Service Manual

Table 6. Security(continued)
Option Description
System Password Status Displays if the system password is clear or set.
Default: Not Set
Admin Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator(admin) password.
The entries to set password are:
Enter the old password:
Enter the new password:
Confirm new password:
Click OK once you set the password.
NOTE: For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set".
Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete
the password.
System Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the System password.
The entries to set password are:
Enter the old password:
Enter the new password:
Confirm new password:
Click OK once you set the password.
NOTE: For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set".
Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete
the password.
Password Change
Allows you to change the System password when the administrator password is set.
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
This option is enabled by default.
Absolute Enables, disables, or permanently disables the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute
Persistence Module service from Absolute Software.
Enabled: Enable the Absolute Persistence and load the firmware Persistence Module.
Disable: Disable Absolute Persistence. The firmware Persistence Module is not installed.
Permanently Disabled: Permanently disables Absolute Persistence module interface from farther
use.
Default: Enabled
Absolute Status Displays Absolute status.
Firmware TPM Enables the Firmware TPM function.
Default: Enabled
PPI Bypass for Clear
Command
Enables you to control the TPM Physical Presence Interface (PPI). When enabled, this setting allows
the OS to skip BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command. Changes to this setting take
effect immediately.
UEFI Firmware Capsule
Updates
Allows you to update the system BIOS via UEFI capsule update packages.
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
This option is enabled by default.
WINDOWS SMM
SECURITY MITIGATIONS
TABLE (WSMT)
Enables or disables SMM Security Mitigation.
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