Setting the BIOS Password
- Access the BIOS. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Press ← or → to switch to the Security screen, as shown in Figure 10-17.
- Select Set Supervisor Password, press Enter, input the original password, and set the administrator password.
- The administrator password must be a string of 8 to 16 characters, and contain at least three types of the following characters: special characters including spaces (mandatory), uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits.
- The new password cannot be the same as any of the 3 to 6 previously used passwords.
- (Optional) After the setting is successful, click Clear Supervisor Password. Before clearing the password, enter the current password.
- Press F10.
The Save configuration changes and exit? dialog box is displayed.
- Select Yes and press Enter.
The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.