Palm Treo 500v User Manual page 243

You need your PIN number to edit
NOTE
your PIN number or remove the locking
feature. If you enter an incorrect PIN more
times than allowed by your network
operator, the SIM card locks. After the SIM
card locks, you need the PUK (PIN Unlock
Key) to unlock the SIM card. Contact your
network operator for more information and
the PUK.
Locking your smartphone
To protect your personal information, you
can lock the system so that you need to
enter your password to access any of your
information or use other features of
your smartphone.
If you lock your system, you
IMPORTANT
must enter the exact password to unlock
it. If you enter an incorrect password, you
are given another chance. Each time an
incorrect password is entered, you are
given progressively longer time periods
between your chances to enter the
password. If you forget the password, you
need to perform a hard reset to resume
using your smartphone. Performing a hard
reset deletes all the entries in your
smartphone and all applications you have
Y O U R P E R S O N A L S E T T I N G S
added, such as third-party software.
However, you can restore all previously
synchronised info the next time you sync
(see Synchronising information).
1 Press Home , and then press
Start (left softkey).
2 Navigate to the My Settings content
list and press All Settings
softkey).
3 Select More, and then select Security.
4 Select Device Lock.
5 Check the Prompt if device unused
for box to turn on the password feature.
6 Select the first field, and then select
how long a period of inactivity must
pass before your smartphone locks.
7 Select Password type, and then select
a format for your password:
Strong alphanumeric: A strong
alphanumeric password must contain at
least 7 characters and must contain a
combination of letters, numerals, and
punctuation. You must press Option
or Alt before entering numerals or
punctuation.
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