BIOS Setup Program

4.5 Security Menu

To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

 

Maintenance

Main

Advanced

 

Security

 

Power

Boot

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The menu represented by Table 54 is for setting passwords and security features.

Table 54. Security Menu

Feature

Options

Description

Supervisor Password Is

No options.

Reports if there is a supervisor password set.

User Password Is

No options.

Reports if there is a user password set.

Set Supervisor Password

Password can be up to seven

Specifies the supervisor password.

 

alphanumeric characters.

 

Set User Password

Clear User Password (Note 1)

User Access Level (Note 2)

Unattended Start (Note 1)

Notes:

Password can be up to seven alphanumeric characters.

Yes (default)

No

Limited

No Access

View Only

Full (default)

Disabled (default)

Enabled

Specifies the user password.

Clears the user password.

Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user level.

Enables or disables Wake on network event capability. The keyboard remains locked until a password is entered.

1.This feature appears only if a user password has been set.

2.This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set.

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