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setting up and using your workstation setting hardware passwords in the hp setup program setting hardware passwords in the hp setup program You can set hardware passwords to provide different levels of protection for your workstation: the Administrator password and the User password. You set these passwords using the Security menu in the Setup program. The Administrator can access and change all settings in the Setup program, while the User can only access and modify certain items in the Main menu. to set a password 1. Turn on the display and then the workstation. If the workstation is already turned on, save your data and exit all programs, then restart the workstation. 2. Press F2 while F2 Setup is displayed at the bottom of the screen. If you fail to press F2 in time and the start-up process continues, you will need to restart your workstation so you can press F2. 3. Select the Security menu. 4. Select the Administrator or User password submenu. 5. Choose the Set Administrator or User Password setup item. You must enter your password twice. 6. To save your changes and exit the Setup program, press Esc or select Exit Menu, then Exit Saving Changes. To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a password. You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then, for the new password, leave the password field blank and press Enter. To confirm your choice, press Enter a second time. Chapter 1 21

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setting up and using your workstation
setting hardware passwords in the hp setup program
Chapter 1
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setting hardware passwords in the hp setup
program
You can set hardware passwords to provide different levels of protection
for
your
workstation:
the
Administrator
password
and
the
User
password. You set these passwords using the
Security
menu in the Setup
program.
The Administrator can access and change all settings in the Setup
program, while the User can only access and modify certain items in the
Main menu.
to set a password
1. Turn on the display and then the workstation. If the workstation is
already turned on, save your data and exit all programs, then restart
the workstation.
2. Press
F2
while
F2 Setup
is displayed at the bottom of the screen. If you
fail to press
F2
in time and the start-up process continues, you will
need to restart your workstation so you can press
F2
.
3. Select the
Security
menu.
4. Select the
Administrator
or
User
password submenu.
5. Choose the Set Administrator or User Password setup item. You
must enter your password twice.
6.To save your changes and exit the Setup program, press
Esc
or select
Exit Menu
, then
Exit Saving Changes
.
To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a password.
You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then, for the new
password, leave the password field blank and press
Enter
. To confirm
your choice, press
Enter
a second time.