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Setting, changing, and deleting a power-on password

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Setting, changing, and deleting a power-on password A power-on password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9). Attention Keep a record of your power-on password in a secure place. If you lose or forget your password, you cannot change or delete it without removing the computer cover and moving a jumper on the system board. See "Erasing a lost or forgotten password" on page 44 for more information. To set, change, or delete a power-on password: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting and using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 37). 2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select System Security and press Enter. 3. Select Power-On Password and press Enter. 4. To delete a power-on password, select Delete Power-On Password. A screen warning you that any existing power-on password will be deleted appears. Press Enter to continue. Then go to step 9. 5. To change a power-on password, select Change Power-On Password and follow the instructions on the screen. 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. Select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu: then press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. 42 PC 300PL User Guide

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Setting, changing, and deleting a power-on password
A power-on password can be any combination of up to seven characters
(A–Z, a–z, and 0–9).
Attention
Keep a record of your power-on password in a secure place.
If you lose
or forget your password, you cannot change or delete it without
removing the computer cover and moving a jumper on the system
board.
See “Erasing a lost or forgotten password” on page
44 for more
information.
To set, change, or delete a power-on password:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using
the Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page
37).
2.
From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select
System
Security
and press Enter.
3.
Select
Power-On Password
and press Enter.
4.
To delete a power-on password, select
Delete Power-On Password
.
A
screen warning you that any existing power-on password will be
deleted appears.
Press Enter to continue.
Then go to step 9.
5.
To change a power-on password, select
Change Power-On Password
and follow the instructions on the screen.
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.
Select
Save Settings
from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu: then
press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen to exit from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
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