Lenovo 2344BMU manual Security menu, Menu item Submenu item Value Comments Password

3. Type the date or time.

Security menu

If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup menu.

The following table lists the Security menu items.

Notes:

•Default values are in boldface. The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration, proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results.

•In each submenu, press the Enter key to show selectable options and select a desired option by using cursor key, or type desired values from the keyboard directly.

•Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.

Table 6. Security menu items

Menu item	Submenu item	Value		Comments
Password	Hardware Password	•	Disabled	Manage your power-on password, supervisor
	Manager	•	Enabled	password, and your hard disk passwords by the
				management server.
	Supervisor Password	•	Disabled	See “Supervisor password” on page 52.
		•	Enabled
	Lock UEFI BIOS	•	Disabled	Enable or disable the function that protects items
	Settings	•	Enabled	in ThinkPad Setup from being changed by a user
				who does not have the supervisor password. By
				default, this is set to Disabled. If you set the
				supervisor password and enable this function, no
				one but you can change any items in ThinkPad
				Setup.
	Set Minimum Length	•	Disabled	Specify a minimum length for power-on
		•	x characters	passwords and hard disk passwords. If you set
				the supervisor password and specify a minimum
			(4≤x≤12)
				length for passwords, no one but you can change
				the length.
	Password at	•	Disabled	If you select and enable Password at unattended
	unattended boot	•	Enabled	boot, a password prompt is displayed when the
				computer is turned on, from either a power-off
				state or hibernation state, by an unattended event
				such as Wake on LAN. If you select Disabled,
				no password prompt is displayed; the computer
				goes ahead and loads the operating system.
				To prevent unauthorized access, set the user
				authentication on the operating system.
	Password at restart	•	Disabled	If you select and enable Password at restart,
		•	Enabled	a password prompt is displayed when you
				restart the computer. If you select Disabled, no
				password prompt is displayed; the computer
				goes ahead and loads the operating system.
				To prevent unauthorized access, set the user
				authentication on the operating system.
	Power-On Password	•	Disabled	See “Power-on password” on page 50.
		•	Enabled

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