Dell KVM 2161DS User Manual

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Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports

1 Click in the New text box.
2 Type the new password in the New text box. Passwords must contain both

alpha and numeric characters, are case sensitive, and may be up to 12

characters long. Legal characters are: A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, and hyphen.

3 In the Repeat box, type the password again.
4 Click OK to change only your password, and then close the dialog box.

To password protect your console:

1 Set your password as described in the previous procedure.
2 Select Enable Screen Saver.
3 Type the number of minutes for Inactivity Time (from 1 to 99) to delay

activation of password protection and the screen saver feature.

4 For Mode, select Energy if your monitor is E

NERGY

S

TAR®

compliant;

otherwise select

Screen.

CAUTION:

Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy mode with

monitors not compliant with Energy Star®.

5 (Optional) Click Test

to activate the screen saver test, which lasts 10

seconds then returns you to the

Security dialog box.

6 Click OK.

To log in to your console:

1 Press any key or move the mouse.
2 The Password dialog box displays. Type your password, then click OK.
3 The Main dialog box displays if the password was entered properly.

To remove password protection from your console:

1 From the Main dialog box, click Setup - Security.
2 In the Security dialog box, click in the New box. Leave the box blank. Press

<Enter>.

3 Click in the Repeat box. Leave the box blank.
4 Click OK to eliminate your password.

To enable the screen saver mode with no password protection:

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