Intel S815EBM1 Product Guide - Page 55

Security Menu, Table 19.

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Security Menu To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit The menu represented by Table 19 is for setting passwords and security features. Table 19. Security Menu If no password entered previously: Feature Options Description Supervisor Password Is No options Reports if there is a supervisor password set. User Password Is No options Reports if there is a user password set. Set Supervisor Password Password can be up to seven Specifies the supervisor password. alphanumeric characters. Set User Password Password can be up to seven Specifies the user password. alphanumeric characters. Clear User Password (Note 1) • Yes Clears the user password. • No User Access Level (Note 2) • Limited • No Access Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user level. • View Only • Full Unattended Start (Note 1) • Enabled • Disabled Enabled allows system to complete the boot process without a password. The keyboard remains locked until a password is entered. A password is required to boot from a diskette. Notes: 1. This feature appears only if a user password has been set. 2. This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set. 3. If both Legacy USB Support (in the Peripheral Configuration submenu) and Unattended Start (in the Security menu) are enabled, USB aware operating systems can unlock a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password. 4. When Unattended Start is enabled, a USB aware operating system may override user password protection if used in conjunction with a USB keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password. Configuration Software and Utilities 55

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Configuration Software and Utilities
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Security Menu
To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Maintenance
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
The menu represented by Table 19 is for setting passwords and security features.
Table 19.
Security Menu
If no password entered previously:
Feature
Options
Description
Supervisor Password Is
No options
Reports if there is a supervisor password set.
User Password Is
No options
Reports if there is a user password set.
Set Supervisor Password
Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
Specifies the supervisor password.
Set User Password
Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
Specifies the user password.
Clear User Password
(Note 1)
Yes
No
Clears the user password.
User Access Level
(Note 2)
Limited
No Access
View Only
Full
Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user
level.
Unattended Start
(Note 1)
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled allows system to complete the boot
process without a password.
The keyboard
remains locked until a password is entered.
A
password is required to boot from a diskette.
Notes:
1.
This feature appears only if a user password has been set.
2.
This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set.
3.
If both Legacy USB Support (in the Peripheral Configuration submenu) and Unattended Start (in the Security menu)
are enabled, USB aware operating systems can unlock a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to
enter a password.
4.
When Unattended Start is enabled, a USB aware operating system may override user password protection if used in
conjunction with a USB keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password.