Viewing And Changing Security Settings In The Setup Utility Program; Using Passwords And Windows Accounts; Using The Cover Presence Switch; Using Firewalls - Lenovo 30CF001JIX User Manual

Viewing and changing security settings in the Setup Utility program

To view and change security settings in the Setup Utility program, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 25.
2. Select Security.
3. Follow the instructions on the right side of the screen to view and change security settings. You can refer
to "Using the Setup Utility program" on page 25 to get basic information about some major security
settings.
4. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard
settings). Then, select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.

Using passwords and Windows accounts

You can use BIOS passwords and Windows accounts to prevent unauthorized access to your computer and
data. To use the BIOS passwords or the Windows accounts, do the following:
• To use BIOS passwords, see "Using BIOS passwords" on page 28.
• To use Windows accounts, do the following:
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Click Settings ➙ Accounts.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Using the cover presence switch

The cover presence switch prevents your computer from logging in to the operating system when the
computer cover is not properly installed or closed.
To use the cover presence switch, enable the cover-presence-switch connector on the system board first. To
achieve this, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 25.
2. Select Security ➙ Chassis Intrusion Detection and press Enter.
3. Select Enabled and press Enter.
4. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard
settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter. The cover-presence-switch connector on
the system board is enabled.
The cover presence switch starts functioning. If the switch detects that the computer cover is not correctly
installed or closed, an error message is displayed when you turn on the computer. To fix the error and log in
to the operating system, do the following:
1. Properly remove or install your computer cover. See Chapter 7 "Hardware removal and installation" on
page 43.
2. Start and then exit the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 25 and
"Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 30.

Using firewalls

A firewall can be hardware, software, or a combination of both depending on the level of security required.
Firewalls work on a set of rules to determine which inbound and outbound connections are authorized. If
your computer is preinstalled with a firewall program, it helps protect against computer Internet security
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