Gateway 980 manual System administration, Gateway Server Manager, Server security

Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server

System administration

Gateway Server Manager

Gateway Server Manager lets you manage multiple computers on a Windows network from a single window, then implement commands and policies across the network with a single action. With Gateway Server Manager, you can run system management tasks which are triggered by certain events or conditions.

Printed documentation comes with the Gateway Server Manager CD. You can find additional documentation in the program’s online help.

Server security

To prevent unauthorized use of the server, you can set BIOS startup passwords.

Using BIOS security passwords

Set up a supervisor password to prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup utility. After you create a supervisor password, you can set up a user password to prevent unauthorized access to the server. You can:

■Enter either password to finish starting the server.

■Enter the supervisor password to access the BIOS Setup utility.

For information about resetting BIOS passwords, see “Resetting BIOS passwords” on page 79.

To set the BIOS security passwords:

1 Restart your server, then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens.

2 Select the Security menu.

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