Option
Description
Forbidden
Signature Database
Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Forbidden Signature Database (dbx).
Creating a appliance and setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the appliance password and setup password
features. For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.
NOTE:
If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing appliance password and setup password are deleted and you need
not provide the appliance password to boot the appliance.
Steps
1
To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your appliance.
2
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
>
System Security
.
3
On the
System Security
screen, verify that
Password Status
is set to
Unlocked
.
4
In the
System Password
field, type your appliance password, and press Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the appliance password:
•
A password can have up to 32 characters.
•
The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
•
Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the appliance password.
5
Reenter the appliance password, and click
OK
.
6
In the
Setup Password
field, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
7
Reenter the setup password, and click
OK
.
8
Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
A message prompts you to save the changes.
NOTE:
Password protection does not take effect until the appliance reboots.
Using your appliance password to secure your appliance
About this task
If you have assigned a setup password, the appliance accepts your setup password as an alternate appliance password.
Steps
1
Turn on or reboot your appliance.
2
Type the appliance password and press Enter.
Next steps
When
Password Status
is set to
Locked
, type the appliance password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
NOTE:
If an incorrect appliance password is typed, the appliance displays a message and prompts you to reenter your password.
You have three attempts to type the correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the appliance displays an error
message that the appliance has stopped functioning and must be turned off. Even after you turn off and restart the appliance,
the error message is displayed until the correct password is entered.
Pre-operating system management applications
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