HP 409054-003 manual Setting and changing the console switch password

Use the Security dialog box to lock your console switch with password protection, set or change the password, and enable the screen saver. If a password has been previously set, you must enter the password before you can access the Security dialog box. You do not have to set a screen saver password.

To access the Security dialog box, click Main>Setup>Security. The Security dialog box appears.

Setting and changing the console switch password

1.From the Security dialog box ("Setting local console switch security" on page 37), double-click the New field.

2.Enter the new password in the New field, and then press the Enter key. A valid password must be alphanumeric and be five to 15 characters in length. Permitted characters are case-sensitive and can consist of A–Z, 0–9, spaces, and hyphens.

3.In the Repeat field, re-enter the password and press the Enter key.

4.Click OK to change the password.

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