Setting the Power-on Password

A power-on password is a feature that lets you control who can access your system. However, you do not need to set a power-on password to use your computer. If you do not want to set a password, skip this section.

Once you set a power-on password, you must enter it at the key prompt (WrrJ every time you turn on your computer or press RESET. If you cannot enter it correctly, the computer does not respond to your keyboard entries. Therefore, if you set a power- on password, be sure to remember it or write it down and keep it in a safe place.

If you want to use your computer as a network server, you can set your password to operate in network server mode. (See “Using Your Computer as a Network Server” in Chapter 4 for more information.)

Follow these steps to set a power-on password and turn on network server mode (if necessary):

1.At the main Setup menu, highlight Password. This submenu appears:

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2.Press Enter. The cursor block moves to P o w e r - o n

password.

3.Press Enter. The cursor block moves to an empty box:

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