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Recommended characters in user names and passwords

This section provides details about the recommended characters while creating and using user names and passwords.

Use the following characters while creating user names and passwords:For recommended characters while accessing network shares, see Recommended characters while accessing network shares.

Table 1. Recommended characters for user namesThe following table includes the recommended characters while creating user names.
Characters	Length
0-9 A-Z a-z - ! # $ % & ( ) * / ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { \| } ~ + < = >	1-16

Table 2. Recommended characters for passwordsThe following table includes the recommended characters while creating passwords
Characters	Length
0-9 A-Z a-z ' - ! " # $ % & ( ) * , . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { \| } ~ + < = >	1-20

NOTE:You may be able to create user names and passwords that include other characters. However, to ensure compatibility with all interfaces, Dell recommends using only the characters listed here.

NOTE:To improve security, it is recommended to use complex passwords that have 8 or more characters and include lower-case alphabets, upper-case alphabets, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended to regularly change the passwords, if possible.

Table 3. Recommended characters while accessing network sharesRecommended characters while accessing network shares
Characters	Length
0-9 A-Z a-z - * / : ? @ \ _ \|	User name: 1-16 Password: 1-20