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User password The user password feature deters unauthorized persons from gaining access to your computer. Setting, changing, or deleting a user password To set or change a user password, do the following: Note: A password can be any combination of up to eight characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31). 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set User Password and press Enter. 3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press Enter. 4. When prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If you type the password in correctly, the password will be installed. To delete a previously set user password, do the following: Note: When prompted for a password, you can type either your user or administrator password. 1. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set User Password and press Enter. A message will display that indicates the password has been disabled. 2. Press any key to continue. Administrator password Setting an administrator password deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings. 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 is displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program. If you type the wrong password, you will see an error message. If you type the wrong password three times, you must turn the computer off and start again. If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your administrator password. Setting, changing, or deleting an administrator password To set or change an administrator password, do the following: 32 User Guide Note: A password can be any combination of up to eight characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31). 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set Administrator Password and press Enter. 3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press Enter. 4. When prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If you type the password correctly, the password will be installed.

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User
password
The
user
password
feature
deters
unauthorized
persons
from
gaining
access
to
your
computer.
Setting,
changing,
or
deleting
a
user
password
To
set
or
change
a
user
password,
do
the
following:
Note:
A
password
can
be
any
combination
of
up
to
eight
characters
(A-
Z,
a-z,
and
0-9).
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program
(see
“Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
31).
2.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Set
User
Password
and
press
Enter.
3.
The
password
dialog
box
will
be
displayed.
Type
the
new
password,
and
press
Enter.
4.
When
prompted
to
confirm
the
password,
type
the
password
again.
If
you
type
the
password
in
correctly,
the
password
will
be
installed.
To
delete
a
previously
set
user
password,
do
the
following:
Note:
When
prompted
for
a
password,
you
can
type
either
your
user
or
administrator
password.
1.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Set
User
Password
and
press
Enter.
A
message
will
display
that
indicates
the
password
has
been
disabled.
2.
Press
any
key
to
continue.
Administrator
password
Setting
an
administrator
password
deters
unauthorized
persons
from
changing
configuration
settings.
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
is
displayed
each
time
you
try
to
access
the
Setup
Utility
program.
If
you
type
the
wrong
password,
you
will
see
an
error
message.
If
you
type
the
wrong
password
three
times,
you
must
turn
the
computer
off
and
start
again.
If
both
the
user
and
administrator
passwords
are
set,
you
can
type
either
password.
However,
to
change
any
configuration
settings,
you
must
use
your
administrator
password.
Setting,
changing,
or
deleting
an
administrator
password
To
set
or
change
an
administrator
password,
do
the
following:
Note:
A
password
can
be
any
combination
of
up
to
eight
characters
(A-
Z,
a-z,
and
0-9).
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program
(see
“Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
31).
2.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Set
Administrator
Password
and
press
Enter.
3.
The
password
dialog
box
will
be
displayed.
Type
the
new
password,
and
press
Enter.
4.
When
prompted
to
confirm
the
password,
type
the
password
again.
If
you
type
the
password
correctly,
the
password
will
be
installed.
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User
Guide