Chapter 1 Managing Your Phone 1
13.7 Protecting Your Phone
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
You can protect your SIM card by requiring a PIN (personal identification number)
every time the phone is turned on. You will not be able to use the Phone dialer or
the data connection until you enter the correct PIN.
To enable the SIM card PIN
1.
On the Home screen, slide to the
Settings
tab and then tap
Communications
.
2.
On the
Comm Manager
screen, tap
Phone
to open the Phone Settings
screen
.
3.
Tap
PIN Code
.
4.
Enter the PIN, tap
OK
, and then tap
OK
on the message box.
Tips
•
To change the PIN, tap
Change PIN
on the Phone Settings screen.
•
Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without requiring a PIN.
Protecting your phone with a password
You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the
phone is turned on.
To set a password
1.
Tap
Start > Settings
>
Lock
.
2.
Select the
Prompt if phone unused for
check box, and then specify the idle
time before the phone requires a password. If you choose
0 Minutes
, you will
need to input the password every time you wake the phone up from Sleep
mode. For more information, see “Switching to Sleep mode” in Chapter 1.
3.
In the
Password type
box, select the type of password you would like to use.
Tip
If your phone is configured to connect to a network, use an alphanumeric
password for increased security.
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