Table 7. Software Security Features | (continued) | ||
Feature |
| Description |
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Disable writing to |
| In secure mode, the server will not boot from or write to a diskette unless a | |
diskette |
| password is entered. |
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| To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not, use | |
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| the Setup main menu, Floppy Options, and specify Floppy Access as read only. | |
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Set a time out period |
| Specify and enable an inactivity time out period of from 1 to 120 minutes. | |
so that keyboard and |
| If no keyboard or mouse action occurs for the specified period, attempted keyboard | |
mouse input are not |
| ||
| and mouse input will not be accepted. | ||
accepted |
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| The monitor display will go blank, and the diskette drive will be write protected | ||
Also, screen can be |
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| (if these security features are enabled through Setup). | ||
blanked, and writes to |
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| To resume activity: | Enter the correct password(s). | |
diskette can be |
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inhibited |
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Control access to |
| To control access to setting or changing the system configuration, set a supervisor | |
using the SSU: set |
| password and enable it through Setup. | |
supervisor password |
| If both the supervisor and user passwords are enabled, either can be used to boot | |
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| the server or enable the keyboard and/or mouse, but only the supervisor password | |
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| will allow Setup to be changed. | |
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| To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press | |
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| Password menu of the Supervisor Password Option menu found in the Security | |
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| Subsystem Group. |
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| To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password | |
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| jumper (see Chapter 5). | |
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| |
Control access to the |
| To control access to using the system, set a user password and enable it through | |
system other than |
| Setup. |
|
SSU: set user |
| To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press | |
password |
| ||
| Password menu of the User Password Option menu found in the Security | ||
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| Subsystem Group. |
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| To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password | |
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| jumper (see Chapter 5). | |
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Boot without |
| The system can boot with or without a keyboard. During POST, before the system | |
keyboard |
| completes the boot sequence, the BIOS automatically detects and tests the | |
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| keyboard if it is present and displays a message. | |
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Specify the boot |
| The sequence that you specify in setup will determine the boot order. If secure | |
sequence |
| mode is enabled (a user password is set), then you will be prompted for a | |
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| password before the server fully boots. If secure mode is enabled and the “Secure | |
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| Boot Mode” option is also enabled, the server will fully boot but will require a | |
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| password before accepting any keyboard or mouse input. | |
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