Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Exiting the Setup Utility Program; Using Passwords; Password Considerations

Table26.ItemsundertheChipsetmenu(continued)
ItemSub-itemOptionDescription
SouthBridgeCongurationRestoreonACPowerLossPowerOff/PowerOn/
[LastState]
Ifthepowerisrecovered
afteroutage,thesystem
willbeatthestatethatyou
setunderRestoreonAC
PowerLoss.
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram
Afteryounishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.
YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Then,youcandooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10.Otherwise,your
changeswillnotbesaved.
•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.
•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.
Usingpasswords
ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver
anddata.Thefollowingoptionsareavailabletohelpyousetasupervisorpasswordorauserpassword:
•ChangeSupervisorPassword
•ChangeUserPassword
Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingsections.
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Havesixcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage72.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙ChangeSupervisorPasswordor
ChangeUserPassword.Forinformationaboutthesupervisorpasswordanduserpassword,see
ItemsundertheSecuritymenu.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
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