Session Tab; Defining Settings; Managing Users; Adding A User - HP 8000 - Elite Convertible Minitower PC User Manual

Session tab

To define policies governing the credentials required to authenticate a user when logging on to
HP ProtectTools applications during a Windows session:
1. In the left pane of the Administrative Console, expand Security and click on Authentication.
2. On the Session tab, select a category of user.
3. In the Policy section, specify the authentication credential(s) required for the selected category of
user by clicking the check box or boxes next to the listed credentials. You must specify at least one
credential.
4. In the Policy section drop-down list, choose whether ANY (only one) of the specified credentials
are required, or if ALL of the specified credentials are required in order to authenticate a user.
5. Click the Apply button.

Defining Settings

You can specify which advanced security settings to allow. To edit the settings:
1. In the left pane of the Administrative Console, expand Security and click on Settings.
2. Click the appropriate check box to enable or disable a specific setting.
3. Click the Apply button to save the changes.
NOTE: The Allow One Step logon setting allows users of this computer to skip Windows logon if
authentication was performed at the BIOS or encrypted disk level.

Managing Users

Within the Users application, Windows administrator can manage this computer's users and the policies
that affect them. To access the Users application in the Administrative Console, click on Users.
The HP ProtectTools users are listed and verified against the authentication policies set through Security
Manager and against the credentials required to meet those policies.
To view the policies in force for a specific user, select the user from the list and click the View
Policies button.
To supervise a users while they enroll credentials, select the user from the list and click the Enroll button.

Adding a user

This process adds users to the Drive Encryption logon list. Before you add a user, that user must already
have a Windows user account on the computer and must be present during the following procedure to
provide the password.
To add a User to the users list:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click HP ProtectTools Administrative Console.
2. In the Administrative Console left pane, click User.
3. Click the Add button. The Select Users dialog box opens
4. Click the Advanced button and then click the Find Now button to search for users to add.
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