Lenovo 1982 User Manual download pdf (Page 38)

•AdministratorPassword:SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchanging

congurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthecongurationsettingsofseveral

computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“Administrator

Password”onpage72

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves

computingsecurity.

Windowspasswords

DependingonyourversionoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanusepasswordsforavarietyof

features,includingcontrollingloginaccess,accesstosharedresources,networkaccess,andindividualuser

settings.Formoreinformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage103

Conguringthengerprintreader

Ifyourkeyboardhasangerprintreader,youcancongurethengerprintreaderintheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheFingerprintSetupsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesthe

followingoptions:

•PrebootAuthentication:enablesordisablesthengerprintauthenticationforaccessingtheBIOS.

•EraseFingerprintData:clearsthengerprintdatastoredinangerprintreader.

Tocongurethengerprintreader,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage71.

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙FingerprintSetup,andpressEnter.

TheFingerprintSetupwindowopens.

3.SelectPrebootAuthenticationorEraseFingerprintDateasdesired,andpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.

5.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedtoconrm

theexit.

Usingandunderstandingrewalls

Arewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.

Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If

yourcomputerispreintalledwitharewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity

threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore

informationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourrewallprogram.

TheWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalledonyourcomputerprovidestheWindowsFirewall.Fordetailson

usingtheWindowsFirewall,referto“HelpandSupport”onpage103.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate

viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After

30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdenitionlesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

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