Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 - Using Passwords

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3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe

systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing

security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword

Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconﬁgurationsettings.Ifyou

areresponsibleformaintainingtheconﬁgurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset

anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid

passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot

beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

•Userpassword

Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse

theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconﬁgurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcase-sensitive.

•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto20characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Bedifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a-z)andnumericcharacters(0-9),theserveralsosupportscharacters

typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen

settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

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