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Changing Your Password, On the Your Drive is Secure dialog

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. On the Home screen, if you have more than one external device connected to your computer, select the icon for the one with the password that you want to change. 2. Click the Settings tab and Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 15). Note: If you see the Software Settings screen instead of the WD SmartWare Settings tab display with the Set Up Drive button, then you must use the WD Security software to change your password for the selected external device. 3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 4. On the Your Drive is Secure dialog: a. Type your current password in the Password box. b. Select the Change password option. c. Type your new password in the New password box, using up to 25 characters. d. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. e. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password hint box. f. Select or clear the Remember my password on this computer check box to signify whether you want the WD SmartWare software to remember your new password on this computer. Note: This function remembers the password for your currently logged on user name. If you log on as a different user, you will have to type your password and repeat this selection. g. Click Update Security Settings. SECURING THE DRIVE - 26

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
SECURING THE DRIVE
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Changing Your Password
To
change your password:
1.
On the Home screen, if you have more than one external device connected to your
computer, select the icon for the one with the password that you want to change.
2.
Click the
Settings
tab and
Set Up Drive
to display the Drive Settings screen (see
Figure 4 on page 15).
Note:
If you see the Software Settings screen instead of the WD SmartWare Settings tab
display with the
Set Up Drive
button, then you must use the WD Security software
to change your password for the selected external device.
3.
On the Drive Settings screen, click
Security
to display the Your Drive is Secure
dialog:
4.
On the Your Drive is Secure dialog:
a.
Type your current password in the
Password
box.
b.
Select the
Change password
option.
c.
Type your new password in the
New password
box, using up to 25 characters.
d.
Retype your new password in the
Verify password
box.
e.
Type a hint to help remember your new password in the
Password hint
box.
f.
Select or clear the
Remember my password on this computer
check box to
signify whether you want the WD SmartWare software to remember your new
password on this computer.
Note:
This function remembers the password for your currently logged on user name. If
you log on as a different user, you will have to type your password and repeat this
selection.
g.
Click
Update Security Settings
.