Security Menu

You can make the following selections on the Security Menu itself. Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case-sensitive.

Feature

Choices

Description

 

 

 

User Password is

Clear

Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled

 

Set

by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on

 

 

server board.

 

 

 

Supervisor Password is

Clear

Status only; user cannot modify.

 

Set

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

Press Enter

When the <Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a

 

 

password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be cleared

 

 

by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on

 

 

server board (see Server Board Jumpers in Chapter 5).

 

 

 

Set Supervisor

Press Enter

When the <Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a

Password

 

password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be cleared

 

 

by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on

 

 

server board (see Server Board Jumpers in Chapter 5).

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Disabled

Requires password entry before boot. System will remain in

 

Enabled

secure mode until password is entered. Password on Boot takes

 

 

precedence over Secure Mode Boot.

 

 

 

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Normal

Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses.

 

Write

 

 

Protect

 

 

 

 

Secure Mode Timer

Disabled

Period of key/PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for secure mode to

 

1 min

activate. A password is required for secure mode to function.

 

2 min

Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

 

5 min

 

 

10 min

 

 

20 min

 

 

1 hr

 

 

2 hr

 

 

 

 

Secure Mode Hot Key

[ ]

Key assigned to start the Quicklock feature. Cannot be enabled

(Ctrl-Alt- )

[A, B, ..., Z]

unless at least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

Secure Mode Boot

Disabled

System will boot in secure mode. You must enter a password to

 

Enabled

unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one

 

 

password is enabled.

 

 

 

Video Blanking

Disabled

Blank video when secure mode is activated. You must enter a

 

Enabled

password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at

 

 

least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

Floppy Write Protect

Disabled

When secure mode is activated, the diskette drive is write

 

Enabled

protected. You must enter a password to disable. Cannot be

 

 

enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

Front Panel Lockout

Disabled

When secure mode is activated, the reset and power switches are

 

Enabled

locked. You must enter a password to unlock the system.

 

 

Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

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