Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Using Fingerprint Authentication
Your computer may be equipped with a fingerprint sensor to provide you with additional convenience. A small horizontal bar located between the left and right
See the online Specifications to see whether your model is equipped with the fingerprint sensor.
Once you have registered your fingerprint(s), the fingerprint authentication functionality offers:
❑A substitute for password entry
You can log onto your
❑Quick
Once you have registered your user information (user accounts, passwords, etc.) for web sites in the password bank, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for entering required information and access the
❑Access to the encrypted (locked) My Safe folder
The My Safe folder is provided to protect your data against unauthorized access. With the fingerprint authentication functionality, you can decrypt (unlock) this folder to access your data.
❑Quick application access
Once you have assigned an application to your finger, you can then swipe the finger across the fingerprint sensor to launch the assigned application.