Security
Hardware and Software Guide 5–13
HP Administrator Setup Password
The HP administrator Setup password protects the configuration
settings and system identification information in the Setup utility.
For more information about the Setup utility, refer to
“Using the
Setup Utility” in Chapter 9.
After an HP administrator Setup password is set, it must be
entered to access the Setup utility. The HP administrator
Setup
password
■ Is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator
password. For more information about coordinating HP
passwords with Windows passwords, see the
“Coordinating
HP and Windows Passwords” section, earlier in this chapter.
■ Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
■ Must be set and entered with the same keys. For example, an
HP administrator Setup password set with keyboard number
keys will not be recognized if you enter it with keypad
number keys.
■ Can include any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
■ Is called the Administrator Password in the Setup utility.
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