Reference Guide ProtectTools Security Manager

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Smart Card Security for ProtectTools
7. Under Boot Requirements, select the check box if you
require the smart card PIN to be entered at startup.
✎
If you do not require the smart card PIN to be entered at
startup, clear this check box.
8. Enter the smart card PIN and click OK. The system prompts
you to create a recovery file.
✎
It is highly recommended that you create a recovery file. For
more information, refer to “
Creating a recovery file,” later
in this chapter.
9. Enter the smart card PIN in the Finish dialog box, and then
click Finish.
Storing the administrator or user card
password
If you want to create a backup card and have already set the
administrator password, you can store the password on the
new card.
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CAUTION: This procedure updates only the password on the card and
not in Computer Setup. You will not be able to access the computer
with the new card.
To store the administrator or user card password:
1. Insert a smart card into the reader.
2. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security
Manager.
3. In the left pane, select Smart Card Security, and then
select BIOS.