Hello Mansee,
To begin troubleshooting the issue, please verify that you can communicate with port 16993 by using either test-netconnection or telnet. We need to ensure that there isn't a networking or system obstacle preventing direct communication with AMT.
Additionally, it appears that the steps in the documentation are not being followed. Below is the relevant script from the vPro PS module SDK to properly encrypt the credentials. You can find this information in the documents, encapsulated in the SDK, located on page 8.
Write-AmtCredential Function Code
powershell
Function Write-AmtCredential {
<#
.Synopsis
Writes an Intel Active Management Technology credential from secure string storage
.Description
Writes an Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) credential to System.Security.SecureString in the default user path.
.Link
http://vproexpert.com
http://www.intel.com/vpro
http://www.intel.com
.Example
Write-AmtCredential
.Example
$AMTCredential = Write-AmtCredential (will assume the digest account "admin")
.Example
$AMTCredential = Get-Credential
Write-AmtCredential –Username $AMTCredential.Username –Password $AMTCredential.Password
.Example
Write-AMTCredential [[-FilePath] <String>] [[-Key] <String>] [[-Hint] <String>] [[-AsPlainText]] [[-Force]] [[-Username] <String>] [-Password] <SecureString> [<CommonParameters>]
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true, position=0, HelpMessage="Path to Credential File")]
[string] $FilePath,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false, position=1, HelpMessage="An ASCII Key of 128,196, or 256 Length")]
[string] $Key,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false, position=2, HelpMessage="Password Hint")]
[string] $Hint,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false, position=3, HelpMessage="Save password as plain text")]
[System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter] $AsPlainText,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false, position=3, HelpMessage="Force")]
[System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter] $Force
)
}
Example:
powershell
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $password = ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssw0rd" -AsPlainText -Force
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $AMTCred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("admin", $password)
Lastly, please note that the **FQDN** matching your certificate needs to be used for this process. Using an IP address will not match the certificate and thus won’t be trusted.
Please let me know if this resolves the issue or if further assistance is needed.
Best regards,
Vijay N
