Lenovo ThinkPad L530 (English) User Guide - Page 130

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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. Note: Another way to adjust the date and time is press the "-" or "+" key. 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. • On each submenu, press Enter to show selectable options and select a desired option, or type desired values from the keyboard directly. • Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features. Table 5. Security menu items Menu item Submenu item Password Supervisor Password Lock UEFI BIOS Settings Selection • Disabled • Disabled • Disabled • Enabled Password at unattended Boot • Disabled • Enabled Comments See "Supervisor password" on page 50. Enable or disable the function that protects items in ThinkPad Setup from being changed by a user who does not have the supervisor password. By default, this is set to Disabled. If you set the supervisor password and enable this function, no one but you can change any items in ThinkPad Setup. If you select and enable Password at unattended boot, a password prompt is displayed when the computer is turned on, from either a power-off state or hibernation state, by an unattended event such as Wake on LAN. If you select Disabled, no password prompt is displayed; the computer goes ahead and loads the operating system. To prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system. 112 User Guide

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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.
Note:
Another way to adjust the date and time is press the “–” or “+” key.
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.
On each submenu, press Enter to show selectable options and select a desired option, or type desired
values from the keyboard directly.
Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item
Selection
Comments
Supervisor Password
Disabled
Disabled
See “Supervisor password”
on page 50.
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Disabled
Enabled
Enable or disable the
function that protects
items in ThinkPad Setup
from being changed by a
user who does not have
the supervisor password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled. If you set the
supervisor password and
enable this function, no one
but you can change any
items in ThinkPad Setup.
Password at unattended
Boot
Disabled
Enabled
If you select and enable
Password at unattended
boot
, a password prompt
is displayed when the
computer is turned on, from
either a power-off state or
hibernation state, by an
unattended event such as
Wake on LAN. If you select
Disabled
, no password
prompt is displayed; the
computer goes ahead and
loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Password
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