Dell Edge Device Manager Version R16 Administrator’s Guide

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Edge Gateway 3001 BIOS settings

Use this page to define Edge Gateway 3001 BIOS settings.

Table 1. General settings. General settings
Parameter	Description
Device Notes	Enter the device notes such as property ownership tag.

Table 2. System Configuration. System Configuration
Parameter	Description
Integrated NIC	From the drop-down list, select an option to control the on-board LAN controller. The available options are: Disabled—The internal LAN is off and not visible to the OS. Force Disabled—The internal LAN is off and not visible to the OS even if it has an IP address. Enabled—The internal LAN is enabled. Enabled w/PXE—The internal LAN is enabled—with Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), boot.
Enable UEFI Network Stack	Select the check box to install or make available the UEFI Networking protocols, allowing pre-OS and early OS networking features to use any enabled NICs. This may be used without switching on the PXE.
Watchdog Timer Support	Select the check box to enable the Watchdog Timer feature.

Table 3. USB Configuration. USB Configuration
Parameter	Description
Enable USB 3.0 Ports	Select the check box to enable the device attached to this port. The device is also made available to the OS. If USB port is disabled, OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
Enable Top USB Port 1	Select the check box to enable the device attached to this port. The device is also made available to the OS. If USB port is disabled, OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
Enable Top USB Port 2	Select the check box to enable the device attached to this port. The device is also made available to the OS. If USB port is disabled, OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
Enable Boot Support	Select the check box to allow the system to boot any type of USB Mass Storage Devices—HDD, memory key, floppy. USB-aware OS always sees USB Mass Storage devices irrespective of this setting, provided the port is enabled.

Table 4. Wireless settings. Wireless settings
Parameter	Description
Enable WWAN	Select the check box to enable Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN).
Enable WLAN	Select the check box to enable Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

Table 5. Security. Security
Parameter	Description
Admin Setup Lockout	Select the check box to prevent users from entering Setup when the Admin password is set.
Chassis Intrusion	Chassis Intrusion is a utility that the BIOS can use to tell you if someone has opened the case. From the drop-down list, you can select any of the following options: Disable—Disable chassis intrusion feature. Enable—Report intrusions during POST. On-Silent—Enable intrusion detection but does not display any detected intrusion.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Update	Select the check box to control allowing the BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages by the system. Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).

Table 6. BIOS Admin Password settings . BIOS Admin Password settings
Parameter	Description
Enable Admin Password	Select the check box to enable BIOS administrator password. Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.

Table 7. Power Management settings . Power Management settings
Parameter	Description
Wake On LAN	From the drop-down list, select an option to allow the computer to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal or from the hibernate state when triggered by a special wireless LAN signal.

Table 8. Auto On settings. Auto On settings
Parameter	Description
Auto On	From the drop-down list, set the time of day when you would like the system to turn on automatically.

Table 9. POST Behavior settings . POST Behavior settings
Parameter	Description
Numlock LED	Select the check box to turn on the Numlock LED when the system boots.
Keyboard Errors	Select the check box to report keyboard-related errors when the system boots.
Fastboot	From the drop-down list, select an option to speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps. The available options are: Minimal Thorough Auto
Extend BIOS POST Time	From the drop-down list, select an option to create an extra preboot delay which allows the user to see POST status messages. The available options are: 0 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds

Table 10. Maintenance settings . Maintenance settings
Parameter	Description
BIOS Recovery—from Hard Drive	Select the check box to enable the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.

Table 11. Reboot Schedule. Reboot Schedule
Parameter	Description
Reboot Option	Some BIOS settings require system reboot. When Reboot later is selected, devices reboot when the current time matches the set time. From the drop-down list, select any of the following options: Reboot immediately Reboot later Do not reboot.