Protecting Your Device With A Password - HTC Touch Touch Pro 2 User Manual

4 Managing Your Device

Protecting your device with a password

You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the
device is turned on.
To set a device password
1. Tap Start > Settings, and then tap All Settings.
2. On the Personal tab, tap Lock.
3. Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, then specify the idle time
before the device requires a password.
4. In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use.
Tip
5. Enter the password in both the Password and Confirm boxes.
6. Tap OK. The next time the device is turned on, you will be prompted to enter
your password.
Notes • To ensure that you can always make emergency calls, do not begin your password
• If you entered a hint, the hint will be displayed after the wrong password is entered
• Each time a wrong password is entered, the device response time gets longer until
• If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory. For
If your device is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric
password for increased security.
with the digits of your local emergency number.
five times.
the device appears to be not responding.
more information about hard resetting the device and clearing the memory, see
"Resetting Your Device".