User`s guide

Setting a power-on password

To set a power-on password, follow these steps:

1. Select Set Initial Power-on Password at the

Password Utility Menu.

You see a prompt to enter a password of up to seven

characters. Follow the instructions on the screen to enter

the password twice and return to the Password Utility

Menu.

Your power-on password is also now your keyboard

password. If you want to set a different keyboard

password, see “Setting a keyboard password” below.

If you will be using your computer in a network, follow the

steps in the next section to activate a network password.

Activating a network password

To activate a network password, follow these steps:

First set a power-on password as described above.

2. Select Activate/Deactivate Network Password

from the Password Utility Menu.

At the Network Password menu, select Activate

Network Password.

You see a message confirming the activation. Press Enter.

You see the Password Utility Menu.

To deactivate a network password, follow the steps above, but

select Deactivate Network Password instead. If you want

to set a different keyboard password, see the next section.

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