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Configuration Software and Utilities 39
Security Menu
You can make the following selections on the Security Menu. Enabling the Supervisor Password
field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case sensitive.
Table 26. Security Menu
Feature Choices Description
User Password is
Clear
Set
Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be
disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password
jumper on baseboard (see “Password Clear Jumper,”
page 110).
Administrator Password is
Clear
Set
Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be
disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing
password jumper on baseboard (see “Password Clear
Jumper” page 110).
Set User Password Press Enter When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a
password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be
disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password
jumper on baseboard (see “Password Clear Jumper”
page 110).
Set Administrative Password Press Enter When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a
password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be
disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password
jumper on baseboard (see “Password Clear Jumper”
page 110).
Password on Boot
Disabled
Enabled
If enabled and the user password is set, the system
prompts the user for a password before the system boots.
Fixed Disk Boot Sector
Normal
Write Protect
Write-protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against
viruses.
Secure Mode Timer Disabled
1, 2, 5, 10,
or 20 min
1 or 2 hr
Period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for
secure mode to activate. A password is required for
secure mode to function. Cannot be enabled unless at
least one password is enabled.
Secure Mode Hot Key
(Ctrl-Alt- )
[ ]
[A, B, ..., Z]
[0-9]
Key assigned to invoke the secure mode feature. Cannot
be enabled unless at least one password is enabled. Can
be disabled by entering a new key followed by a
backspace or by entering <Delete>.
Secure Mode Boot
Disabled
Enabled
System boots in secure mode. The user must enter a
password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless
at least one password is enabled.
Video Blanking
Disabled
Enabled
Blank video when secure mode is activated. The user
must enter a password to unlock the system. Cannot be
enabled unless at least one password is enabled.
Floppy Write Protect
Disabled
Enabled
When secure mode is activated, the diskette drive is write
protected. The user must enter a password to re-enable
diskette writes. Cannot be enabled unless at least one
password is enabled.