Manual logon

If the automatic logon is disabled by the network administrator, log on as follows:

1.In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type your information in the User Name and Password boxes.

●For a user, the initial user name and password are both User.

●For an administrator, the initial user name and password are both Administrator.

2.Click OK.

Note the following considerations:

●To prevent unauthorized access to your information, change your password as soon as possible after setup.

●Passwords are case sensitive, but user names are not.

Administrator logon

To access the administrator logon screen in either automatic or manual logon mode:

1.Hold down the left Shift key, and then click Start.

2.Click Shut Down, and then click Log Off. The Administrator logon screen is displayed.

You can use the HP Windows Logon Configuration Manager to permanently modify the default logon user.

Setting passwords in Computer Setup

Computer Setup passwords

Function

 

 

Setup password

Protects access to Computer Setup.

 

 

Power-on password

Protects access to the computer contents when the computer

 

turns on or restarts.

 

 

Using a setup password

The Computer Setup setup password protects the configuration settings and system identification information in Computer Setup. After this password is set, it must be entered to access Computer Setup and to make changes using Computer Setup.

Note the following characteristics of the setup password:

●It is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator password, although both passwords can be identical.

●It is not displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.

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