Toshiba PORTEGE R500 Series User Manual page 146

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Utilities
TOSHIBA Security Assist
To open TOSHIBA Security Assist:
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Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then
Security Assist, or click the Security Assist icon in the Secure
tab of
The TOSHIBA Security Assist main window appears.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Security Assist window
From the main window, you can select a category that shows the type
of passwords or other security features that can be used in that scenario.
The available categories are:
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Boot Setting—Select this category to set up security features
that will prevent an unauthorized user from even starting up
your machine.
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TOSHIBA Assist.
BIOS User Password: Set up a power-on password in the
system BIOS.
HDD User Password: Set up a BIOS password and use
the same password for a hard disk password.
Fingerprint Authentication: Register your fingerprints,
to be used in place of a BIOS and/or HDD password, when
requested.