Dell PowerEdge 1655MC - Manual (Page 14)

Console Redirection Screen
Table 3 -4 show the options used to configure the console redirection feature.
Table 3-4. Console Redirection Screen Options
System Security Screen
You can set the following security features through the System Security screen:
l Password Status — When Setup Password is set to Enabled, this feature allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled
at system start-up.
To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Locked. In this state, the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-up by
pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Unlocked. In this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System
Password option.
l Setup Password — Allows you to restrict access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system
password feature.
l System Password — Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new system
password.
Exit Screen
After you press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program, the Exit screen displays the following options:
l Save Changes and Exit
l Discard Changes and Exit
l Return to Setup
Using the System Password Feature
Your system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, then operate your system with system password
protection.
You can assign a system password whenever you use the System Setup program. After a system password is assigned, only those who know the password
have full use of the system.
When the System Password option is set to Enabled, the system prompts you for the system password just after the system starts.
To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see " Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password "). If you assign and later
forget a system password, a trained service technician must change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see your system Installation
(On with PXE default)
MAC Address Displays the MAC address for the corresponding integrated NIC. No user-selectable settings are available.
Mouse Controller
(On default) Enables or disables the system's mouse controller.
USB Controller
(
On default)
No user-selectable settings are available.
BIOS USB Support
(
On default)
No user-selectable settings are available.
Option Description
Console Redirection
(On default) Toggles the console redirection feature On or Off.
Remote Terminal Type
(VT 100/VT 220 default) Allows you to select either VT 100/VT 220 (default) or ANSI.
Redirection After Boot
(Enable default) Enables or disables console redirection after your system restarts.
NOTE: See " Using the Setup Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup
password. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions about disabling a forgotten setup password.
NOTE: See " Using the System Password Feature " for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system
password. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions about disabling a forgotten system password.
NOTE: You can still turn a system on using the power button, even if the Power Button option is set to Disabled.
NOTICE: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system. If your data requires more security, it is your
responsibility to obtain and use additional forms of protection, such as data encryption programs.