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Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen, and may be required or
recommended in some organizations. Consult your system administrator before turning it on. In
many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator.
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
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Set a PIN or password as screen lock.
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Charge the battery.
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Keep the phone connected to the charger.
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Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process. You must not interrupt it or you will lose
some or all of your data.
When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1. From the home screen, touch
>
Settings
>
Security
>
Encrypt
phone
.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
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The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone is not
plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch
.
3. Touch
Encrypt phone
.
4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch
Next
.
5. Touch
Encrypt phone
again.
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The encryption process starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take an hour or
more, during which time your phone may restart several times.
Warning:
Do not interrupt the encryption process, or data may be lost.
6. When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password.
Encrypt SD Card
After you encrypt your microSDHC card, you need to enter a numeric PIN or password to decrypt
your microSDHC card each time you power on your phone.
1. From the home screen, touch
>
Settings
>
Security
.
2. Check
Encrypt SD card
.
3. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch
Next
.
4. Read the onscreen attention and touch
OK
.
Note:
If you encrypt your microSDHC card, all the data on the card will be erased. And once you
encrypt the microSDHC card, you must enter a numeric PIN or password to decrypt it each time
you power on your phone.