Configuring Password Security - HP Vectra XM5 3 User Manual

User Password
System Administrator
Password

Configuring Password Security

You can set two passwords, which can be used to provide two levels of
protection for your PC.
The User Password provides these security features:
a power-on password prompt to prevent your PC being started in
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your absence
a keyboard lock timer which you can use to lock your PC after a
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specified number of minutes of keyboard inactivity
a keyboard lock button that you can use to lock your PC (leaving
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your applications active) when you leave your desk
screen blanking to conceal confidential data when the PC is locked.
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Set the System Administrator Password to protect the PC's
configuration in SETUP. The PC can be started, but the System
Administrator Password must be entered before any SETUP options
(except User Preferences and Power Management) can be modified.
2 Using Your PC
Configuring Password Security
Keyboard Lock
Button
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