LAN management tools from Compaq and other leading vendors to make Compaq portable computers easier to inventory, troubleshoot, and protect.

Asset Management

AssetControl is asset management software designed to cut the time and cost of conducting a physical inventory of personal computers, key components, and monitors. AssetControl is preinstalled on portable computers, key components, and monitors that support the Video Electronics Standards Association Data Display Channel (VESA DDC) and Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) standards.

AssetControl features make it easy and inexpensive to maintain an accurate, up-to-date inventory. Detailed inventory information, including manufacturer, model, serial number, asset tag, and ROM revision level can be viewed, printed, or saved electronically using Compaq Insight Personal Edition or Compaq Insight Manager.

Compaq Insight Personal Edition refers to Intelligent Manageability software that diagnoses portable computer hardware, monitors the internal system temperature and IntelliSafe hard drive, and then displays a prefailure warning message on detecting a system temperature or hard drive fault.

Compaq Insight Manager refers to Information Manageability software that helps manage servers and personal computers on a network. Compaq Insight Manager features intelligent monitoring and alerting, remote maintenance, and visual control of network resources.

Fault Management

Fault Management is a utility designed to help prevent the loss of critical data. This feature is available only in the 2.16GB DFP (SMART system compliant drives). Fault Management has the following features:

o SMART (IntelliSafe) hard drive - Constantly monitors hard drive activity to predict failures before they occur.

o Temperature sensing - Hardware and software that tracks the internal temperature of the computer and displays a warning message when the normal range is exceeded.

Compaq Insight Personal Edition displays a pop-up message to notify you when a hard drive or system temperature fault is detected. If the computer is connected to a network managed by Compaq Insight Manager, fault notices are also sent to the network management application.

Security Management

The security management utility provides a set of security features to protect the computer and data from unauthorized access.

o Passwords - Prevents unauthorized access to information stored on the computer or network.

o Drive security - Prevents starting the computer from the diskette drive and reading information from the diskette drive.

o Device disabling - Prevents unauthorized data transfer over fax/modems, serial ports, parallel ports, and infrared ports.