Select this choice to set, change, or clear passwords. For information about passwords, see “Passwords.”
This choice is on the full and limited Setup utility menu.
–Set Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a
–Clear
Select this choice to clear a
–Set Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Setup utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more information, see “Administrator password” on page 101.
–Clear Administrator Password
Select this choice to clear an administrator password. v Save Settings
Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.
vRestore Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings.
vLoad Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings.
vExit Setup
Select this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved the changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.
Passwords
From the User Security menu choice, you can set, change, and delete a
If you set only a
An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If you set only an administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the Setup utility menu.
If you set a
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