Alert on LAN (AOL, sometimes AoL) is a 1998, IBM- and Intel-developed technology that allows for remote management and control of networked PCs. AOL requires a Wake on LAN adapter.
Technical details
The main idea of AOL is to send warnings to remote administrators about different PC conditions using a LAN. These conditions include:
- System unplugged from power source
- System unplugged from network
- Chassis intrusion
- Processor removal
- System environmental errors
- High temperature
- Fan speed
- Voltage fluctuations
- Operating system errors
- System power-on errors
- System is hung
- Component failure
Alert on LAN 2 (AOL2) extends AOL to allow active PC management, including:
- Remote system reboot upon report of a critical failure
- Repair Operating System
- Update BIOS image
- Perform other diagnostic procedures
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