Table 6. Security menu items (continued)
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| To prevent unauthorized access, set the user |
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| Password at restart | • | Disabled | If you select and enable Password at restart, |
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| password prompt is displayed; the computer |
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| To prevent unauthorized access, set the user |
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| Hard Disk x Password | • | Disabled | See “Hard disk passwords” on page 52. |
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| • Hard Disk 2 is displayed on the Password |
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Fingerprint | Predesktop | • | Disabled | Enable or disable fingerprint authentication |
| Authentication | • | Enabled | before the operating system is loaded. |
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| Reader Priority | • | External ➙ | If External ➙ Internal is selected, an external |
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| Internal | fingerprint reader is used if attached. Otherwise, |
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| Security Mode | • | Normal | If fingerprint authentication fails, you can still start |
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| or a supervisor password; if you have selected |
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| High, enter a supervisor password. |
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| Password | • | Disabled | Enable or disable password authentication. |
| Authentication | • | Enabled | If high security mode is selected, this item is |
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| Reset Fingerprint Data | • | Enter | This option is used to erase all fingerprint data |
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| to the factory state. As a result, any |
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| security features previously enabled will not be |
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| fingerprint software. |
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