Lock your phone by using a PIN |
| Have you ever left your phone somewhere only to return and not be able to find it? Do you travel frequently and worry about it getting lost or stolen? Use a PIN or password on your phone to keep sensitive information private. |
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| Click Start > Settings > Personal tab, and then click Lock. If there is an existing device lock and you want to change it, enter the device lock password and then click Unlock. Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, then select the desired length of time from the drop-down list. If the check box is unavailable, your administrator has set a fixed or maximum duration. Click the Password type box, and select the type of password you want. Simple PIN is a password that is 4 digits, using only the numbers 0 - 9. Strong alphanumeric is a password that can have uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, such as punctuation marks.
Enter the password you want to use, then confirm the password. On the Hint tab, enter a phrase that will help you remember your password, but doesn’t allow other people to guess your password.
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| Tips: Password security | A strong alphanumeric password provides more security than a simple PIN because it’s more difficult to guess. You can always make emergency calls, even when your phone is locked. To avoid accidentally placing emergency calls, make sure you don’t begin your password with the digits of the local emergency services phone number. If you use your phone on your organization’s intranet, an administrator may require you to set a PIN or password the first time you connect. If you are prompted to set a PIN or password when you connect to an intranet, the steps to set it up may be slightly different.
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Click Start > Settings > Security, and then click Device Lock. If there is an existing device lock and you want to change it, enter the device lock password and then click Unlock. Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, then select a length of time from the list. If the check box is unavailable, your administrator has set a fixed or maximum duration. Click the Password type box, and select the type of password you want. Simple PIN is a password that is 4 digits, using only the numbers 0 - 9. Strong alphanumeric is a password that can have uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, such as punctuation marks.
Enter the password you want to use, then confirm the password. On the Hint tab, enter a phrase that will help you remember your password, but doesn’t allow other people to guess your password. Tips: Password security A strong alphanumeric password provides more security than a simple PIN because it’s more difficult to guess. You can always make emergency calls, even when your phone is locked. To avoid accidentally placing emergency calls, make sure you don’t begin your password with the digits of the local emergency services phone number. If you use your phone on your organization’s intranet, an administrator may require you to set a PIN or password the first time you connect. If you are prompted to set a PIN or password when you connect to an intranet, the steps to set it up may be slightly different.
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