132 Managing Your Phone
13.6 Protecting Your Phone
Protecting your phone with a password
You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the phone is turned on.
To set a phone password
1.Tap Start > Settings > All Settings > Lock.
2.Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, then specify the idle time before the phone requires a password.
3.In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use. If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric password for increased security.
4.Enter the password in both the Password and Confirm boxes.
5.Tap OK. The next time the phone is turned on, you will be prompted to enter your password.
Notes • To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password with the digits of your local emergency number.
•If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered five times.
•Each time a wrong password is entered, the phone response time gets longer until the phone appears to be not responding.
•If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the phone memory. For more information about hard resetting the phone and clearing the memory, see “Resetting Your Phone”.
Encrypting files on your storage card
You can set your phone to encrypt files as they are saved on the storage card.
1.Tap Start > Settings > All Settings > System.
2.Tap Encryption.
3.Select Encrypt files when placed on a storage card.
Notes • Encrypted files can only be read on the device that encrypted them.
•Encrypted files are opened just like other files, provided you are using the device that encrypted them. There is no separate step for you to take to read these files.
Important | If Encrypt files when placed on a storage card is enabled, backup all files from the storage card before |
| using Clear Storage, hard reset, or updating the operating system. Otherwise you will no longer be able to |
| access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer |
| files between your storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the storage card. |
