Configuring power management profiles

If you define your working hours, you can also specify which energy-saving options you want to apply outside of working hours.1 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.8 As long as you do not define working hours, the energy-saving options apply non-stop (24/7).

1. Next to Power management profiles, click Edit and then select the tab for the required profile.2 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.8, formerly: from the Power management profile list, first select a profile, then click Edit.
   To define profiles for non-working hours, first define the working hours.3 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.8

2. For each profile you want to use, edit the following fields:

   Option	Description
   Screen brightness	Screen brightness in percent for the selected profile Move mouse pointer over the slider to display the percentage.
   Turn the display off after	Determines whether, after a specified number of minutes, the display is turned off when the user is not using the device (idle state)
   Enable screen saver after	Determines whether, after a specified number of minutes, the screen saver is enabled when the user is not using the device (idle state)
   On idle after – Action	Determines whether, after a specified number of minutes, the selected action is performed when the user is not using the device (idle state):4 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.9: Default is sleep mode after 20 minutes (for High performance profiles) Shut down Sleep mode Restart5 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15 2101 Log off6 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15 2101
   On idle – Action (User logged off)7 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.10	When the user is logged off:Determines whether, after a specified number of minutes, the selected action is performed when the user is not using the device (idle state).8 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.9: Default is sleep mode after 20 minutes (for High performance profiles)
   Action on 'Closing the lid'	Action that is performed when the user is closing the lid: No action Turn the display off Shut down Sleep mode
   Action on 'Pressing the power button'	Action that is performed when the user presses the power button: No action Turn the display off Shut down Sleep mode
   Action on 'Pressing the Power/Sleep key'9 from Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.5	Action that is performed when the user is pressing the Power/Sleep key on their keyboard (requires a suitable keyboard):10 If this key is not available, the configuration has no effect. No action Shut down Sleep mode11 Default

3. Confirm with OK..

 

The sleep mode corresponds to Suspend to RAM (S3). For further information, see Sleep mode (Suspend).