Dell P175G Owner's Manual page 128

Table 43. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
Non-Admin Setup Changes
Admin Setup Lockout
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
Table 44. System setup options—Update, Recovery menu
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
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The Non-Admin Setup Changes option allows an end user to configure the
wireless devices without requiring the administrator password.
By default, the Non-Admin Setup Changes option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Non-Admin
Setup Changes option disabled.
The Admin Setup Lockout option prevents an end user from even viewing the
BIOS setup configuration without first entering the administrator password (if
set).
By default, the Admin Setup Lockout option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Admin Setup
Lockout option disabled.
The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery
Password feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is
forgotten, the computer becomes unusable.
NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout
option is not available.
NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled.
Dell does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you
have implemented your own password recovery computer.
The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery
Password feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is
forgotten, the computer becomes unusable.
NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout
option is not available.
NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled.
Dell does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you
have implemented your own password recovery computer.
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
By default, the Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates option is enabled.
Enables or disables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions
from a recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
By default, the BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive option is enabled.
NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive is not available for self-encrypting
drives (SED).