Panasonic Toughbook CF-50 Series Manual

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13Security 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 setWhen [Password on boot] of [Security] menu is set to [Enable], enter your pass-word* 1 and press Enter .When you do not want your computer to be used without permissionWhen the Setup Utility is started with the Supervisor PasswordYou can register all items of the Setup Utility ( page 49).When the Setup Utility is started with the User PasswordYou can not register [Advanced] menu and [Boot] menu.[Set Supervisor Password] and [Hard Disk Lock] will not be displayed on [Secu-rity] menu. The User Password can be changed only when [User Password Pro-tection] has been set to [No Protection]. The User Password cannot be deleted.F9 does not work.*1 Supervisor Password or User Password set in the Setup Utility (not the Windows password).*2 Even if no password is entered for about a minute when starting up the Setup Utility, thepower will not be turned off.ReferenceSituationYou 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 floppydiskYou want to prevent theft of your computerFunction to useSupervisor PasswordUser PasswordHard Disk LockPrevent operation byusing a floppy diskSecurity lockbelowpage 16page 17“Names and Func-tions of Parts”When [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.NOTEWill StartWill Not Start(Power off)Three incorrect attemptsorNo password for about a minute* 2The correct passwordEnter Password [ ]Windows has a security function that differs from the above security measures. For detailed information, refer tothe Windows help.For security functions for the wireless LAN, refer to the following menu.Windows 2000Select [Getting Started Guide] or [User’s Guide] in [Start] - [Programs] - [Intel].Windows XPSelect [Getting Started Guide] or [User’s Guide] in [start] - [All Programs] - [Intel].NOTE