Philips LCD Monitors Includes anti-theftmeasures, Maximizing power saving, How SmartManage works

White Paper October 2005 When LCD Monitors can reduce TCO 10

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Network components accessible with standard asset management platform

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Philips SmartManage

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Figure 7: Typical IT infrastructure, including multiple LCD monitors

Includes anti-theft measures

The popularity and compact size of Philips LCD monitors also make them a ready target for thieves. SmartManage will indicate if displays are moved from their assigned locations by providing a warning message to a designated manager or e-mail account. If a monitor is stolen, the enabled security function can also prevent its use at another site.

Maximizing power saving

With constantly rising energy costs, organizations need to maximize the power-saving capabilities of their assets. Philips LCD monitors already deliver energy savings of 20 per cent higher than the industry average. However, large numbers of unattended LCD monitors, even in standby mode, will have a significant energy consumption after working hours. On the other hand, switching those unattended LCD monitors on and off manually is time-consuming and uneconomic. SmartManage provides an efficient tool that enables corporate IT staff to meet this universal power management need from a single, central location.

Adjustment without using physical monitor controls

The performance and settings of individual monitors can be adjusted using the SmartManage client without touching the physical monitor controls. In addition, IT staff can remotely return all LCD monitors - especially when unattended - to factory default settings, without the need to spend significant time and manpower for on-site adjustment ‘rounds’.

Addresses essential corporate IT management needs

SmartManage allows IT staff to manage their monitor assets remotely and efficiently. Its wide range of functions, including power on/off, display settings, asset reports, monitor security and instant communication with users, address some of the essential needs of the modern corporate IT management environment. In this way SmartManage significantly reduces the administrative and asset management workload and by doing so makes a major contribution to reducing Total Cost of Ownership.

How SmartManage works

SmartManage uses a new, bidirectional communication protocol, the Display Data Communica- tions Command Interface (DDC/CI) standard, to allow Philips LCD monitors to communicate with the Altiris agent on the client computer and the asset management system. A typical SmartManage configuration is shown in Figure 8.