with care and at your own risk. :)
Note 3: The instructions below pertain to versions of the software up to Intel AMT 3.0. Versions 4.0 and on will be discussed in a different post.

This post is already too long, so I'll post the instructions on how to minimize, hide or disable the icon in the next section.
Should come in a few days :); until then, use the comments below to ask any questions you may have.
See you!

Articles in the Intel® AMT software series:

  1. The software bundled with Intel AMT
  2. The notification area icon - understanding the pop-up
  3. Configuring the notification area icon & app
  4. More configurations (disabling) of the Intel AMT icon
  5. Detailed information to the user with the User Notification Service
  6. How the UNS works
  7. UNS Error Messages and how to fix them
  8. Newfangled Intel Management and Security Status
  9. Intel Management and Security Status (IMSS), advanced configurations
Categories: Manageability

Comments (6)

May 5, 2009 2:56 AM PDT

李铎锋--Duofeng Li (Intel)
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 Wonderful post. It works on AMT 3.0 machine.

Shmuel, is there a similar way working with Intel Privacy Icon Client on AMT 4/5 machines?
May 5, 2009 5:11 AM PDT

Shmuel Gershon (Intel)
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 Duofeng, great question!

The next post in the series would explain LMS and MEI, and then I planned to deal with the AMT4/5 software.
But I can change the order :), sure!

The new Pricacy Icon, now named Intel Manageability and Security Status, works a bit different than the Intel AMT 3.0 Status application. I'll try to explain all the configuration options and the troubleshooting tips -- but, do you have a specific question?
Please let me know if you have a specific question, I want to make sure I address it in the post.
Shmuel
May 5, 2009 7:05 PM PDT

李铎锋--Duofeng Li (Intel)
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 Shmuel, Thanks for your response. I don't have special questions. I just want to know how to modify the icon and the link in Intel Manageability and Security Status, because one customer is interested in it.

thanks - Duofeng
May 6, 2009 2:59 PM PDT

Shmuel Gershon (Intel)
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 Thanks for the comment Duofeng.

IMSS has these type of configurations too. I'll make sure to add them.
May 6, 2009 7:17 PM PDT

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 Shmuel, thanks. Hope to see your new post about that soon. :-)
October 25, 2009 1:17 PM PDT

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 Duofeng, you will find the configurations for IMSS posted in my most current blog posts.
Good luck!

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