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Managing Your Device 215 4. Enter the password in both the Password and Confirm boxes. 5. Tap OK. If the device is idle for the timeout period that you set, you will need to enter your password to unlock your device. If you used a simple PIN password, the Lock screen will be displayed before you enter your password. For information, see "Using the Lock Screen" in Chapter 1. Notes • To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password with the digits of your local emergency number. • If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered five times. • If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory. For more information about hard resetting the device and clearing the memory, see "Resetting Your Device". Encrypting files on your storage card You can set your device to encrypt files as they are saved on the storage card. 1. Tap Start > Settings > System > Encryption. 2. Select Encrypt files when placed on a storage card. Notes • Encrypted files can only be read on the device that encrypted them. • Encrypted files are opened just like other files, provided you are using the device that encrypted them. There is no separate step for you to take to read these files. Important If Encrypt files when placed on a storage card is enabled, backup all files from the storage card before using Clear Storage, hard reset, or updating the operating system. Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files between your storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the storage card.

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Managing Your Device
±15
4.
Enter the password in both the
Password
and
Confirm
boxes.
5.
Tap
OK
.
If the device is idle for the timeout period that you set, you will need to enter your
password to unlock your device. If you used a simple PIN password, the Lock screen
will be displayed before you enter your password. For information, see “Using the
Lock Screen” in Chapter 1.
Notes
To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password
with the digits of your local emergency number.
If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered
five times.
If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory. For
more information about hard resetting the device and clearing the memory, see
“Resetting Your Device”.
Encrypting files on your storage card
You can set your device to encrypt files as they are saved on the storage card.
1.
Tap
Start > Settings > System > Encryption
.
2.
Select
Encrypt files when placed on a storage card
.
Notes
Encrypted files can only be read on the device that encrypted them.
Encrypted files are opened just like other files, provided you are using the device
that encrypted them. There is no separate step for you to take to read these files.
Important
If
Encrypt files when placed on a storage card
is enabled, backup all files from
the storage card
before
using Clear Storage, hard reset, or updating the operating
system. Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the encrypted files on the
storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files
between your storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files
back to the storage card.