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A password should be set for console access. If a password is not set, anyone can use the
console. After it is set, the console will prompt for the password before access is allowed to
either the boot menu or the command line interface (CLI) (more on the CLI can be found in
Appendix A, CLI Reference).
Initial Options with a Console Password Set
If a console password is set then the initial options that appear when NetDefendOS loading is
interrupted with a key press are shown below.
The Start firewall option re-continues the interrupted NetDefendOS startup process. If the Login
option is chosen, the console password must be entered and the full boot menu described above is
entered.
Removing the Console Password
Once the console password is set it can be removed by selecting the Set console password option in
the boot menu and entering nothing as the password and just pressing the Enter key to the prompt.
The Console Password is only for the Console
The password set for the console is not connected to the management passwords used for
administrator access through a web browser. It is valid only for console access.
Chapter 8. The Console Boot Menu
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