Toshiba Satellite Pro U300 User Manual - Page 39

Utilities and Applications, TOSHIBA Assist, HW Setup, OPTIMIZE, TOSHIBA Hardware Settings

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Introduction Utilities and Applications This section describes pre-installed utilities and tells how to start them. For details on operations, refer to each utility's online manual, help files or readme.txt files. TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA Assist is a graphical user interface that provides easy access to help and services. HW Setup This program lets you customize your hardware settings according to the way you work with your computer and the peripherals you use. To start the utility, double click the TOSHIBA Assist on your desktop, select OPTIMIZE tab, and click TOSHIBA Hardware Settings. Power On Password Two levels of password security, supervisor and user, are available to prevent unauthorized access to your computer. To register a supervisor password, double click the TOSHIBA Assist on your desktop select the SECURE tab and start the Supervisor password utility. To set a user password, select the SECURE tab on TOSHIBA Assist, then start the User password utility. On the Password tab you can register a user password. FingerPrint utility This product has a fingerprint utility installed for the purpose of enrolling and recognizing fingerprints. (depending on the model purchased.) By enrolling the ID and password to the fingerprint authentication device, it is no longer necessary to input the password from the keyboard. Just by swiping the finger against the fingerprint sensor, the following functions will be enabled: ■ Log-on to Windows and access a security enabled homepage through IE (Internet Explorer). ■ Files and folders can be encrypted/decrypted and third party access to them prevented. ■ Disable the password-protected screensaver when returning from power-saving (Sleep) mode. ■ System boot authentication and Single Touch Boot feature. ■ Power on Security and Single Sign On feature. User's Manual 1-11

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User’s Manual
1-11
Introduction
Utilities and Applications
This section describes pre-installed utilities and tells how to start them. For
details on operations, refer to each utility’s online manual, help files or
readme.txt files.
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA Assist is a graphical user interface that
provides easy access to help and services.
HW Setup
This program lets you customize your hardware
settings according to the way you work with your
computer and the peripherals you use. To start
the utility, double click the
TOSHIBA Assist
on
your desktop, select
OPTIMIZE
tab, and click
TOSHIBA Hardware Settings
.
Power On Password
Two levels of password security, supervisor and
user, are available to prevent unauthorized
access to your computer.
To register a supervisor password, double click
the
TOSHIBA Assist
on your desktop select the
SECURE
tab and start the
Supervisor
password
utility.
To set a user password, select the
SECURE
tab
on TOSHIBA Assist, then start the
User
password
utility. On the
Password
tab you can
register a user password.
FingerPrint utility
This product has a fingerprint utility installed for
the purpose of enrolling and recognizing
fingerprints. (depending on the model
purchased.) By enrolling the ID and password to
the fingerprint authentication device, it is no
longer necessary to input the password from the
keyboard. Just by swiping the finger against the
fingerprint sensor, the following functions will be
enabled:
Log-on to Windows and access a security
enabled homepage through IE (Internet
Explorer).
Files and folders can be encrypted/decrypted
and third party access to them prevented.
Disable the password-protected screensaver
when returning from power-saving (Sleep)
mode.
System boot authentication and Single Touch
Boot feature.
Power on Security and Single Sign On
feature.