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Chapter 3: Operations 23
2. Type the new password in the New text box and press Enter.
Passwords must contain both alpha and numeric characters, are case sensitive and may be up to
12 characters long. Supported characters are: A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, space and hyphen.
3. In the Repeat box, type the password again and press
Enter.
4. Click OK to change only your password, and then close the dialog box.
NOTE: If you should lose or forget your password, please contact Avocent Technical Support. See Appendix C
for contact information.
To password protect your console:
1. Set your password as described in the previous procedure.
2. Select Enable Screen Saver.
3. Type the number of minutes for Inactivity Time (from 1 to 99) to delay activation of password
protection and the screen saver feature.
4. For Mode, select
Energy
if your monitor is E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
compliant; otherwise select
Screen
.
CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy mode with monitors not compliant with
ENERGY STAR®.
5. (Optional) Click Test to activate the screen saver test which lasts 10 seconds then returns you to
the Security dialog box.
6. Click OK.
To log in to your console (after screen saver has been activated):
1. Press any key or move the mouse.
2. The Password dialog box displays. Type your password, then click OK.
3. The Main dialog box displays if the password was entered properly.
To remove password protection from your console:
1. From the Main dialog box, click Setup - Security; the Password dialog box displays. Type your
password, then click OK.
2. In the Security dialog box, single-click and press
Enter or double-click in the New box. Leave
the box blank. Press
Enter.
3. Single-click and press
Enter or double-click in the Repeat box. Leave the box blank.
Press
Enter.
4. Click OK to eliminate your password.
To enable the screen saver mode with no password protection:
1. If your console does not require a password to gain access to the Security dialog box, proceed
to step 2.