Lenovo ThinkStation C20 - Password Considerations; Administrator Password; User Password; Setting, Changing, or Deleting a Password

Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto12(1to12)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Administratorpassword
TheSetAdministratorPasswordoptionenablesyoutosetanadministratorpassword,whichdeters
unauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettings
ofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetanadministratorpassword.Formoreinformationonhowtoset
apassword,see“Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword”onpage50
.
Afteryouhavesetanadministratorpassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccess
theSetupUtilityprogram.YoucannotaccesstheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Ifyouhavesetbothauserpasswordandanadministratorpassword,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse
yourcomputer.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyouradministratorpassword.
UserPassword
AfteryouhavesetauserpasswordusingtheSetUserPasswordoption,thecomputercannotbeuseduntil
avalidpasswordistypedin.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetPasswords.
3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetAdministratorPasswordorSetUserPassword.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto12(1to12)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.
Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage50
.
Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.
50ThinkStationUserGuide