Security Menu - Intel D815EGEW Product Manual

Security Menu

To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Maintenance
Table 23 shows the options for setting passwords and security features.
Table 23.

Security Menu

If no password entered previously:
Feature
Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Clear User Password
(Note 1)
User Access Level
(Note 2)
Unattended Start
(Notes 1, 3, and 4)
Notes:
1. This feature appears only if a user password has been set.
2. This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set.
3. If both Legacy USB Support (in the Peripheral Configuration submenu) and Unattended Start (in the Security menu)
are enabled, USB aware operating systems can unlock a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to
enter a password.
4. When Unattended Start is enabled, a USB aware operating system may override user password protection if used in
conjunction with a USB keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password.
Main Advanced
Options
No options
No options
Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
• Yes (default)
• No
• Limited
• No Access
• View Only
• Full (default)
• Enabled
• Disabled (default)
Security
Power
Description
Reports if there is a supervisor password set.
Reports if there is a user password set.
Specifies the supervisor password.
Specifies the user password.
Clears the user password.
Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user
level.
Enabled allows system to complete the boot
process without a password. The keyboard
remains locked until a password is entered.
A password is required to boot from a diskette.
Using the Setup Program
Boot Exit
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