Sonim XP7 - Encrypting Your Phone Data

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Managing Security Settings
Automatically lock option set.
3. Enable Power button instantly Locks option to
lock the screen when immediately you press the
power button.
4. Check Enable Widgets to add and view widgets on
the lock screen.
5. Enable Show Owner Info on lock screen in Owner
Info option to display your specic owner info on
the lock screen. You can modify this detail whenever
required.
Encrypting Your Phone Data
You can encrypt your accounts, phone settings,
downloaded applications, contacts, messages data and
media les.
• Tap on Encrypt phone to encrypt your phone
data. You will require a numeric PIN or password
to decrypt the data when ever you switch ON the
phone.
Encryption takes at least an hour depending
on the amount of data to be encrypted. Hence,
ensure that your phone is fully charged before
you encrypt it.
Locking Your SIM Card
You can activate and set a SIM lock.
1. Tap on Setup SIM/RUIM card lock.
2. Enable Lock SIM card.
To disable this option you must enter your SIM lock
PIN.
Changing Your SIM PIN
1. Tap on Change SIM PIN. Enter the old pin and tap
OK.
2. Enter the new PIN and re-enter the same value when
asked. Tap OK.
Making Password Visible
Enable the Make passwords visible option to view the
password while entering.
Device Administrator Settings
To activate device administrator, tap on Device
Administrators > enable Launcher.
You can enable device administrators and allow the App
launcher to perform the following tasks:
• Erase the phone's data without warning by
performing factory data reset.
• Change the screen unlock password.
• Set specic password rules.
• Monitor the number of screen-unlock attempts and
alert if required.
• Regulate screen lock pattern and time.
Managing Credential Certificates
You can view, install, verify and manage the certicates
installed in your phone.
• Tap on Trusted Credentials to view the veried
system and user certicates.