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 benefits 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, USB memory modules, 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 yo u forget y our passwords, there is the option to unlock via the Fujitsu Service Desk,
depending on the used Password Severity setting. Deletion or resetting of passwords
is not covered by 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.
Configuring the fingerprint sensor
Fingerprintsens orFingerprintsens or
Whether or not
your device has a fingerprint sensor depends on the
device configu
ration you have ordered.
The fingerprint sensor can record an image of a fingerprint. With additional fingerprint
software, this image can be processed and used instead of a password.
1
► Yo u must install the fingerprint software
in order to be able to use the
fingerprint sensor (1).
The cu
rrent AuthConductor Client Ba sic softw are for hand vein and fingerprint sensor
is ava
ilable on the Internet at "
https://support.ts.fujits u.com/"
After
selecting the product and the operating system, you will find the software
unde
r Downloads, Applications, Tools and Utilities.
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