IBM 17352GX User Guide - Page 88

72 Global Console Manager Installation and User's Guide Setting appliance security When a password is not set, anyone with access to the local user station can access the OSCAR interface. For security, enable the screen saver and set an OSCAR interface password. You can specify an inactivity timeout for the screen saver. When the screen saver starts, any target device connections are ended. The screen saver stops when you press any key or move the mouse. When a password is set, you must type the password and click OK to turn off the screen saver. A password must contain both alphabetic and numeric characters and can be up to 12 characters long. Passwords are case-sensitive. Valid characters are A through Z, a through z, 0 through 9, space, and hyphen. Important: If you forget the password, you must call technical support. See "Appendix E" beginning on page 97 for contact information. To immediately start the screen saver, perform the following step: Press Print Screen and press Pause. To access the Security window, complete the following steps: 1. Start the OSCAR interface. 2. Click Setup > Security. The Security window opens. To enable the screen saver, complete the following steps: 1. In the Security window, select the Enable Screen Saver check box. 2. In the Inactivity Time field, type the number of seconds (1 through 99) of inactivity before the screen saver starts. 3. If the monitor is Energy Star compliant, select Energy; otherwise, select Screen. 4. (Optional) To run the screen-saver test, click Test. The screen-saver test runs for 10 seconds. 5. Click OK. To disable the screen saver, complete the following steps: 1. In the Security window, clear the Enable Screen Saver check box. 2. Click OK. To set or change a password, complete the following steps: 1. In the Security window, double-click the New field. 2. In the New field, type the new password. 3. In the Repeat field, type the password again. 4. Click OK.