4820SX/T  (250-5140)              Password              Faxback Doc. # 1672

PASSWORD.COM            Lets you create a power-on password.

KP.EXE                  Provides password protection for the keyboard.

PASSWORDS

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

Power-On Password--Must be entered each time you turn on the computer or 
press RESET.

Keyboard Password--Used to temporarily lock and unlock the keyboard and 
optional mouse. The keyboard password is cleared when you turn off the 
computer or press the RESET button.

Use a password that has special meaning to you--any word or number of up to
seven characters. The password utilities record the exact keys you press, 
so do not attempt to substitute numbers on the numeric keypad for those on 
the typewriter keys. The system does not distinguish between upper and 
lower case letters.

CREATING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

A power-on password restricts use of the computer, keyboard, and optional 
mouse. If a user can not supply the correct password, the computer will not
accept any input from the mouse or the keyboard. The computer must be reset
or restarted before it will accept input, including another attempt at 
entering the password.

To create a power-on password:

1. Be sure you are in the drive or directory containing the PASSWORD.COM 
   file.  At the operating system prompt, type password and press ENTER.

   A Passwords Menu is displayed, giving you the option of creating a 
   power-on password or exiting.

2. Highlight POWER-ON PASSWORD and press ENTER.

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

4. If the password is correct, type Y and press ENTER.

   If the password is incorrect, type N and press ENTER.

   Enter the desired password.

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

NOTE: When you create a password, the password is displayed as you type it.
When you enter or change a password, the password is not displayed as you 
type it.

ENTERING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

After you specify 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, the computer will not accept further input
from the keyboard or the mouse. To try again, turn the computer off and 
then on again.

CHANGING OR REMOVING A POWER-ON PASSWORD

If you know the power-on password, you can change or remove it at the Enter
Password: _ prompt.

To change the power-on password, type: current-password/new-password where
current-password is the current password and new-password is new password. 
Then, press ENTER.

To remove the power-on password, type: current-password/ and press ENTER.

SPECIFYING AND USING A KEYBOARD PASSWORD

A keyboard password enables you to lock the keyboard and mouse without 
turning off the computer. By default, the keyboard password is the same as 
the power-on password. Use the KP.EXE utility to assign a different 
keyboard password. To further protect your data, KP.EXE has an option that
clears the screen before locking the keyboard.

If you do not specify a different keyboard password, entering the power-on 
password unlocks the keyboard and allows access to the computer.

NOTE: The keyboard password is removed each time you turn off the computer.

Follow these steps to lock the keyboard with KP.EXE:

1. Be sure you are in the drive and directory containing KP.EXE. Also, be 
   sure you are at the MS-DOS operating system prompt.

2. At the system prompt, enter one of four kp commands:

*  To lock the keyboard with the current keyboard password, type kp and 
   press ENTER.

*  To clear the screen and lock the keyboard with the current keyboard
   password, type kp /b and press ENTER.

*  To specify a new keyboard password, type kp /c and press ENTER. The 
   system prompts you for a new password, and lock the keyboard, type 
   kp /b /c and press ENTER. The system prompts you for a new password, 
   clears the screen, and locks the keyboard.

3. If you chose to specify a unique keyboard password, type the password, 
   using the BACKSPACE key to correct any errors. Then, press ENTER. The
   following prompt appears:  Is this correct? (Y/N/ESC) _

4. If the password is correct, type Y and press ENTER.

   If the password is not correct, type N and press ENTER. Try entering the
   desired password again.

   If you want to cancel the keyboard password utility, press ESC to return 
   to the MS-DOS prompt.

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

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