Security Menu - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 User Manual

Values: Disabled, Enabled, Permanently Disabled
Description: If you select Enabled, Intel AMT (Active Management Technology) is configured and
additional setup items are provided in MEBx (Management Engine BIOS Extension) Setup. If you select
Permanently Disabled, you can never enable it again. Be cautious when you make the selection.
Note: You can enter the MEBx Setup menu by pressing Ctrl+P in the Startup Interrupt Menu window. To
display the Startup Interrupt Menu window, press Enter during the power-on self-test (POST).
• USB Key Provisioning
Values: Off, On
Description: This option enables or disables USB key provisioning.
• CIRA Timeout
Values: 0–255
Description: Set the timeout option for the CIRA connection to be established. Selectable values are from
0 to 255. If you select 0, use 60 seconds as the default timeout value. If you select 255, the waiting time for
establishing a connection is unlimited.
Note: The default value is 60 seconds.
• Console Type
Values: VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, PC ANSI
Description: Select the console type for AMT. This console type must match the Intel AMT remote
console.

Security menu

Note: The BIOS menu items might change without notice. Depending on the model, the default value might
vary.
Password
• Supervisor Password
Values: Off, On
Description: Set a supervisor password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the startup
sequence, network-related settings, and system date and time. For more information, see "Using
passwords" on page 20.
• Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Values: Off, On
Description: Enable this option to prevent unauthorized users from changing any settings in ThinkPad
Setup. To use this function, a supervisor password is required.
• Password at Unattended Boot
Values: On, Off
Description: When this option is enabled, a password prompt is displayed when the computer is turned on
or resumed from hibernation mode by an unattended event such as a Wake on LAN attempt. To prevent
unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system.
• Password at Restart
Values: Off, On
Description: When this option is enabled, a password prompt is displayed when you restart the computer.
To prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system.
• Password at Boot Device List
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