NEC VXI Series - System Security Setup; Password Protection; Establishing Passwords

System Configuration and Setup 2-11
System Security Setup
Use the System Security Setup to establish system passwords.
System Security Setup
Parameter Default Setting Alternate Setting(s)
Assign Supervisor
Password
Press Enter
Assign User Password Press Enter
Boot Password Required
1
No Yes
Resume Password
Required
2
No Yes
Assign HDD Password Press Enter
Internal HDD password Disabled Enabled
1
Greyed out until supervisor password is set up
.
2
Only active after a password is set up.
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Assign Supervisor Password — Establishes password protection for entering the BIOS
Setup utility, booting the system, and resuming from suspend.
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Assign User Password — Establishes a user password once a supervisor password is set.
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Boot Password Required — Indicates whether or not a password is required during system
boot.
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Resume Password required — Indicates whether or not a password is required during
system resume. Boot Password must be defined to activate this parameter.
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Assign HDD Password — Allows you to assign a password to allow or restrict access to the
hard disk drive contents.
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Internal HDD Password — Enables or disables the HDD password.
Password Protection
Your NEC Versa supports a password for system security on several levels. Your system is not
protected until you set a user password. Keep in mind that you must set the supervisor password
before the BIOS Setup utility allows you to set a user password.
Once you set a supervisor password, you must enter it before you can enter BIOS Setup, access
the system at startup, or resume from Suspend, depending on your configuration selection.
Establishing Passwords
To establish password protection for entering the BIOS Setup Utility or accessing the system at
startup, you must set the supervisor password before setting a user password.
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To enter a password simply select Assign Supervisor Password, enter the password, re-enter
the password to confirm, and press any key to continue. Repeat the procedure to set the user
password.
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To initiate password protection while you step away from your system, simply press
Ctrl
,
Alt, Backspace
. The Caps lock and Scroll lock LEDs alternately flash indicating that you
must enter a password to resume operation.