Security Menu - Kontron MOPS/386A User Manual

Security Menu

21.6
Feature
Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is:
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Password on boot
Fixed disk boot sector
Diskette access
Virus check reminder
System backup reminder
Notes:
In the Option column, bold shows default settings.
Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup.
Passwords are not case-sensitive.
User and Supervisor passwords are related.
You can only create a user password if a supervisor password exists.
BIOS Operation
Option
Clear
Set
Clear
Set
Up to seven alphanumeric
characters
Up to seven alphanumeric
characters
Disabled
Enabled
Normal
Write protected
User
Supervisor
Disabled
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
60
Description
Displays if a supervisor password is set or not.
Displays if a user password is set or not.
Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog box for
entering the supervisor password. In related
systems, this password gives full access to
setup.
Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog box for
entering the user password. In related
systems, this password gives restricted access
to setup.
Enabled requires a password on boot.
Requires prior setting of the supervisor
password.
If supervisor password is set and this option is
disabled, BIOS assumes user is booting.
Write protect the boot sector on the hard disk
for virus protection. Requires a password to
format or Fdisk the hard disk.
Enabled requires supervisor password to
access the floppy disk.
Displays a message during bootup asking
(Y/N) if you backed up the system or scanned
for viruses.
Message returns on each boot until you
respond with "Y."
Daily displays the message on the first boot of
the day, Weekly on the first boot after Sunday,
and Monthly on the first boot of the month.
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