Security menu – Gateway ALR 9200 User Manual

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92 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 9200 Server

Security Menu

You can make the selections listed in Table 18 on the Security Menu.
Enabling the Supervisor Password field forces you to enter a password to
access Setup. Passwords are not case sensitive.

Table 18: Security Menu

Field

Options

Description

Administrator
Password is

Clear
Set

Status only. Once set, you can disable the
password by setting it to a null string (press
E

NTER

without typing any other characters) or by

clearing the password jumper on the system
board (see “Security Add-in” on page 116 ).

User Password is

Clear
Set

Status only. Once set, you can disable the
password by setting it to a null string or by
clearing the password jumper on the system
board (see “Security Add-in” on page 116).

Set Administrative
Password

Press Enter

When you press the E

NTER

key, you are

prompted for a password; press the E

SC

key to

cancel. Once set, you can disable the password
by setting it to a null string or by clearing the
password jumper on the system board (see
“Security Add-in” on page 116).

Set User Password

Press Enter

When you press the E

NTER

key, you are

prompted for a password; press the E

SC

key to

cancel. Once set, you can disable the password
by setting it to a null string or by clearing the
password jumper on the system board (see
“Security Add-in” on page 116).

Password on Boot

Disabled
Enabled

If enabled and the user password is set, the
system prompts you for a password before the
system boots.

Fixed Disk Boot
Sector

Normal
Write Protect

Write-protects the boot sector on the hard disk
to protect against viruses.

System Backup
Reminder

Disabled
Daily
Weekly
Monthly

Displays the system-backup reminder message
at boot.

Virus Check
Reminder

Disabled
Daily
Weekly
Monthly

Displays the virus-check reminder message at
boot.

Secure Mode Timer Disabled

1, 2, 5, 10,
or 20 min
1 or 2 hr

Defines the period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse
inactivity specified for secure mode to activate. A
password is required for secure mode to
function. This field cannot be enabled unless at
least one password is enabled.

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