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1 G etting to know your Tra velMa te

Securing your computer

Yourc omputeris a va lua ble investment tha t you need to ta ke c a re of. Lea rn how to protec t a nd ta ke c a re of your c omputer.

Sec urity fea tures inc lude ha rdwa re a nd softwa re loc ks — a sec urity notc h, sma rt c a rd a nd pa sswords.

Using a computer security lock

A sec urity keyloc k notc h loc a ted on the right pa nel of the c omputer lets you c onnec t a Kensington-c ompa tible key-ba sed c omputer sec urity loc k. Some keyless models a re a lso a va ila ble .

Wra pa c omputersec urityloc kc a blea rounda nimmova bleobjec tsuc h a s a ta ble or loc ked dra wer ha ndle . Insert the loc k into the notc h a nd turn the key to sec ure the loc k.

Using the SmartCard

This softwa re inc ludes the following c omponents: Pla tinumPAS™,

Pla tinumSec ure ™ a nd Pla tinumKey™. Together, they provide you with multiple levels of sec urity.

Pla tinumPAS implements the first sec urity mea sure a t the BIOS level a nd runs during the BIOS routine c hec k when a c omputer is powered up or rebooting. If no Sma rtC a rd or Emergenc y C a rd is detec ted, the c omputerwillstop booting up to prevent a ny illega l a c c ess to the system.

Pla tinumSec ureenha nc esthesec urelogonproc edureforWindows

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Acer TravelMate 360 manual Securing your computer, Using a computer security lock, Using the SmartCard