HP Tc4400 Reference Guide - Page 17

Enabling Smart Card BIOS Security Mode and Setting the Smart Card Administrator Password

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Smart Card Security for ProtectTools Enabling Smart Card BIOS Security Mode and Setting the Smart Card Administrator Password To enable smart card BIOS security mode and set the smart card administrator password: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager > Smart Card Security. 2. Select the plus sign (+) to expand the Smart Card Security menu, and then select BIOS. 3. Under BIOS Security Mode, click Enable. 4. Click Next. 5. Enter the Computer Setup administrator password at the prompt, and click Next. 6. Insert the new administrator smart card, and follow the on-screen instructions. The instructions vary and may include the following tasks: ❏ Initializing the smart card. Refer to "Initializing the Smart Card" for detailed instructions. ❏ Setting the smart card administrator password. Refer to "Storing the Administrator or User Card Password" for detailed instructions. ❏ Creating a recovery file. Refer to "Creating a Recovery File" for detailed instructions. 2-4 Reference Guide

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Reference Guide
Smart Card Security for ProtectTools
Enabling Smart Card BIOS Security Mode
and Setting the Smart Card Administrator
Password
To enable smart card BIOS security mode and set the smart card
administrator password:
1. Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security
Manager > Smart Card Security
.
2. Select the plus sign (
+
)
to expand the Smart Card Security
menu, and then select
BIOS
.
3. Under
BIOS Security Mode
, click
Enable
.
4. Click
Next
.
5. Enter the Computer Setup administrator password at the
prompt, and click
Next
.
6. Insert the new administrator smart card, and follow the
on-screen instructions. The instructions vary and may include
the following tasks:
Initializing the smart card. Refer to “
Initializing the Smart
Card
” for detailed instructions.
Setting the smart card administrator password. Refer to
Storing the Administrator or User Card Password
” for
detailed instructions.
Creating a recovery file. Refer to “
Creating a Recovery
File
” for detailed instructions.