Desktop Management Guide (3rd Edition)

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Desktop Management Guide
The following table and sections refer to managing security features
of the computer locally through the Computer Setup (F10) Utilities.
Security Features Overview
Option Description
Supervisor Password Allows you to set and enable Supervisor (administrator)
password.
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If the Supervisor password is set, it is required to change
Computer Setup options, flash the ROM, and make
changes to certain plug and play settings under Windows.
See the Troubleshooting Guide on the Documentation CD for
more information.
User Password Allows you to set and enable a User password.
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If the User password is set, it is required to access the
computer when power is turned on.
See the Troubleshooting Guide on the Documentation CD for
more information.
Device Security Enables/disables serial ports, parallel port, front USB ports,
system audio, and network controllers (some models).
Network Service Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an
operating system installed on a network server. (Feature
available on NIC models only; the network controller must
reside on the PCI bus or be embedded on the system board.)
System IDs Allows you to set:
• Asset tag (18-byte identifier) and ownership Tag (80-byte
identifier displayed during POST).
• Chassis serial number or Universal Unique Identifier
(UUID) number. The UUID can only be updated if the
current chassis serial number is invalid. (These ID
numbers are normally set in the factory and are used to
uniquely identify the system.)
Keyboard locale setting (for example, English or German) for
System ID entry.
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For more information about Computer Setup, see the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide on the
Documentation CD.
Support for security features may vary depending on the specific computer configuration.