System and setup password features, Console redirection screen, Exit screen – Dell PowerEdge 1800 User Manual
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Console Redirection Screen
lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Console Redirection screen. For more information about using
console redirection, see "
Using Console Redirection
."
Table 3-6. Console Redirection Screen Options
Exit Screen
After you press
l
Save Changes and Exit
l
Discard Changes and Exit
l
Return to Setup
System and Setup Password Features
Option
Description
System
Password
Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new system password.
NOTE:
See "
" for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system
password.
Setup
Password
Restricts access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system using the system password feature.
NOTE:
See "
" for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup password.
Password
Status
Setting the Setup Password option to Enabled prevents the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.
To lock the system password, assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to
Locked. In this state, you cannot change the system password using the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-
up by pressing
To unlock the system password, enter the setup password in the Setup Password field and then change the Password Status option to
Unlocked. In this state, you can disable the system password at system start-up by pressing
using the System Password option.
Power Button
(Enabled
default)
Turns system's power off and on.
l
If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the system can
perform an orderly shutdown before power is turned off.
l
If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned off immediately after the power button is pressed.
The button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button can only turn on system power.
NMI Button
(Disabled
default)
NOTICE:
Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation. Pressing
this button halts the operating system and displays a diagnostic screen.
Sets the NMI feature Enabled or Disabled.
AC Power
Recovery
(Last default)
Determines how the system reacts when power is restored to the system. If system is set to Last, the system returns to the previous power
state. On starts the system after power is restored. When set to Off, the system remains turned off after power is restored.
Option
Description
Console Redirection
(Off default)
Sets the console redirection feature to Serial Port 1 or Off.
Failsafe Baud Rate
(11520 default)
Displays if the fail-safe baud rate is used for console redirection.
Remote Terminal Type
(VT 100/VT 220 default)
Select either VT 100/VT 220 or ANSI.
Redirection After Boot
(Enabled default)
Enables or disables console redirection after your system restarts.
NOTICE:
The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system. If your data requires more security, use additional forms
of protection, such as data encryption programs.
NOTICE:
Anyone can access the data stored on your system if you leave the system running and unattended without having a system password
assigned, or if you leave your system unlocked so that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting.