Security Menu
To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Maintenance Main Advanced
Security
Power Boot Exit
The menu represented by Table 27 is for setting passwords and security features.
Table 27. Security Menu
If no password entered previously:
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Supervisor Password Is | No options | Reports if there is a supervisor password set. |
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User Password Is | No options | Reports if there is a user password set. |
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Set Supervisor Password | Password can be up to seven | Specifies the supervisor password. |
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| alphanumeric characters. |
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Set User Password | Password can be up to seven | Specifies the user password. |
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| alphanumeric characters. |
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Clear User Password (Note 1) | • | Yes (default) | Clears the user password. |
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User Access Level (Note 2) | • | Limited | Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user |
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| • | View Only |
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| • | Full (default) |
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Unattended Start (Note 1, Note | • | Enabled | Enabled allows system to complete the boot |
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3, and Note 4) | • | Disabled (default) | process without a password. The keyboard |
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| password is required to boot from a diskette. |
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Notes:
1.This feature appears only if a user password has been set.
2.This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set.
3.If both Legacy USB Support (in the Peripheral Configuration submenu) and Unattended Start (in the Security menu) are enabled, USB aware operating systems can unlock a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password.
4.When Unattended Start is enabled, a USB aware operating system may override user password protection if used in conjunction with a USB keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password.
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