User`s guide

4-12 Configuring Your Server
Security
The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of "Security."
Press Enter on "Set Supervisor Password" or "Set User Password," to display the following screen.
Enter the passwords on the dialog box. Passwords may have up to eight characters including alphanumerics and symbols.
IMPORTANT:
 User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set.
 Set the passwords only after OS is installed.
See the table below for the items.
Option Parameter Description Your Setting
Security Chip
Configuration
–
Security Chip Configuration
submenu is displayed.
User
Password Is
Clear
Set
Status only, user cannot modify.
Once set, this can be disabled by
setting it to a null string, or by
clearing password jumper on system
board (see Configuring Mother
Board Jumpers in this Chapter).
Supervisor
Password Is
Clear
Set
Status only, user cannot modify.
Once set, this can be disabled by
setting it to a null string, or by
clearing password jumper on system
board (see Configuring Mother
Board Jumpers in this Chapter).
Set User
Password
Up to eight
alphanumerics
Supervisor password controls
access to the setup utility.
When Enter is pressed, the user is
prompted for a password; press Esc
to abort. Once set, this can be
disabled by setting it to a null string,
or by clearing password jumper on
system board (refer to Configuring
Mother Board Jumpers in this
chapter).
Set Supervisor
Password
Up to eight
alphanumerics
When the <Enter> key is pressed,
the user is prompted for a password;
press ESC key to abort. Once set,
this can be disabled by setting it to a
null string, or by clearing password
jumper on system board (refer to
Configuring Mother Board Jumpers
in this
chapter).
Password on
boot
[Disabled]
Enabled
Disables or enables password entry
on boot.
Fixed disk boot
sector
[Normal]
Write Protect
Will write protect the boot sector of
the hard drive to prevent viruses
from corrupting the drive under DOS
if set to write protect.