Dell Vostro 5471 Owners's Manual

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Security

Table 1. SecurityThe table describes the security configuration information.
Option	Description
Admin Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator(admin) password. The entries to set password are: Enter the old password: Enter the new password: Confirm new password: Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete the password.
System Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the System password. The entries to set password are: Enter the old password: Enter the new password: Confirm new password: Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete the password.
Internal HDD-0 Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Enter the old password: Enter the new password: Confirm new password: Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete the password.
M.2 SATA SSD Password	Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the system's M.2 SATA solid state drive. The entries to set password are: Enter the old password: Enter the new password: Confirm new password: Click OK once you set the password. NOTE For the first time login, "Enter the old password:" field is marked to "Not set". Hence, password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete the password.
Strong Password	Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong password. Enable Strong Password This option is not set by default.
Password Configuration	You can define the length of your password. Min = 4, Max = 32
Password Bypass	Allows you to bypass the System password and the Internal HDD password, when it is set, during a system restart. Click one of the options: Disabled—Default Reboot bypass
Password Change	Allows you to change the System password when the administrator password is set. Allow Non-Admin Password Changes This option is set by default.
Non-Admin Setup Changes	Allows you to determine whether changes to the setup options are allowed when an Administrator Password is set. If disabled the setup options are locked by the admin password. Allow Wireless Switch Changes This option is not set by default.
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates	Allows you to update the system BIOS via UEFI capsule update packages. Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates This option is set by default.
TPM 2.0 Security	Allows you to enable or disable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST. The options are: TPM On—Default Clear PPI Bypass for Enable Commands PPI Bypass for Disable Commands PPI Bypass for Clear Command Attestation enable—Default Key storage enable—Default SHA-256—Default Click any one of the following: Enabled—Default Disabled
Computrace (R)	Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software. The options are: Deactivate Disable Activate—Default
CPU XD Support	Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Enable CPU XD Support This option is set by default.
Admin Setup Lockout	Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set. Enable Admin Setup Lockout This option is not set by default.
Master Password Lockout	Allows you to disable master password support. Enable Master Password Lockout This option is not set by default. NOTE Hard Disk password should be cleared before the settings can be changed.