ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram
ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.
2.SelectSecurity.
3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Youcan
referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor
securitysettings.
4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage65.
UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts
YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputerand
data.
•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage62.
•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:
1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel➙UserAccounts.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Accounts.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingfingerprintauthentication
Ifyourkeyboardhasafingerprintreader,youcanusefingerprintauthenticationtoreplacepasswordsfor
simpleandsecureuseraccess.Tousefingerprintauthentication,firstenrollyourfingerprintsandassociate
themwithyourpasswords(suchasthepower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword).
Usethefingerprintreaderandthefingerprintprogramtocompletethisprocedure.
Tousefingerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:UsetheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogramprovided
byLenovo.Toopentheprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer”onpage40
.Formore
informationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.
•ForWindows10:UsethefingerprinttoolprovidedbytheWindowsoperatingsystem.ClicktheStart
buttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.Followthe
instructionsonthescreen.
Tousethefingerprintreader,refertothedocumentationshippedwiththefingerprintkeyboardorlocatedon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.
Usingfirewalls
Afirewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If
yourcomputerispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity
threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore
informationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourfirewallprogram.
TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing
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