1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel➙UserAccounts.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Accounts.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingfingerprintauthentication
Ifyourkeyboardhasafingerprintreader,youcanusefingerprintauthenticationtoreplacepasswordsfor
simpleandsecureuseraccess.Tousefingerprintauthentication,firstenrollyourfingerprintsandassociate
themwithyourpasswords(suchasthepower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,andWindowspassword).
Usethefingerprintreaderandthefingerprintprogramtocompletethisprocedure.
Tousefingerprintauthentication,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheFingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftwareprogram
providedbyLenovo.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage9.Formoreinformationabout
usingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.
•ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙
Sign-inoptions.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Tousethefingerprintreader,refertothedocumentationshippedwiththefingerprintkeyboardorlocatedon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.
Usingthecoverpresenceswitch
Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsthecomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.
Toenablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.
2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.
3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.
4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
Whenthecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled,ifthecoverpresenceswitch
detectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectlyinstalledorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhen
youturnonthecomputer.Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Properlyinstallorclosethecomputercover.
2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
Usingandunderstandingfirewalls
Afirewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.Ifthe
computerispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformation
abouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourfirewallprogram.
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