Table 36. System setup options—Passwords menu(continued)
Passwords
By default, the Admin Setup Lockout option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Admin Setup
Lockout option disabled.
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery
Password feature. If the system, administrator, or hard drive password is
forgotten, the system becomes unusable.
NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout
option is not available.
NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled.
Dell Technologies does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout
unless you have implemented your own password recovery system.
Table 37. System setup options—Update, Recovery menu
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable or disable BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive Enables the user to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a
recovery file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade Enable or disable the flashing of the computer firmware to previous revision is
blocked.
By default, the option is enabled.
SupportAssist OS Recovery Enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the
event of certain computer errors.
By default, the option is enabled.
BIOSConnect Enable or disable cloud Service OS recovery if the main operating system fails
to boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified
by the Auto OS Recovery Threshold setup option and local Service OS does not
boot or is not installed.
By default, the option is enabled.
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console
and for Dell OS Recovery Tool.
By default, the threshold value is set to 2.
Table 38. System setup options—System Management menu
System Management
Service Tag Display the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag Create a computer Asset Tag.
Wake on LAN/WLAN Enable or disable the computer to power on by special LAN signals when it
receives a wakeup signal from the WLAN.
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