Security Menu

You can make the selections listed in Table 18 on the Security Menu. Enabling the Supervisor Password field forces you to enter a password to access Setup. Passwords are not case sensitive.

Table 18: Security Menu

Field

Options

Description

Administrator

Clear

Status only. Once set, you can disable the

Password is

Set

password by setting it to a null string (press

 

 

ENTER without typing any other characters) or by

 

 

clearing the password jumper on the system

 

 

board (see “Security Add-in” on page 116 ).

 

 

 

User Password is

Clear

Status only. Once set, you can disable the

 

Set

password by setting it to a null string or by

 

 

clearing the password jumper on the system

 

 

board (see “Security Add-in” on page 116).

 

 

 

Set Administrative

Press Enter

When you press the ENTER key, you are

Password

 

prompted for a password; press the ESC key to

 

 

cancel. Once set, you can disable the password

 

 

by setting it to a null string or by clearing the

 

 

password jumper on the system board (see

 

 

“Security Add-in” on page 116).

 

 

 

Set User Password

Press Enter

When you press the ENTER key, you are

 

 

prompted for a password; press the ESC key to

 

 

cancel. Once set, you can disable the password

 

 

by setting it to a null string or by clearing the

 

 

password jumper on the system board (see

 

 

“Security Add-in” on page 116).

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Disabled

If enabled and the user password is set, the

 

Enabled

system prompts you for a password before the

 

 

system boots.

 

 

 

Fixed Disk Boot

Normal

Write-protects the boot sector on the hard disk

Sector

Write Protect

to protect against viruses.

 

 

 

System Backup

Disabled

Displays the system-backup reminder message

Reminder

Daily

at boot.

 

Weekly

 

 

Monthly

 

 

 

 

Virus Check

Disabled

Displays the virus-check reminder message at

Reminder

Daily

boot.

 

Weekly

 

 

Monthly

 

 

 

 

Secure Mode Timer

Disabled

Defines the period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse

 

1, 2, 5, 10,

inactivity specified for secure mode to activate. A

 

or 20 min

password is required for secure mode to

 

1 or 2 hr

function. This field cannot be enabled unless at

 

 

least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

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