2.6.3 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

Security Settings

 

 

<Enter> to change

 

 

 

password.

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

<Enter> again to

User Password

: Not Installed

disable password.

Change Supervisor

Password

 

 

Change User Password

 

 

Clear User Password

 

 

Boot Sector Virus

Protection

[Disabled]

 

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:1.Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter.

2.On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/ or numbers, then press Enter. Your password should have at least six characters.

3.Confirm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you have successfully set your password.

The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

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