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Operating Your System With a Setup Password Enabled, Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password

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2 Highlight Setup Password and press the left- or right-arrow key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep. 3 Type in and then verify the password. After you verify the password, the Setup Password setting changes to Enabled. The next time you attempt to enter system setup, the system prompts you for the setup password. NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password. NOTE: If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system password. However, the system password cannot be used in place of the setup password. A change to Setup Password becomes effective immediately (rebooting the system is not required). Operating Your System With a Setup Password Enabled When you start system setup, the Setup Password option is highlighted, prompting you to type the password. If you do not enter the correct password, the system lets you view, but not modify, system setup options. NOTE: To further protect your system from unauthorized changes, you can use the Password Status system setup option in conjunction with the System Password and Setup Password options. Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password To change an existing setup password, you must know the setup password. 1 Enter system setup. 2 If you have already assigned a setup password, type it at the prompt. 3 Highlight Setup Password and press the left- or right-arrow key to delete the existing setup password. The setting changes to Not Enabled. 4 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "Assigning a Setup Password." Advanced Features 43

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Advanced Features
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2
Highlight
Setup Password
and press the left- or right-arrow key.
The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a
character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep.
3
Type in and then verify the password.
After you verify the password, the
Setup Password
setting changes to
Enabled
. The next time you attempt to enter
system setup
, the system
prompts you for the setup password.
NOTE:
The setup password can be the same as the system password.
NOTE:
If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as
an alternate
system password
. However, the system password cannot be used in
place of the setup password.
A change to
Setup Password
becomes effective immediately (rebooting the
system is not required).
Operating Your System With a Setup Password Enabled
When you start
system setup
, the
Setup Password
option is highlighted,
prompting you to type the password.
If you do not enter the correct password, the system lets you view, but not
modify,
system setup
options.
NOTE:
To further protect your system from unauthorized changes, you can use
the
Password Status
system setup
option in conjunction with the
System
Password
and
Setup Password
options.
Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password
To change an existing setup password, you must know the setup password.
1
Enter
system setup
.
2
If you have already assigned a setup password, type it at the prompt.
3
Highlight
Setup Password
and press the left- or right-arrow key to
delete the existing setup password.
The setting changes to
Not Enabled
.
4
If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in
"
Assigning a Setup Password
."