Dell Latitude 7030 Rugged Extreme Tablet Owners Manual - Page 140
Table 42. System setup options-Passwords menu continued, Admin Setup Lockout
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Table 42. System setup options-Passwords menu (continued) Passwords ● The administrator password cannot be set if computer and/or internal hard drive passwords are previously set. ● The administrator password can be used in place of the computer and/or internal hard drive passwords. ● When set, the administrator password must be provided during a firmware update. ● Clearing the administrator password also clears the computer password (if set). Dell Technologies recommends using an administrator password to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS setup options. System Password The System Password prevents the computer from booting to an operating system without entering the correct password. The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used ● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at the computer password prompt. ● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the computer password. ● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System Password prompt. ● The computer password is not prompted when the computer resumes from standby mode. Dell Technologies recommends using the computer password in situations where it is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen. M.2 PCIe SSD-0 Password Configuration The M.2 PCIe SSD-0 password prevent unauthorized access to the stroage. The Password configuration page includes several options for changing the requirements of BIOS passwords. You can modify the minimum and maximum length of the passwords and require passwords to contain certain character classes (upper case, lower case, digit, special character). Dell Technologies recommends setting the minimum password length to at least eight characters. Password Bypass The Password Bypass option allows the computer to reboot from the operating system without entering the computer or hard drive password. If the computer has already booted to the operating system, it is presumed that the user has already entered the correct computer or hard drive password. NOTE: This option does not remove the requirement to enter the password after shutting down. By default, the Password Bypass option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Password Bypass option enabled. Password Changes Allow Non-Admin Password Changes The Allow Non-Admin Password Changes option in BIOS setup allows an end user to set or change the computer or hard drive passwords without entering the administrator password. This gives an administrator control over the BIOS settings but enables an end user to provide their own password. By default, the Allow Non-Admin Password Changes option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Allow NonAdmin Password Changes option disabled. Admin Setup Lockout The Admin Setup Lockout option prevents an end user from even viewing the BIOS setup configuration without first entering the administrator password (if set). 140 BIOS Setup