Sprint Nextel 800w Using System Password Lock, Customizing Your Palm Treo 800W Smart Device 331

Using System Password Lock

To protect your personal information, you can lock the system so that you need to enter your password to access any of your information or to use other features of your Treo.

Important

If you lock your system, you must enter the exact password to unlock it. If you enter an incorrect password, you are given another chance. Each time an incorrect password is entered, you are given progressively longer time periods between your chances to enter the password. If you forget the password, you need to perform a hard reset to resume using your Treo. Performing a hard reset deletes all the entries on your Treo. However, you can restore all previously synchronized information the next time you sync (see “Connecting to Your Computer” on page 41). In addition, your device

might not reestablish a Sprint Power VisionSM session after a hard reset. To manually establish a new Sprint Power Vision session, open the browser to access a Web site.

1.Press Start and select Settings.

2.On the Personal tab, select Lock .

3.On the Password tab, check the Prompt if device unused for box to turn on the password feature.

4.Select the first list, and then select how long a period of inactivity must pass before you are prompted to enter a password to unlock the system.

5.Select the Password type list, and then select a format for your password:

■Strong alphanumeric: A strong alphanumeric password must contain at least 7 characters and must contain a combination of letters, numerals, and punctuation. You must press Option or Alt before entering numerals or punctuation.

■Simple PIN: A simple PIN must contain at least 4 characters and includes numerals only. You do not need to press Option before entering the PIN numerals.

Customizing

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