Asus P5Q Premium User Manual - Page 174

Initializing the Security Platform, Initializing the Security Platform User Data

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Initializing the Security Platform After installing the Infineon Security Platform software and restart the computer, you can see a balloon tip above the TPM icon on the Windows notification area reminding you to initialize the security platform. using the Security Platform Initialization Wizard. The Infineon Security Platform Initialization Wizard is used to initialize the Security Platform and to configure Security Platform Features (backup including Emergency Recovery, Password Reset, Enhanced Authentication). These operations are needed to enable the Infineon Security Platform functionality and provide the basis for all further activities on the Infineon Seciruty Platform. For Infineon Security Platform Software to function normally, initialize the Trusted Platform Module via Infineon Security Platform Initialization Wizard only. DO NOT initialize the TPM via the Windows Vista built-in Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management Application. To use the Security Platform Initialization Wizard 1. Click the TPM icon on the Windows notification area. The Infineon Security Platform Initialization Wizard appears. 2. Follow the screen instructions to complete TPM initialization. Initializing the Security Platform User Data After initializing the Infineon Security Platform, you can see a balloon tip above the TPM icon on the Windows notification area reminding you to initialize the Security Platform User Data using the Security Platform User Initialization Wizard. The Infineon Security Platform User Initialization Wizard is used to initialize the Security Platform Users and to configure the user-specific features (secure e-mail, file and folder encryption with EFS and PSD, Enhanced Authentication). This wizard has to be started for each computer user, who is intended to use the personalized Infineon Security Platform Feature (i.e., who will be Infineon Security Platform User). 4-56 Chapter 4: Software support

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Chapter 4: Software support
Initializing the Security Platform
After installing the Infineon Security Platform software and restart the computer,
you can see a balloon tip above the TPM icon on the Windows notification area
reminding you to initialize the security platform.
using the
Security Platform Initialization
Wizard
.
The Infineon Security Platform Initialization Wizard is used to initialize the Security
Platform and to configure Security Platform Features (backup including Emergency
Recovery, Password Reset, Enhanced Authentication). These operations are
needed to enable the Infineon Security Platform functionality and provide the basis
for all further activities on the Infineon Seciruty Platform.
For Infineon Security Platform Software to function normally, initialize the
Trusted Platform Module via Infineon Security Platform Initialization Wizard
only. DO NOT initialize the TPM via the Windows Vista built-in Trusted Platform
Module (TPM) Management Application.
To use the Security Platform Initialization Wizard
1.
Click the TPM icon on the Windows
notification area. The Infineon
Security Platform Initialization
Wizard appears.
2.
Follow the screen instructions to
complete TPM initialization.
Initializing the Security Platform User Data
After initializing the Infineon Security Platform, you can see a balloon tip above the
TPM icon on the Windows notification area reminding you to initialize the Security
Platform User Data using the
Security Platform User Initialization Wizard
.
The Infineon Security Platform User Initialization Wizard is used to initialize
the Security Platform Users and to configure the user-specific features (secure
e-mail, file and folder encryption with EFS and PSD, Enhanced Authentication).
This wizard has to be started for each computer user, who is intended to use the
personalized Infineon Security Platform Feature (i.e., who will be Infineon Security
Platform User).