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Security functions
Configuring Password Protection and Severity
in the BIOS-Setup-Utility
Fujitsu supports the different demands of its customers, by offering a choice of options
for the Password Severity in the BIOS-Setup-Utility. This allows to focus either on password
restore capabilities or on higher access protection:
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Strong:
Protection against unintentional setting changes by the user. The password can be recovered.
There is the option to contact the Fujitsu Service Desk for assistance.
•
Stringent:
Preventing unauthorized use of the BIOS-Setup-Utility. Passwords cannot be
recovered anymore, also not by the help of Fujitsu Service Desk. The device will
remain permanently unusable in case of password loss.
Your password can be up to 32 characters long and can contain
letters, numbers and special characters.
When using special characters, you must remember that these are dependent
on the country variants of the keyboard used.
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS-Setup-Utility to
increase data security, please observe the following:
•
Make a note of the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password, you will not be able to access your device.
•
For the Password Severity setting Strong there is the option to unlock via Fujitsu Service.
This service is not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
•
If you change the Password Severity setting from Strong to Stringent in the Security
BIOS-Setup-Utility menu, the Fujitsu Service Desk can no longer reset the
password. In this case, the system will remain permanently unusable.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we
recommend that you print them out. You cannot call the instructions onto
the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOS SetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup
Utility. With the aid of the supervisor password you can access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You
can only set up a user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to section
of how to call up and operate the BIOS-Setup-Utility.
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"Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 74
for a description
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