Miscellaneous Settings; System And Setup Password Features; Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password - Dell PowerEdge M820 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
Power Button Allows you to enable or disable the power button on the front of the system. By default, the Power
Button option is set to Enabled.
AC Power Allows you to set how the system reacts after AC power is restored to the system. By default, the
Recovery AC Power Recovery option is set to Last.

Miscellaneous Settings

Menu Item
System Time
System Date
Asset Tag
Keyboard NumLock
Report Keyboard Errors
F1/F2 Prompt on Error
In-System Characterization This field enables or disables In-System Characterization. By default, In-System

System And Setup Password Features

You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your system. To enable creation of the system and
setup password, the password jumper must be set to enabled. For more information on the password jumper settings,
see System Board Jumper Settings.
System password This is the password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password This is the password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS or UEFI settings
of your system.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system.
CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your system if the system is running and unattended.
NOTE: Your system is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled.

Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password

NOTE: The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features. For more
information on the password jumper settings, see System Board Jumper Settings.
Description
Allows you to set the time on the system.
Allows you to set the date on the system.
Displays the asset tag and allows you to modify it for security and tracking purposes.
Allows you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. By
default the Keyboard NumLock is set to On.
NOTE: This field does not apply to 84-key keyboards.
Allows you to set whether keyboard-related error messages are reported during system
boot. By default, the Report Keyboard Errors field is set to Report.
Allows you to enable or disable the F1/F2 prompt on error. By default, F1/F2 Prompt on
Error is set to Enabled.
Characterization is set to Enabled.
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