What is anti-theft mode?

NE management using an OS security password

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.

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

See Network security in the NSP UI in the NSP Security Hardening Guide for information about configuring an OS security password in NSP.

OS security information in the NSP UI

OS security information for each NE is displayed in the Device Management, Managed Network Elements view as described in the following table.

Parameter	Predefined values	Notes
Anti-theft mode	Disabled	Anti-theft is disabled on the NE
	Enabled	Anti-theft is enabled on the NE
	Not supported	The model-driven NE does not support anti-theft.
	— (dash)	Not applicable: the NE is operating in classic mode, or is a third-party NE where NSP cannot verify whether anti-theft is supported
Anti-theft lock status	Not applicable	The NE is operating in classic mode, or is a third-party NE
	Locked	This is a transient state: when the discovery and management process is completed the status is updated to Unlocked or Unlock Failed
	Unlock failed	The unlock operation failed.
	Unlocked	The device is not locked.
OS security password status	Not applicable	The NE is operating in classic mode, or is a third-party NE
	Configured	A password has been configured on the NE
	Not configured	A password has not been set on the NE.
	Push failed	The last attempt to push a password to the NE failed.
	Push pending	A push is in progress
	Push scheduled	A password push operation has been scheduled to update the password on the NE.
	Pushed	The password value defined in the OS security policy has been pushed to the NE successfully
	Push rebooting	The NE is rebooting after a password has been pushed. When the reboot is completed, the status will be updated to Pushed or Push failed.