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Chapter 4 –
Configuring System Settings
not complete until the user makes a decision about whether to save the
file.
Automatically activating the screen saver after a certain period of
inactivity is preferred, even though the user can disable it.
Administrators should periodically verify that users have not disabled
the capability.
8. Click the unlocked lock icon at the bottom of the window.
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth panel in the System Preferences program facilitates configuration of
Bluetooth, the standard used in Mac OS X to allow wireless devices, such as wireless
keyboards, wireless mice, and cellular phones to communicate with the machine.
This panel will not appear on machines not equipped with Bluetooth. If this icon
does not appear in the System Preferences panel of the machine being configured,
skip the Bluetooth settings section, and move on to the next section.
Bluetooth should not be used. Though System Preferences may be used to disable
Bluetooth, there are a few notes about the management of Bluetooth in Mac OS X:
• This panel only disables Bluetooth for the currently logged in user. An
administrator will need to log on as each user and disable Bluetooth for that
account.
• Even if an administrator does ensure that Bluetooth has been disabled for
every user, a user will be able to go back and re-enable the capability at any
time, unless the user’s accounts have been severely limited. If the account is
limited to the point where the user will not be able to change settings such as
Bluetooth and the screen saver, he will also be unable to do more important
things, such as change his own password. Limitations of user accounts such
as this will be discussed in further detail in Chapter 5.
• Bluetooth, IR ports, CD writers, and any other hardware capability that could
be dangerous in a secure environment should be physically disabled if
possible; however, disabling or modifying the hardware will likely void the
warranty on the machine if it is not performed by an Apple Certified
Technician. For information on becoming an Apple Certified Technician,
send a request for information to the Apple Federal e-mail address:
[e-mail]
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Settings for Bluetooth should be configured in System Preferences as given below.
Additional steps for disabling Bluetooth are presented in a later section of this
chapter on disabling hardware.
To disable Bluetooth for the administrator’s account using this panel: