System and setup password features, Using the system password, Exit screen – Dell PowerEdge 1850 User Manual

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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

 

System and Setup Password Features

 

 

 

Your system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, operate your system only with system password
protection.

 

To change or delete an existing password, you must know the password (see "

Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password

"). If you forget your

password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program until a trained service technician changes the password jumper
setting to disable the passwords, and erases the existing passwords. This procedure is described in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

 

Using the System Password

 

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 after the system starts.

 

Assigning a System Password

 

Before you assign a system password, enter the System Setup program and check the System Password option.

 

When a system password is assigned, the setting shown for the System Password option is Enabled. If the setting shown for the Password Status is
Unlocked
, you can change the system password. If the Password Status option is Locked, you cannot change the system password. When the system
password feature is disabled by a jumper setting, the system password is Disabled, and you cannot change or enter a new system password.

 

When a system password is not assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled (default) position, the setting shown for the
System Password option is Not Enabled and the Password Status field is Unlocked. To assign a system password:

1.

 

Verify that the Password Status option is set to Unlocked.

2.

 

Highlight the System Password option and press <Enter>.

3.

 

Type your new system password.

 

Option

Description

 

Console Redirection

(Off default)

 

Sets the console redirection feature to Serial Port 1 or Off.

 

Failsafe Baud Rate

(11520 default)

 

Displays if the failsafe baud rate is used for console redirection.

 

Remote Terminal Type

(VT 100/VT 220 default)

 

Select either VT 100/VT 220 or ANSI.

 

Redirection After Boot

(Enabled default)

 

Enables or disables console redirection after your system restarts.

NOTICE:

The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system. If your data requires more security, use additional forms

of protection, such as data encryption programs.

NOTICE:

Anyone can access the data stored on your system if you leave the system running and unattended without having a system password

assigned or if you leave your system unlocked so that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting.

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