C-6 Emergency Management Port Console
Setting Up the Server for the EMP
To use the EMP, you must configure the server's BIOS with specific settings. These
settings take place in two submenus of the BIOS Server menu, the System Management
Submenu and the Console Redirect Submenu. The earlier BIOS settings section shows
all available options. This section focuses on those settings that must be configured to
use the EMP.

System Management Submenu

All EMP related settings occur from the System Management Submenu of the Server
main menu. Change only the items below; all other default settings should remain the
same.
EMP Password: Anytime you attempt to initiate a connection, a prompt for the user
password appears. If you never set up the EMP password, anyone can access the EMP
by clicking OK through the password prompt.
In the EMP Password area of the System Management Submenu, type in a password of
up to 8 alphanumeric characters. If a beep is heard, the password was not accepted and
a different password must be entered.
EMP Access Modes: Choose either Disabled, Pre-boot, or Always Active, depending
on the type of EMP access needed. The tables above show what is available with a
given setting.
EMP Restricted Mode Access: Set Restricted Mode to either enabled or disabled as
needed. If in enabled mode, this means that the EMP's server control options, Power
On/Off and Reset, are unavailable. In disabled mode, these same server control options
are available.
EMP Direct Connect/Modem Mode: Select Direct Connect if a null modem serial
cable directly connects the server's COM 2 port to the EMP client machine. If they are
connected via a modem, select Modem Mode.