2500 SX/25  (250-1610)            PASSWORDS             Faxback Doc. # 1138

Passwords help protect your computer from unauthorized users. Your computer
supports two passwords:

* POWER-ON PASSWORD--Prevents unauthorized use of your computer when you 
  are not present. When a power-on password is required, you must enter it 
  each time you turn on the computer or press the RESET button. Use the
  password.com utility to create a power-on password.

* KEYBOARD PASSWORD--Enables you to temporarily lock and unlock your 
  keyboard   (and mouse if you have one) without turning off the computer. 
  The keyboard password is cleared when you turn off the computer. Use the
  kp.exe utility to create or change a keyboard password.

Each password can have as many as seven characters, consisting of any
characters on the keyboard. The system does not distinguish between 
uppercase and lowercase letters. Try to create passwords that are easy for 
you to remember but difficult for anyone else to guess. For example, do not
use your name. Use a word or number that has special meaning to you.

The password utilities record the exact keys you press as you create a new
password. This means that, if you use the 6 from the typewriter keys when 
you create the password, you can not substitute the 6 from the numeric keys
when you enter the password.

NOTE: When you create a password, the characters in the password are 
displayed on the screen as you type them. This enables you to verify the
password as you type it. When you change a password, or enter a password to
access your computer or keyboard, the password characters are not displayed
as you type them.

CREATING AND USING A KEYBOARD PASSWORD

A keyboard password enables you to lock the keyboard and mouse. By default,
the keyboard password is the same as the power-on password. Use kp.exe to
specify a keyboard password that is different from the power-on password. To
further protect your data, you can use kp.exe to clear the screen before
locking the keyboard.

Follow these steps to lock the keyboard:

1. Be sure you are in the drive and directory containing kp.exe and that 
   you are at the MS-DOS prompt.

2. To use an already created keyboard password: type kp and press [ENTER] 
   to lock the keyboard. or type kp /b and press [ENTER] to clear the 
   screen and lock the keyboard. To specify a new keyboard password type:
   kp /c and press [ENTER]. The system prompts you to enter a new password 
   and then locks the keyboard. or type kp /b/c and press [ENTER]. The 
   system clears the screen and prompts you to enter a new password, and 
   then locks the keyboard and mouse.

When the system prompts you to enter a password, type the password, using 
the [BACKSPACE] key to correct any errors, and press [ENTER]. The following
prompt appears: Is this correct? (Y/N/ESC)

3. To verify the password, type Y and press [ENTER]. To correct the 
   password, type N, and press [ENTER], and type the correct password. To 
   cancel the utility, press ESC. You will return to the MS-DOS prompt.

To unlock the keyboard and mouse, type the keyboard password and then press
[ENTER].

CREATING AND USING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

A power-on password enables you to restrict the use of the computer, 
keyboard, and mouse. If you can not supply the correct password, the 
computer will not accept input from the mouse or the keyboard. You might 
not want to write your password down in a safe place in case you forget it.

To create a power-on password:

1. At the system prompt, type password and press [ENTER].

2. Type the password, using the [BACKSPACE] key to correct any errors. 
   Press [ENTER]. The following prompt is displayed: Is this correct? 
   (Y/N)_

3. If the password is correct, type Y and press [ENTER]. If the password is
   incorrect, type N, and press [ENTER], and enter the correct password.

You will be prompted to enter the correct password each time you turn on 
the computer or press the RESET button.

ENTERING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

If you have specified a power-on password, the following prompt is 
displayed when you turn on the computer: Enter Password:_   Type the 
complete password, and press [ENTER].

The computer permits three attempts to enter the correct password. If the
correct password is not entered by the third attempt, the computer will not
accept further input from the mouse or the keyboard. To try again, turn the
computer off then on again, or press the RESET button.

CHANGING OR REMOVING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

When the computer prompt you for the power-on password at startup, you can
change or remove the existing password.

To change the password, type the current power-on password, followed
immediately by a forward slash (/), followed immediately by the new 
password.  Then press [ENTER]. For example, if the current password is old 
and you want to change it to new, type old/new an press [ENTER].

To remove the current password without assigning a new one, simply press
[ENTER] after the slash. After you remove the power-on password, the 
password prompt is no longer displayed when you turn on the computer.

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