User's Manual

Setting the Password Options
SETUP lets you enter a new password or disable an existing
password to control who can access your system. A second
password option allows you to set a hot key to disable your
keyboard and mouse until you enter your system password
Entering a Password
Follow these steps to enter a password:
1. Select option 3, Set Password options, from the main
menu.
2. Press PgDn until you see New Install displayed for the
Password state option. The cursor moves to the
Enter password option field.
3. Type the password you want to use and press Enter. The
password can be up to eight characters and/ or numbers.
As you type the password, the screen displays an asterisk
for each character you type.
4. The cursor moves to the second Enter password option
field. Type your password again and press Enter. You
again see an asterisk for each character you type. If you
enter the same password correctly, you see the message:
Correct! password installed
If you enter the password incorrectly, you see the message:
Incorrect! not installed
You must retype the password correctly.
5. As you exit SETUP, make sure you save the new settings
When the system reboots, you see the password prompt.
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