Table 4. Config menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Value

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

combination in the Startup

 

 

 

 

Interrupt Menu window.

 

 

 

 

To display the Startup

 

 

 

 

Interrupt Menu window,

 

 

 

 

press the Enter key during

 

 

 

 

the power-on self-test

 

 

 

 

(POST).

 

 

 

 

 

CIRA Timeout

0-255

Set the timeout option for

 

 

Note: The default value is

CIRA connection to be

 

 

established. 1 though 254

 

 

60 seconds.

seconds are selectable.

 

 

 

 

If you select 0, use 60

 

 

 

 

seconds as the default

 

 

 

 

timeout value.

 

 

 

 

If you select 255, the

 

 

 

 

waiting time for establishing

 

 

 

 

a connection is unlimited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console Type

PC-ANSI

Select the console type for

 

 

VT100+

AMT.

 

 

 

 

 

VT-UTF8

Note: This console type

 

 

 

 

should match the Intel AMT

 

 

 

 

remote console.

 

 

 

 

 

Date and Time menu

If you need to set the current date and time of your computer, select Date/Time from the ThinkPad Setup menu. The following submenu is displayed:

System Date

System Time

To change the date and time, do the following:

1.Using the up and down arrow keys to select the item to change the date or time.

2.Press Tab, Shift Tab, or Enter to select a field.

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.

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Lenovo 20AA000MUS, T431s, 20AA000BUS manual Date and Time menu, Security menu

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