Siemens SIMATIC Field PG P4, Manual

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Configuring the SIMATIC Field PG P4
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5.4 The Security Menu
You can only edit the fields enclosed in square brackets. Two passwords are
assigned to protect your programming device from unauthorized use. You can use
the supervisor password to prevent use of diskettes for the normal user and to limit
use of the hard disk.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Item Specific Help
Set Supervisor Password
ESC Exit
Set User Password
Select Item
Select Menu
+ / –
Select
Change Values
Sub-Menu
F9
F10 Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Password on boot: [Disabled]
[ Enter ]
Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility
Enter
Help
F1
Power Boot Version Exit Main
Fixed disk boot sector: [Normal]
Diskette access: [Supervisor]
Advanced Security
User Password is:
Supervisor Password is:
Disabled
Disabled
[ Enter ]
Fig. 5-11 ”Security” Menu
Set Supervisor Pass-
word This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it
has been entered, the supervisor password can be changed or
deleted by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
Set User Password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it
has been entered correctly, the user password can be changed
or deleted by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
Password on boot [Disabled] No password required for system boot.
[Enabled] Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
Fixed disk boot sector Normal All types of hard-disk access are permitted.
protected No operating system can be installed.
This is a way of protecting against boot viruses.
Diskette access This mode of protection is not active unless ”Password on boot ”
is set to [enabled].
Supervisor Diskette access is not possible unless the
supervisor password was entered during
system boot.
User Diskette access is not possible unless the
user password was entered during system boot.