Panasonic Toughbook CF-28 Series Reference Manual

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21SituationSecurity MeasuresTo prevent unauthorized access of your computer, the various security measures are provided below.You should set your "Supervisor Password" and "User Password" (The User Passwordcan only be set when the Supervisor Password has been set).Without the password, access to your computer is impossible.Starting up when the password is set(When [Password on boot] of the [Security] menu is set to [Enable].)When you do not want your computer to be used without permission* If after three attempts the correct password is notinput, or if no password is entered for about a minute,the computer returns to the condition just beforethe attempt was made to start up the computer.If the correct password is input, Will StartWill Not Start*(Power off)When the Setup Utility is started with Supervisor PasswordYou can access all items in the Setup Utility ( page 53).When the Setup Utility is started with User PasswordYou can not register [Advanced] menu.The User Password can be changed only when [User Password Protection] hasbeen set to [No Protection]. The User Password cannot be deleted.F9 does not work.Over three incorrect attempts,ReferenceYou do not want your computer to be used without permissionYou do not want the data on the hard disk to be read, or data tobe written to the hard disk, in cases including theft.You want to prevent theft or damage to data by using a diskYou want to prevent theft of your computerFunction to useSupervisor Password/User PasswordHard Disk LockPrevent operation byusing a diskUse security locksbelowpage 24page 25“Names andFunctions of Parts”NOTEWhen [Password on boot] in the Setup Utility is set to [Disable], the password is notnecessary when the computer is started up, but the password becomes necessarywhen the Setup Utility is started up. This alternative makes it possible to prevent thecontents of the Setup Utility from being changed.Upon entering your passwordand pressing Enter .