Securing Your Computer; Security Management Software; Password Types; Activating The Security Management Software - Dell OptiPlex 330 User Manual

Securing Your Computer

Security Management Software

The security management software provides four features to help you secure
your computer:
• Log-in management
• Pre-boot authentication (using a fingerprint reader, smart card, or
password)
• Encryption
• Private information management

Password Types

There are several levels of passwords available in the system.
Type of Password
Primary (or system)
Administrator
Hard drive

Activating the Security Management Software

1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F2> immediately. If you wait too
long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.
Features
• Protects the computer from unauthorized access
• Gives system administrators or service technicians
access to computers for repair or reconfiguration
• Allows you to restrict access to system setup in the same
way a primary password restricts access to the computer
• Can be used instead of the primary password
• Helps protect the data on your hard drive or external
hard drive (if one is being used) from unauthorized
access
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