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Chapter 3 Configuration Mode
Set a Desktop Password
Follow these steps to set a new password.
1. Press Set Password from Desktop Access Management.
2. Press Set Password and enter an 8…20 character password, then press
Enter.
3. Press Set Challenge and enter a question that you must correctly respond
to before changing the password with the Reset Password button.
4. Press Set Response to enter the response to the challenge question,
then press Enter.
5. Press OK.
The Desktop Access Management dialog box shows that a password and
challenge question are set.
6. Press OK to return to Terminal Settings.
If you disallow or restrict access to the desktop, you are required to set a
password along with a challenge question.
You must correctly enter this password before accessing the desktop.
Secure your password and challenge question for future use. To clear and reset
the password, you must correctly respond to the challenge question. If you
forget the response, the only way to clear the password is to restore the factory
default settings on the terminal. Refer to Access Maintenance Operations
on
page 172 for details on how to restore factory defaults.