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Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto12(1to12)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity

reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong

password,usethefollowingguidelines:

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Administratorpassword

TheSetAdministratorPasswordoptionenablesyoutosetanadministratorpassword,whichdeters

unauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettings

ofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetanadministratorpassword.Formoreinformationonhowtoset

apassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”onpage50

Afteryouhavesetanadministratorpassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccess

theSetupUtilityprogram.YoucannotaccesstheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Ifyouhavesetbothauserpasswordandanadministratorpassword,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse

yourcomputer.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyouradministratorpassword.

UserPassword

AfteryouhavesetauserpasswordusingtheSetUserPasswordoption,thecomputercannotbeuseduntil

avalidpasswordistypedin.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetPasswords.

3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetAdministratorPasswordorSetUserPassword.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto12(1to12)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.

Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage50

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.

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