Anti-theft mode can be enabled on compatible devices. Enabling anti-theft mode ensures that if the device is stolen, it cannot be reconfigured and reused.

Anti-theft is enabled on the device using CLI: setting an OS security password and enabling the feature.

When anti-theft mode is enabled, after each reboot, the device is locked, requiring the user to enter the OS security password before allowing access to the configuration commands, preventing the device from being used in a new network deployment.

See the NE documentation for information about configuring anti-theft mode on the device.