There is provided method of controlling an electrically operated aerosol-generating system, including: receiving an input being a first request to adjust a first parameter of the system; comparing the input to a first range of allowable values for the first parameter; providing an authorizing signal indicating that the input is within the range of allowable values for the first parameter; determining an adjustment to a second range of allowable values for a second parameter, which is dependent on the first parameter, and in dependence on the input; and adjusting the first parameter and the second range of allowable values for the second parameter, in dependence on the authorizing signal. There is also provided an electrically operated aerosol-generating device and an electrically operated aerosol-generating system.