Toshiba Satellite L755 User Manual - Page 123

Password Utility, User Password, Supervisor password

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Power and Power-Up Modes Password Utility The password utility allows you to maintain an additional level of security and provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor. Passwords set in TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility are different from the Windows® login password. User Password To start the utility, point to or click the following items: Start  All Programs  TOSHIBA  Utilities  TOSHIBA Assist  SECURE  User password ■ Registered Click to register a password of up to 8 characters. After a password is set, you will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer. ■ Not Registered Click to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. ■ Owner String (text box) You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter text, click Apply or OK, then, each time the computer is switched on, this text will be displayed along with the prompt for the password. Supervisor password If you set a supervisor password, some functions will be restricted when a user logs on with the user password. To set a supervisor password: Click Start  All Programs  TOSHIBA  Utilities  TOSHIBA Assist  SECURE  Supervisor password This utility lets you do the following: ■ Register or delete the supervisor password. ■ Specify restrictions for general users. User's Manual 6-10

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User’s Manual
6-10
Power and Power-Up Modes
Password Utility
The password utility allows you to maintain an additional level of security
and provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor.
User Password
To start the utility, point to or click the following items:
Start
All Programs
TOSHIBA
Utilities
TOSHIBA Assist
SECURE
User password
Registered
Click to register a password of up to 8 characters. After a password is set,
you will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer.
Not Registered
Click to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password,
you must first enter the current password correctly.
Owner String
(text box)
You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter
text, click Apply or OK, then, each time the computer is switched on, this
text will be displayed along with the prompt for the password.
Supervisor password
If you set a supervisor password, some functions will be restricted when a
user logs on with the user password. To set a supervisor password:
Click
Start
All Programs
TOSHIBA
Utilities
TOSHIBA
Assist
SECURE
Supervisor password
This utility lets you do the following:
Register or delete the supervisor password.
Specify restrictions for general users.
Passwords set in TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility are different from
the Windows
®
login password.