HP xw6000 manual Security Features Overview, Feature Purpose How It Is Established

Desktop Management

The following table and sections refer to managing security features of your computer locally through the Setup Utilities. Refer to the Remote Management Setup Utilities for more information on using the Remote Security Management software. These utilities are available on the HP web site at www.hp.com.

Security Features Overview

Feature	Purpose	How It Is Established
Removable Media Boot	Prevents booting from the	From the Setup Utilities menu.
Control	removable media drives.
Serial, Parallel, USB, or	Prevents transfer of data	From the Setup Utilities menu.
Infrared Interface Control	through the integrated serial,
	parallel, USB (universal serial
	bus), or infrared interface.
Power-On Password	Prevents use of the computer	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	until the password is entered.
	This can apply to both initial
	system startup and restarts.
Setup Password	Prevents reconfiguration of	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	the computer (use of the
	Computer Setup Utilities) until
	the password is entered.
Network Server Mode	Provides unique security	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	features for computers being
	used as servers.
DriveLock	Prevents unauthorized access	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	to the data on specific hard
	drives. This feature is
	available on select models
	only.
Smart Cover Sensor	Indicates that computer cover	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	or side panel has been
	removed. Can be set to
	require the setup password to
	restart the computer, after the
	cover or side panel has been
	removed.
Master Boot Record Security	May prevent unintentional or	From the Setup Utilities menu.
	malicious changes to the
	Master Boot Record of the
	current bootable disk, and
	provides a means of
	recovering the “last known
	good” MBR.

Memory Change Alerts	Detects when memory
	modules have been added,
	moved, or removed; notifies
	user and system
	administrator.

For information on enabling Memory Change Alerts, refer to the online Intelligent Manageability Guide.

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