Setting passwords

The Client UI policy is where you create the password required to unlock the client UI if it appears on a client computer. When this policy is applied to the agent, the password is activated.

Two types of passwords are available:

For details on using a password to unlock the Client UI, see Unlocking the client interface.

To create an administrator password:

  1. Click the Advanced Options tab in the Client UI policy.
  2. Type a password in the Password text box. It must have at least ten characters.
  3. Retype the password in the Confirm Password text box.
  4. Click Apply.
  5.  

    When you use the administrator password on the client, always select the Admin Password checkbox.

To create a time-based password:

  1. Click the Advanced Options tab in the Client UI policy dialog box, and then click Compute Time-Based Password.
  2. The Time-Based Password dialog box appears.

  3. Enter the date and time when the password expires, and then click Compute Password.
  4. A coded password appears in the Password text box.

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