HP V6604AU manual

Security User Gu ide[...]

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Product noti ce This user guide desc ribe s features that ar e common to most model s. Some fea tures ma y not be avai lab le on y our com put er. ENWW iii[...]

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Table of contents 1 Prot ecting t he comp uter 2 Using passwords Setting passwords in Windows ............. ............ .................. ............ ........... ............ .............. ...... .......... . 3 Setting passwords i n Setup Util ity .. ....... ......... ............ ....... ........ ........ ........ ....... ......... ....... ...[...]

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1 Protecting t he computer Standar d securit y features pr ovided by the Windows® operating s ystem and the non-Wi ndows Setup Util ity can protect you r personal settings and data from a variety of ri sks. Follow th e pro cedures in this guide to use t he fol lowing featur es: ● Passwor ds ● Antivirus software ● Firewall soft ware ● Criti[...]

2 Using passwords A pass word is a gro up of c haracter s that you ch oose to sec ure your comp uter infor matio n. Seve ral types of pa sswords can be set , depen ding o n how you want to co ntrol acc ess to y our in formation . Pa sswords can be set in Win dows or in the non-Wi ndows Se tup Utilit y preinsta lled on the co mput er. CAUTION: To p [...]

Settin g passwords in Wi ndows Password Functio n Administrator password Protects administrator-level access t o computer contents. NOTE: This password cannot be used t o acces s Setup Utility contents. User password Protects access to a Windows user account. It also protect s access to t he computer contents a nd must be entered when you exit Slee[...]

Managing an administrator pa ssword To set, chan ge, or d elete t his pas sword: 1. Open Setup Util ity by turning on or restartin g the comput er, and then pressin g f10 while t he setu p message is disp layed in th e lowe r-left c orner of the screen . 2. Use t he arro w keys t o sele ct Secu rity > Ad mini stra tor P ass word , and then press[...]

Your pre ferences go into effect when the c omputer restarts . Entering a power-on password At the E nter P assword pro mpt, type your passwor d (usin g the same keys y ou use d to s et the passwo rd), a nd then pr ess en ter . Aft er 3 unsuc cessful attempts to enter the pas sword , you mus t restart the comput er and tr y agai n. ENWW Settin g pa[...]

3 Using antivirus software When y ou use the comput er for e-mail, n etwork, or Intern et acce ss, you ex pose it to comput er vir uses. Comp uter viruses can dis able the opera ting system , programs , or utilities , or cause the m to function abnorm ally. Antivi rus softwar e can detect m ost v iruses , destroy them , and i n most c ases, repair [...]

4 Using firewall software When y ou use t he compute r for e -mail, ne twork , or Intern et acce ss, un authoriz ed person s may be able to g ain acce ss to informa tion a bout y ou, the compu ter, a nd yo ur dat a. Use the fire wall soft ware preinstal led on the compute r to protect your pri vacy. Fire wall feat ures includ e loggin g, reporti ng[...]

5 Installing critical secu rity updates CAUTION: To red uce th e risk of inf ormation damage or loss from s ecurity breach es and compute r viru ses, instal l all crit ical update s from Mic rosoft as s oon as you rec eive an aler t. Additio nal up dates to the ope rating system and o ther s oftware may h ave be come availab le aft er th e compute [...]

6 Installing an opti onal security cable NOT E: A securi ty ca ble is design ed to a ct as a deterren t but m ay no t preven t the c omputer from b eing m ishandle d or stolen. 1. Loop the s ecurity c able around a secur ed ob ject. 2. Insert the key (1 ) into the cable lock (2) . 3. Insert the cab le lock into the sec urit y cable slot on the co m[...]

7 Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) NOTE: The loc ation of the fingerpr int r eader v aries b y mo del. 10 Chapte r 7 Us ing t he fing erprint reade r (s elect mode ls o nly) ENWW[...]

Locatin g the f inger print re ade r The fi ngerp rint rea der is a sma ll metal lic sen sor that is l ocated in on e of th e foll owing ar eas of you r comput er: ● Near the b ottom of the To uchPad ● On the right s ide of th e keyboa rd ● On the u pper-right side of the d isplay Depe nding on you r computer model, the fin gerprin t reader m[...]

Registe ring finger prin ts A finge rpri nt reader all ows you to log on to Windows using a fi ngerpri nt re gistered in V eriSoft Acces s Manager , inst ead of using a Win dows pas swor d. Whether you are using an HP computer w ith an integrate d fingerp rint reade r or an opti onal exter nal fingerp rint re ader, you must set up the fing erprint [...]

Using you r regi ster ed finge rprint t o log o n to W indows To lo g on to Windows usi ng yo ur finge rpri nt: 1. Immediate ly after yo u have re gistered your fin gerprin ts, restar t Window s. 2. Swipe any of y our reg istered fingers to log on to Windows . ENWW Using yo ur regis tered fingerp rint to log on to W indows 13[...]

Index A admin istra tor pass word entering 4 managing 4 antivirus software 6 C cable, s ecuri ty 9 critic al update s, softwar e 8 E entering a po wer-on passwor d 5 entering an administ rator pas sword 4 F fingerpr int reade r 10 fingerpr int re ader lo catio n 11 firewall software 7 M manag ing a power-o n pas sword 4 managing an admini stra tor [...]