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Administrator Password, Setting, Deleting, or Changing an Administrator Password

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6. To set a new password, type your new password and press Down Arrow (↓). 7. Type your new password again. 8. At Password Prompt, select Off, On, or Dual. Press Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) to toggle among selections. Note: If Remote Administration is enabled, you cannot select On. In this case, select Dual. If you set this mode to On, when Remote Administration is enabled, the mode will automatically be reset to Dual. 9. Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu. 10. Before you exit from the program, select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu. 11. To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen. Administrator Password Setting an administrator password deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set an administrator password. After you set an administrator password, a password prompt appears each time you try to access the Configuration/Setup Utility Program. If you type the wrong password, you receive a message telling you so. If you type the wrong password three times in succession, you must turn the computer off and start again. If both a power-on and administrator password are set, you can type either of the passwords. However, in order to change any settings, you must use your administrator password. Setting, Deleting, or Changing an Administrator Password Use the Configuration/Setup Utility Program to set or change an administrator password. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for the password. Chapter 5. Configuration/Setup Utility Program 33

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6.
To set a new password, type your new password and press Down
Arrow (
↓
).
7.
Type your new password again.
8.
At
Password Prompt
, select
Off
,
On
, or
Dual
.
Press Left Arrow (
←
) or
Right Arrow (
→
) to toggle among selections.
Note:
If
Remote Administration
is enabled, you cannot select
On
.
In
this case, select
Dual
.
If you set this mode to
On
, when
Remote
Administration
is enabled, the mode will automatically be reset
to
Dual
.
9.
Press
Esc
twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility Program
menu.
10.
Before you exit from the program, select
Save Settings
from the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu.
11.
To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, press
Esc
and
follow the instructions on the screen.
Administrator Password
Setting an administrator password deters unauthorized persons from
changing configuration settings using the Configuration/Setup Utility
Program.
If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several
computers, you might want to set an administrator password.
After you set an administrator password, a password prompt appears each
time you try to access the Configuration/Setup Utility Program.
If you type
the wrong password, you receive a message telling you so.
If you type the
wrong password three times in succession, you must turn the computer off
and start again.
If both a power-on and administrator password are set, you can type either
of the passwords.
However, in order to change any settings, you must use
your administrator password.
Setting, Deleting, or Changing an Administrator Password
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility Program to set or change an
administrator password.
You can use any combination of up to seven
characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the password.
Chapter
5.
Configuration/Setup Utility Program
33