Security – hard disk overwrite – Xerox 7245 User Manual

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Security – Hard Disk Overwrite

This procedure enables the System Administrator to set parameters for the automatic erasure of sensitive
data from the machine’s hard disk.

Note: It is assumed that you purchased the Security option to enable this feature. If you did not,
contact your Xerox Representative to purchase the option.

1. Press

the

Log In / Out

button on the Device’s Control Panel.

2. Press

the

"1" key

on the numeric keypad five consecutive times. (This is the factory default

"password.")

3. Touch

Confirm

.

4. Press

the

System Settings button

(the right-hand button of the two buttons displayed on the touch

screen). Note: If you press the left button by mistake, the Main menu will be displayed and you will
have to start over at step one above.

5. Press

the

System Settings button

.

6. Touch

Common Settings

.

7. Touch

Other Settings

.

8. Select

Overwrite Hard Disk

from the displayed item list. Use the up and down selection arrows, if

necessary, to display this selection.

9. Touch

Change Settings

.

10. Select either 1 Overwrite or 3 Overwrites. Note that the 3 Overwrites selection is more secure.

11. Touch Save.

12. Touch Close several times to return to the System Settings screen, with an Exit button.

13. Touch Exit to return to the Main screen.

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