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Security functions
Security functions
Securityfunctions
Your n otebook has several security features that you can use to secure your
system from unauthorised access.
This chapter explains how to use each function, and w hat the benets are.
Please remember that in some case s, for example, forgetting your password,
you may be locked out and unable to access your data. T here fore,
please note the following information:
Make regular backups to extern al data carriers such as external hard
drives, CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray Discs.
Some security functio
ns need you to choose passwords. Make a note
of the passwords and ke
ep them in a safe place.
If you fo rget your passwords you will need to contact th e our Service
Desk. Deletion or resetting of passwords is not covered b y your warranty
and a charge will be made for assistance.
If you change the Password Severity setting from Strong to Stringent in the Security
BIOS Setup Utility menu, the Fujitsu Service Desk can no longer reset the password.
In this case, the system can remain permanently unusable.
Therefore, Fujitsu recommends to generally set up a supervisor password
with the se tting Password Severity = Strong.
Conguring the ngerprint s ensor
Fingerprintsens orFingerprintsens or
Whether or not your device has a ngerprint sensor depends on th e
device conguration you have ordered.
The ngerprint sensor can record an image of a ngerprint. With additional ngerprint
software, this image can be processed and used instead of a password.
1
Yo u must install the ngerprint software
in order to be ab le to use the
ngerprint sensor (1).
The curren t A uthCo nd u cto r Clien t Ba sic software for hand vein and ngerprint sensor
is available on the Internet at "
https://support.ts.fujits u.com/"
After selecting the product and the operating system, you will nd the software
under Down loads, Applications, Tools and Utilities.
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