Security Menu - Siemens SIMATIC Panel PC 870 Equipment Manual

Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup
5.4

Security Menu

Only the fields in brackets can be edited. To protect your PC from unauthorized
use, you can assign two passwords. With the supervisor password, you can
prevent the use of floppy disks for the normal user and restrict the use of the
hard disk.
Main
Supervisor Password is
User Password is
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Password on boot:
Fixed disk boot sector:
Diskette access:
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Figure 5-14
User Password is
Set Supervisor
Password
Set User Password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
Password on boot
Fixed disk boot
Sector
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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced Security Power
Disabled
Disabled
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Disabled]
[Normal]
[Supervisor]
Select Item + / – Change Values
Select Menu Enter Select
"Security" Menu
Disabled Password is active. BIOS Setup can only be opened
after entering the password.
Enabled Certain Setup fields can be modified by the user,
including the user password.
The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled]
when the password is entered.
This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
been entered, the supervisor password can be changed by entering
a new password or deleted by pressing Return and thus deactivated.
been entered correctly, the user password can be changed or
deleted by pressing "Return" and thus deactivated.
[Disabled] No password required for system boot.
[Enabled] Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
[Normal] All types of hard-disk access are permitted.
[Write No operating system can be installed.
protect] This is a way of protecting against boot viruses.
SIMATIC Panel PC 870 Computing Unit, Equipment Manual
Boot Sequence Version Exit
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password
controls
access to the setup
utility
F9 Setup Defaults
Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
Release 11/02