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Table 34. Security continued, Enable Master Password Lockout

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Table 34. Security (continued) Option Description The entries to set password are: ● Enter the old password: ● Enter the new password: Press Enter once you enter the new password and again press Enter to confirm the new password. Password Configuration Allows you to configure a password. Upper Case Letter Lower Case Letter Digit Special Character When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one upper capital letter. When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one lower capital letter. When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least onedigit number. When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one special character. NOTE: These options by default are disabled. Minimum Characters Defines the number of characters allowed for a password. Min = 4 Password Bypass Password Changes Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to bypass the System password and the Internal hard drive password, when it is set, during a system restart. The options are: ● Disabled-This option is enabled by default. ● Reboot bypass Allows you to change the system password and hard drive password without the need of administrator password. Enable Non-Admin Password Changes - By default, this option is disabled. Allows the administrator to control how the user can access BIOS setup. Enable Admin Setup Lockout - By default, this option is disabled. NOTE: ● If the admin password is set and Enable Admin Setup Lockoutis enabled, you cannot view the BIOS setup (using F2 or F12) without the admin password. ● If the admin password is set and Enable Admin Setup Lockoutis disabled, the BIOS setup can be entered and items that are viewed in Locked mode. Master Password Lockout Allows you to disable master password support. Enable Master Password Lockout - By default, this option is disabled. NOTE: The Hard Disk password has to be cleared before the settings can be changed. System setup 31

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Table 34. Security (continued)
Option
Description
The entries to set password are:
●
Enter the old password:
●
Enter the new password:
Press
Enter
once you enter the new password and again press
Enter
to confirm the new
password.
Password Configuration
Allows you to configure a password.
Upper Case
Letter
When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one
upper capital letter.
Lower Case
Letter
When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one
lower capital letter.
Digit
When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one-
digit number.
Special
Character
When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one
special character.
NOTE:
These options by default are disabled.
Minimum
Characters
Defines the number of characters allowed for a password. Min = 4
Password Bypass
Allows you to bypass the System password and the Internal hard drive password, when it is set,
during a system restart.
The options are:
●
Disabled
—This option is enabled by default.
●
Reboot bypass
Password Changes
Allows you to change the system password and hard drive password without the need of
administrator password.
Enable Non-Admin Password Changes
- By default, this option is disabled.
Admin Setup Lockout
Allows the administrator to control how the user can access BIOS setup.
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
- By default, this option is disabled.
NOTE:
●
If the admin password is set and
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
is enabled, you cannot
view the BIOS setup (using F2 or F12) without the admin password.
●
If the admin password is set and
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
is disabled, the BIOS
setup can be entered and items that are viewed in Locked mode.
Master Password
Lockout
Allows you to disable master password support.
Enable Master Password Lockout
- By default, this option is disabled.
NOTE:
The Hard Disk password has to be cleared before the settings can be changed.
System setup
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