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• Not be a common word or a common name
• Be significantly different from your previous password
Administrator password
When a Administrator Password is set, it deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration
settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set a
Administrator Password.
After you set a Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each time you try to access the
Setup Utility program.
If both the Administrator and Power-On Password are set, you can type either password. However, to
change any configuration settings, you must use your Administrator password.
Setting, changing, and deleting a Administrator password
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 64 characters (a-z , 0-9). For more information, see
Password considerations on page 16.
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see Starting the Setup Utility program on page 15).
2. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press Enter.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press Enter.
4. When prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If you type the password correctly,
the password will be installed.
To delete a previously set Administrator password, do the following :
Note: When prompted for a password, you must type your Administrator password.
1. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press Enter.
2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Enter Current Password and press Enter. Press Enter in New
Password and confirm New Password dialog. A setup notice will display that changes have been saved.
3. Select Exit.
4. Select Save changes and Exit.
Power-On Password
When a Power-On Password is set, you cannot start the Setup Utility program until a valid password is
typed from the keyboard.
Setting, changing, and deleting a Power-On Password
To set, change, or delete a Power-On Password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 64 characters (a-z , 0-9).
1. Start the Setup Utility program (See Starting the Setup Utility program .)
2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press Enter.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press Enter.
4. When prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If you type the password correctly,
the password will be installed.
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