Panasonic FZ-M1 Series - Preventing Unauthorized Computer Use; Securing Flash Memory Drive Access

n Set the key entry mode to English (“ENG”) and enter characters.
The keyboard layout can be added or changed in the following steps.
1.
Touch (Settings) - [Time & language] - [Region & language].
2. Touch a language and touch [Options].
3. Touch [Add a keyboard] and choose a keyboard from the list.
n Remember your password. If you forget the password, you cannot use Windows. Creating a password reset disk beforehand is recom-
mended.
Preventing Your Computer from Unauthorized Use
You can set a start-up password to protect your computer from unauthorized use.
1.
Set the password ( Setting the Supervisor Password/User Password), and select [Enabled] in [Password On Boot] and/or [Password
On Resume] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility.
N O T E
n The [Password On Resume] of Setup Utilityis effective when the computer was once shut down, and not effective when the computer resume
from sleep.
n If the Supervisor Password or User Password has been set, the password input screen willbe displayed on starting-up of the Setup Utilityeven
though [Password On Boot] and/or [Password On Resume] is set to [Disabled]. If you set [Password On Boot] to [Enabled] and set [Password On
Reboot] to [Same as Boot], password input will also be required at Windows restart. ([Same as Boot] isthe default setting.)
Preventing Your Flash Memory Drive from Being Read or Written
The flash memory lock function protects the flash memory data from being read or written by removing the flash memory from the computer. (Note that
the flash memory lock does not guarantee complete protection of the data.)
1. Select [Enabled] in [Hard Disk Lock] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility.
CAUTION
n
You cannot use the flash memory lock function without setting the Supervisor Password. Set the Supervisor Password beforehand (
Setting the Supervisor Password/User Password).
n When you have your flash memory drive repaired.
Contact Panasonic Technical Support.
Before sending backthe flash memory drive, be sure to set the [Hard DiskLock] to [Disabled].
N O T E
n The flash memory lock function workswith the built-in flash memory. It does not work with the externalhard disk.
n We recommend you to set [Password On Boot] to [Enabled] to ensure security though it isnot required to enable the flash memory lock.
n Note that the flash memory lock does not guarantee complete protection of the data.
Disabling USB Devices
Disable USB flash Memory operation to prevent the drive from being read/written and from being used to start the computer.
You can protect your data from unauthorized accessor accidentaloverwriting.
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