Lenovo E200 manual Password considerations, Power-On Password, Administrator Password

Password considerations

A password can be any combination of up to twelve 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 eight characters in length

vContain 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 computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed from the keyboard.

Administrator Password

Setting an Administrator Password deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password.

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

If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your administrator 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 twelve alphabetic and numeric characters. See “Password considerations” for more information.

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

2.From the Setup Utility program, select the Security tab and then select Set administrator password or Set Power-On Password. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.

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