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Protecting Your Phone, Protecting your SIM card with a PIN, Protecting your phone with a password

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194 Chapter 13 Managing Your Phone 13.7 Protecting Your Phone Protecting your SIM card with a PIN You can protect your SIM card by requiring a PIN (personal identification number) every time the phone is turned on. You will not be able to use the Phone dialer or the data connection until you enter the correct PIN. To enable the SIM card PIN 1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap Communications. 2. On the Comm Manager screen, tap Phone to open the Phone Settings screen. 3. Tap PIN Code. 4. Enter the PIN, tap OK, and then tap OK on the message box. Tips • To change the PIN, tap Change PIN on the Phone Settings screen. • Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without requiring a PIN. Protecting your phone with a password You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the phone is turned on. To set a password 1. Tap Start > Settings > Lock. 2. Select the Prompt if phone unused for check box, and then specify the idle time before the phone requires a password. If you choose 0 Minutes, you will need to input the password every time you wake the phone up from Sleep mode. For more information, see "Switching to Sleep mode" in Chapter 1. 3. In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use. Tip If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric password for increased security.

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194  Chapter 1²  Managing Your Phone
13.7 Protecting Your Phone
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
You can protect your SIM card by requiring a PIN (personal identification number) 
every time the phone is turned on. You will not be able to use the Phone dialer or 
the data connection until you enter the correct PIN.
To enable the SIM card PIN
1.
On the Home screen, slide to the 
Settings
tab and then tap 
Communications
.
2.
On the 
Comm Manager
screen, tap
Phone
to open the Phone Settings 
screen
.
3.
Tap 
PIN Code
.
4.
Enter the PIN, tap 
OK
, and then tap 
OK
on the message box.
Tips
To change the PIN, tap 
Change PIN
on the Phone Settings screen.
Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without requiring a PIN.
Protecting your phone with a password
You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the 
phone is turned on.
To set a password
1.
Tap 
Start > Settings
>
Lock
.
2.
Select the 
Prompt if phone unused for
check box, and then specify the idle 
time before the phone requires a password. If you choose 
0 Minutes
, you will 
need to input the password every time you wake the phone up from Sleep 
mode. For more information, see “Switching to Sleep mode” in Chapter 1.
3.
In the 
Password type
box, select the type of password you would like to use.
Tip
If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric 
password for increased security.