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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation Setting Passwords in the HP Setup Program Setting Passwords in the HP Setup Program You can set passwords to provide different levels of protection for your PC Workstation, the Administrator password, the User password and the Power-on 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. When the Power-on Password option is enabled, you need to enter a password everytime you boot the PC. Either the Administrator or User Password can be used. Setting a Password To set a password: 1 Start the Setup program 2 Select the Security menu. 3 Select the Administrator or User password submenu. 4 Choose the Set Administrator or User password setup item. You will be asked to enter your password twice. To enable the Power-on Password, select the Enabled setup item. 5 To save your changes and exit the Setup program press Exit Menu, then Exit Saving Changes. or select 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 . To confirm your choice, press a second time. 19

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Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation
Setting Passwords in the HP Setup Program
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Setting Passwords in the HP
Setup
Program
You can set passwords to provide different levels of protection for your PC
Workstation, the Administrator password, the User password and the
Power-on 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.
When the Power-on Password option is enabled, you need to enter a
password everytime you boot the PC. Either the Administrator or User
Password can be used.
Setting a Password
To set a password:
1
Start the
Setup
program
2
Select the
Security
menu.
3
Select the
Administrator
or
User
password submenu.
4
Choose the
Set Administrator
or
User password
setup item. You will be asked
to enter your password twice.
To enable the Power-on Password, select the
Enabled
setup item.
5
To save your changes and exit the
Setup
program press
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
. To confirm
your choice, press
a second time.