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How Do I Enable/Disable HP ProtectTools on My Pocket PC?, Setting Up Security

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How Do I Enable/Disable HP ProtectTools on My Pocket PC? HP ProtectTools helps protect your Pocket PC by providing authentication and encryption of e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, and/or all files stored in the My Documents folder. It can also be used to encrypt data stored on expansion cards. When you enable HP ProtectTools, you have the option of enrolling a fingerprint or entering a PIN and/or password to access the Pocket PC. If you are unable to successfully swipe your fingerprint or you forget your PIN or password, you can access the device with a backup question and answer. Ä CAUTION: HP ProtectTools helps protect your Pocket PC and the data stored on it. If you are unable to access your device with any of the above methods, there is no way to unlock your device. You have to restore your device to factory settings, resulting in the loss of all data on your iPAQ Pocket PC, including data stored in iPAQ File Store. It is recommended that you remember your PIN/password and question/answer. Setting Up Security You should only need to set up security one time. You can make changes to any of your security settings at a later time without going through the setup procedure again. For more information, refer to the "Manage Security Settings" section in Chapter 7 of the User's Guide located on the Companion CD. To set up security on your iPAQ Pocket PC: 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > HP ProtectTools. 2. The security configuration screen displays the message "Do you want to configure HP ProtectTools security on your device?" Tap Yes. 29

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How Do I Enable/Disable
HP ProtectTools on My Pocket PC?
HP ProtectTools helps protect your Pocket PC by providing
authentication and encryption of e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes,
tasks, and/or all files stored in the My Documents folder. It can
also be used to encrypt data stored on expansion cards.
When you enable HP ProtectTools, you have the option of
enrolling a fingerprint or entering a PIN and/or password to
access the Pocket PC. If you are unable to successfully swipe
your fingerprint or you forget your PIN or password, you can
access the device with a backup question and answer.
Ä
CAUTION:
HP ProtectTools helps protect your Pocket PC and the
data stored on it. If you are unable to access your device with any of
the above methods, there is no way to unlock your device. You have
to restore your device to factory settings, resulting in the loss of
all
data on your iPAQ Pocket PC, including data stored in iPAQ File
Store. It is recommended that you remember your PIN/password and
question/answer.
Setting Up Security
You should only need to set up security one time. You can make
changes to any of your security settings at a later time without
going through the setup procedure again. For more information,
refer to the “Manage Security Settings” section in Chapter 7 of
the
User’s Guide
located on the Companion CD.
To set up security on your iPAQ Pocket PC:
1. Tap
Start
>
Settings
>
Personal
tab
> HP ProtectTools.
2. The security configuration screen displays the message “Do
you want to configure HP ProtectTools security on your
device?” Tap
Yes.