Acer R700 manual Summary of Software Security Features, Feature Description

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Summary of Software

Security Features

The table below lists the software security features and describes what protection each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you must run the SSU and go to the Security Subsystem Group, menu. The table also refers to other SSU menus and to the Setup utility.

Feature	Description
Secure Mode	How to enter secure mode:
	• Setting and enabling passwords automatically
	places the system in secure mode.
	• If you set a hot-key combination (through
	Setup), you can secure the system simply by
	pressing the key combination. This means you
	do not have to wait for the inactivity time-out
	period.
	When the system is in secure mode:
	• The server can boot and run the operating
	system, but mouse and keyboard input is not
	accepted until the user password is entered.
	• At boot time, if a CD is detected in the CD-
	ROM drive or a diskette in drive A, the system
	prompts for a password. When the password is
	entered, the server boots from CD or diskette
	and disables the secure mode.
	• If there is no CD in the CD-ROM drive or
	diskette in drive A, the server boots from drive
	C and automatically goes into secure mode. All
	enabled secure mode features go into effect at
	boot time.
	To leave secure mode: Enter the correct
	password(s).
Disable writing to	In secure mode, the server will not boot from or
diskette	write to a diskette unless a password is entered.
	To write protect access to diskette whether the
	server is in secure mode or not, use the Setup
	main menu, Floppy Options, and specify Floppy
	Access as read only.