Lenovo 7774, 7721, 7715 Password considerations, Power-On Password, Privileged Access Password

Password considerations

A password can be any combination of up to 16 (1 to 16) alphabetic and numeric characters (a-z and 0-9). For security reasons, it is recommended to use a strong password that cannot be easily compromised. A strong password should adhere to the following rules:

vHave at least eight characters in length and contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character

vSetup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are not case sensitive

vNot be your name or your user name

vNot be a common word or a common name

vBe significantly different from your previous password

Power-On Password

When a Power-On Password is set, the user is prompted to type a valid password each time the computer is turned on. The computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed in.

Privileged Access Password

Setting a Privileged Access Password deters unauthorized people from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set a Privileged Access Password.

After you set a Privileged Access Password, a password prompt is displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program.

If both the Power-On Password and Privileged Access Password are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your Privileged Access Password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:

Note: A password can be any combination of up to 16 (1 to 16) alphabetic and numeric characters. For more information, see “Password considerations.”

1.Start the Setup Utility program (see Chapter 6, “Using the Setup Utility,” on page 49).

2.From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set Power-On Password or Set Privileged Access Password. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.

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