Lenovo 36984SU, 36984UU, 36984RU, 369724U manual Setting, changing, or removing a supervisor password

•If a supervisor password is set, a password prompt is displayed when you try to start the ThinkPad Setup program. Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data.

•The system administrator can use the supervisor password to get access to a computer even if the user of that computer has set a power-on password. The supervisor password overrides the power-on password.

•If both a supervisor password and a power-on password are set, you can do the following only if you have the supervisor password:

–Deleting the power-on password

–Changing or deleting the supervisor password

–Changing date and time

–Enabling or disabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings feature

–Enabling or disabling the Password at unattended boot feature

–Specifying the minimum length for power-on passwords and hard disk passwords

–Changing the setting for the security chip

–Enabling or disabling the Boot Device List F12 Option feature

–Enabling or disabling the Boot Order Lock feature

–Enabling or disabling the Flash BIOS Updating by End-Users feature

–Enabling or disabling the internal wireless device

–Enabling or disabling the internal Bluetooth device

–Enabling or disabling the internal wireless WAN device

–Enabling or disabling the Security mode

Notes:

•The system administrator can set the same supervisor password on many tablets to make administration easier.

•By enabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings feature on the Password menu when you set the supervisor password, you make it impossible for anyone but you to make changes.

Setting, changing, or removing a supervisor password

Only a system administrator can set, change, or remove a supervisor password.

To set, change, or remove a supervisor password, do the following:

1.Print these instructions.

2.Save all open files, and exit all programs.

3.Turn your tablet off and then turn it on again.

4.When the logo screen is displayed, tap “To interrupt normal startup, press Enter”. The Boot Menu window opens.

5.Tap the Application Menu tab. Tap Setup. The ThinkPad Setup program main menu opens.

6.Tap Security.

7.Tap Password.

8.Tap Supervisor Password.

9.A window opens, prompting you to enter a new password. Depending on your needs, do one of the following:

• To set a password, do the following:

a. In the Enter New Password field, enter a desired password and tap Enter.

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