Lenovo ThinkPad T42p IBM System Information Center Administrator's Guide - Page 47
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v Server task scheduling: This configures the server to automatically run reports and send e-mails on a set schedule. The following information is required: - Check for scheduled tasks every ___: The frequency (minutes, hours, or days) that the server should check for scheduled tasks. - Specify the interval units to be used when scheduling tasks: The interval unit (minutes, hours, or days) used when task schedules are created or edited. Password Settings You can define how to manage and create user account passwords that are required to access the System Information Center program by modifying the following items: v Password Control Settings: - Encrypt passwords stored in the database: Whether passwords should be encrypted. All passwords created prior to modification will retain the encryption setting defined during the install until the passwords are changed. - Allow users to reuse passwords: How often (always, never, after pre-defined number of days) a user can reuse a password. - Create new passwords as expired so users must change after first logon: Require users to establish their own password after receiving the computer-generated password. - Expire passwords after ___ days: Whether passwords should expire and when. v Password Creation Rules: - Enable password rule checking: Creation of passwords must follow certain rules. - Type of characters passwords must contain: The type of characters (non-numeric, numeric, or non-alphanumeric) a password must contain. - Minimum and maximum length of password: Minimum and maximum number of characters in the password. - Maximum number of matching sequential characters: The maximum number of sequential password characters that can match. - Maximum number of sequential characters reused from previous password: The maximum number of sequential password characters that can be reused in a new password. Form Settings You can define fields that are required to be used during asset registration. Some fields are set by default, but you can change what is selected. You can select the following items: v Asset Demographics Form: - Asset Tag: Asset tag code defined in your enterprise. - Asset Type: The type of asset. - Department: The department to which the asset belongs. - Description: Description of the asset. - Floor: Floor where the asset is located. - Location: Location of the asset. - Owner: Owner of the asset. Chapter 5. Performing System Information Center advanced functions 39