Security functions
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The workstation is rebooted and the password is cancelled.
Cancelling the supervisor password invalidates the user password at the same time.
Password protection of operating system
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With the supervisor password or the user password, which you have assigned in the
BIOS
Setup
(see the Section "Entering supervisor and user password"), you can also block
booting of the operating system.
Activating system protection
Ê
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
Ê
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, you now specify the supervisor and the user
password, if desired (see section "Set the supervisor and user password").
Ê
Mark the
Password on Boot
field and press the Enter key.
Ê
Select the
Every Boot
entry and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup
.
Ê
Select the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
The workstation reboots and you are asked to enter your password (the supervisor or user
password).
Deactivating system protection
Ê
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
Ê
Mark the
Password on Boot
field and press the Enter key.
Ê
Select
Disabled
and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup
.
Ê
Select the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
The workstation reboots and there is no longer any password protection for the operating system.
Password protection for hard disk
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The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives and is
checked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this is that you have
assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
Ê
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user password now, if
desired (see section "Protecting BIOS Setup (supervisor and user password)").
