Introduction; What Is A Smart Card; Smart Card Kit Contents - HP Brio BA200 User Manual

1 Introduction to HP ProtectTools 2000

Introduction

Introduction
The HP ProtectTools 2000 Smart Card Kit can be installed on a range
of HP PCs, OmniBook Notebooks and PC Workstations. It provides
smart card secured access to Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 platforms.
To discover on which PCs you can install Protectools 2000, go to:
www.hp.com/go/support

What is a Smart Card?

Smart cards are small plastic cards the size of a credit card that carry a
microchip containing memory and a microprocessor.
Like personal computers, they have an operating system to manage
input/output, and include security features to resist tampering.
A Personal Identification Number (PIN) is needed to gain access to the
contents of the microchip. This means that you can easily gain access
to a computer protected by a smart card only if you have the- correct
smart card and you know the PIN. See "PIN Numbers" on page 13 for
more information.

Smart Card Kit Contents

Your HP Smart Card Security Kit contains:
One smart card reader. This is either internal or external depending
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on your model of PC:
an internal PCMCIA card reader for OmniBook Notebook PCs
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an external serial card reader for all desktop PC models
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Two smart cards. One spare card is for backup/recovery purposes.
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One CD-ROM containing software, drivers and documentation.
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