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v Server task scheduling: This configures the server to automatically run reports and send e-mails on a set schedule. The following information is required: - Check for scheduled tasks every ___: The frequency (minutes, hours, or days) that the server should check for scheduled tasks. - Specify the interval units to be used when scheduling tasks: The interval unit (minutes, hours, or days) used when task schedules are created or edited. Password Settings You can define how to manage and create user account passwords that are required to access the System Information Center program by modifying the following items: v Password Control Settings: - Encrypt passwords stored in the database: Whether passwords should be encrypted. All passwords created prior to modification will retain the encryption setting defined during the install until the passwords are changed. - Allow users to reuse passwords: How often (always, never, after pre-defined number of days) a user can reuse a password. - Create new passwords as expired so users must change after first logon: Require users to establish their own password after receiving the computer-generated password. - Expire passwords after ___ days: Whether passwords should expire and when. v Password Creation Rules: - Enable password rule checking: Creation of passwords must follow certain rules. - Type of characters passwords must contain: The type of characters (non-numeric, numeric, or non-alphanumeric) a password must contain. - Minimum and maximum length of password: Minimum and maximum number of characters in the password. - Maximum number of matching sequential characters: The maximum number of sequential password characters that can match. - Maximum number of sequential characters reused from previous password: The maximum number of sequential password characters that can be reused in a new password. Form Settings You can define fields that are required to be used during asset registration. Some fields are set by default, but you can change what is selected. You can select the following items: v Asset Demographics Form: - Asset Tag: Asset tag code defined in your enterprise. - Asset Type: The type of asset. - Department: The department to which the asset belongs. - Description: Description of the asset. - Floor: Floor where the asset is located. - Location: Location of the asset. - Owner: Owner of the asset. Chapter 5. Performing System Information Center advanced functions 39

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v
Server
task
scheduling:
This
configures
the
server
to
automatically
run
reports
and
send
e-mails
on
a
set
schedule.
The
following
information
is
required:
–
Check
for
scheduled
tasks
every
___:
The
frequency
(minutes,
hours,
or
days)
that
the
server
should
check
for
scheduled
tasks.
–
Specify
the
interval
units
to
be
used
when
scheduling
tasks:
The
interval
unit
(minutes,
hours,
or
days)
used
when
task
schedules
are
created
or
edited.
Password
Settings
You
can
define
how
to
manage
and
create
user
account
passwords
that
are
required
to
access
the
System
Information
Center
program
by
modifying
the
following
items:
v
Password
Control
Settings:
–
Encrypt
passwords
stored
in
the
database:
Whether
passwords
should
be
encrypted.
All
passwords
created
prior
to
modification
will
retain
the
encryption
setting
defined
during
the
install
until
the
passwords
are
changed.
–
Allow
users
to
reuse
passwords:
How
often
(always,
never,
after
pre-defined
number
of
days)
a
user
can
reuse
a
password.
–
Create
new
passwords
as
expired
so
users
must
change
after
first
logon:
Require
users
to
establish
their
own
password
after
receiving
the
computer-generated
password.
–
Expire
passwords
after
___
days:
Whether
passwords
should
expire
and
when.
v
Password
Creation
Rules:
–
Enable
password
rule
checking:
Creation
of
passwords
must
follow
certain
rules.
–
Type
of
characters
passwords
must
contain:
The
type
of
characters
(non-numeric,
numeric,
or
non-alphanumeric)
a
password
must
contain.
–
Minimum
and
maximum
length
of
password:
Minimum
and
maximum
number
of
characters
in
the
password.
–
Maximum
number
of
matching
sequential
characters:
The
maximum
number
of
sequential
password
characters
that
can
match.
–
Maximum
number
of
sequential
characters
reused
from
previous
password:
The
maximum
number
of
sequential
password
characters
that
can
be
reused
in
a
new
password.
Form
Settings
You
can
define
fields
that
are
required
to
be
used
during
asset
registration.
Some
fields
are
set
by
default,
but
you
can
change
what
is
selected.
You
can
select
the
following
items:
v
Asset
Demographics
Form:
–
Asset
Tag:
Asset
tag
code
defined
in
your
enterprise.
–
Asset
Type:
The
type
of
asset.
–
Department:
The
department
to
which
the
asset
belongs.
–
Description:
Description
of
the
asset.
–
Floor:
Floor
where
the
asset
is
located.
–
Location:
Location
of
the
asset.
–
Owner:
Owner
of
the
asset.
Chapter
5.
Performing
System
Information
Center
advanced
functions
39