Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfr omyourpreviouspasswor ds
Power-onpassword
Afteryouhavesetapower-onpasswordusingtheSetPower-OnPasswordoption,apasswordpromptis
displayedeachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Youcannotusethecomputeruntilavalidpasswordistyped
in.Formoreinformationabouthowtosetapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapasswor d”
onpage52.
Administratorpassword
TheSetAdministratorP asswordoptionenablesyoutosetanadministratorpassword,whichdeters
unauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettings
ofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetanadministratorpassword.Formoreinformationabouthowto
setapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”onpage52.
Afteryouhavesetanadministratorpassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccess
theSetupUtilityprogram.YoucannotaccesstheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Ifyouhavesetbothapower-onpasswordandanadministratorpassword,youcantypeeitherpassword
touseyourcomputer.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyouradministrator
password.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.S tarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.
2.F romtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetPower-OnPasswordorSet
AdministratorPassword.
3.F ollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.
Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage52.
Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.
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