Operation Manual

Security functions
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Setting, changing and cancelling Admin and User password
We recommend that you print out the following instructions, as these cannot be displayed while
setting the password.
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Please refer to chapter "System Configuration Utility " for a description of calling the
System Configuration Utility.
Setting Admin and User password
Ê Call System Configuration Utility and select the Startup menu.
Ê Mark the Set Admin Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are then requested to enter a password.
Ê Enter the password and press the Enter key.
With Re-Enter new Password you are asked to confirm the password.
Ê Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Ê To assign the User password, mark the Set User Password field and proceed exactly as when
configuring the Admin password.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit System Configuration Utility.
Ê Select the option Save and Exit in the Exit menu.
The notebook is rebooted and the new password is effective. If you now want to run the System
Configuration Utility, you must first enter your Admin password.
Changing Admin and User password
Ê When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
You can only change the Admin password if you have logged on in the System Configuration Utility
with the Admin password.
Ê Re-enter the password twice.
Ê Now change the password under Verify Password when ...
Cancelling Admin and User password
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
Ê Call System Configuration Utility and select the Startup menu.
Ê Mark the Set Admin Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password you will then be asked to enter a password.
Ê Press the Enter key twice.
Ê Select the option Save and Exit in the Exit menu.
The notebook is rebooted and the password is cancelled.
With the Admin password you simultaneously deactivate the User password.