Computer Drive User Manual
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Power-onpassword
Afteryouhavesetapower-onpasswordusingtheSetPower-OnPasswordoption,apasswordpromptis
displayedeachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Youcannotusethecomputeruntilavalidpasswordistyped
in.Formoreinformationabouthowtosetapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”
onpage56
.
Administratorpassword
TheSetAdministratorPasswordoptionenablesyoutosetanadministratorpassword,whichdeters
unauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettings
ofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetanadministratorpassword.Formoreinformationabouthowto
setapassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”onpage56
.
Afteryouhavesetanadministratorpassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccess
theSetupUtilityprogram.YoucannotaccesstheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Ifyouhavesetbothapower-onpasswordandanadministratorpassword,youcantypeeitherpassword
touseyourcomputer.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyouradministrator
password.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetPower-OnPasswordorSet
AdministratorPassword.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.
Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage56.
Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.
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