User's Manual

268 Using the iKVM Module
Use the Security dialog box to lock your console with password protection, set
or change your password, or enable the screen saver.
NOTE: If the iKVM password is lost or forgotten, you can reset it to the iKVM
factory default using the CMC Web interface or RACADM. See "Clearing a Lost or
Forgotten Password" on page 270.
Accessing the Security Dialog Box
1
Press <Print Screen>. The
Main
dialog box appears.
2
Click
Setup
and the
Security
. The
Security
dialog box appears.
Setting or Changing the Password
1
Single-click and press <Enter> or double-click in the
New
field.
2
Type the new password in the
New
field and then press <Enter>.
Passwords are case sensitive and require 5–12 characters. They must
include at least one letter and one number. Legal characters are: A–Z, a–z,
0–9, space, and hyphen.
3
In the
Repeat
field, type the password again, and then press <Enter>.
4
Click
OK
if you only want to change your password, and then close the
dialog box.
Password-protecting Your Console
1
Set your password as described in the previous procedure.
2
Select the
Enable Screen Saver
box.
3
Type the number of minutes of
Inactivity Time
(from 1 through 99) to
delay password protection and screen saver activation.
4
For
Mode
: If your monitor is ENERGY STAR
®
compliant, select
Energy
;
otherwise select
Screen
.
NOTE: If the mode is set to Energy, the appliance will put the monitor into
sleep mode. This is normally indicated by the monitor powering off and the
amber light replacing the green power LED. If the mode is set to Screen, the
OSCAR flag will bounce around the screen for the duration of the test. Before
the test starts, a warning popup box displays the following message: "Energy
mode may damage a monitor that is not ENERGY STAR compliant. However,
once started, the test can be quit immediately via mouse or keyboard
interaction."