Acer TravelMate C100 series, User Manual

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1 Getting to know your TravelMate 44
2 Double-click on the PlatinumKey icon on your Windows desktop.
3 Enter your Smart Card password and click OK .
4 If PlatinumKey is being used for the very first time, it will ask
"Would you like to link to 360 Degree Web secure website server
to backup the information on your Smart Card?" The default
answer is Yes, and it will enable you to store your information
(excluding the Credit Cards) on the 360 Degree Web secure
website server for backup purposes in case the card is lost/stolen. If
you choose No, you will only be able to save My Info, Credit Cards
and 5 Websites on your Smart Card.
5 Log in to a website where you are already registered.
6 PlatinumKey automatically stores your login data and asks for your
confirmation to automatically log you in the next time you access
the site. Click
Yes and continue browsing.
7 To close PlatinumKey when you are finished browsing, right-click
on the PlatinumKey icon on your Windows taskbar and select
Close PlatinumKey.
PlatinumKey provides a list of all the logon pages that you have stored.
To go directly to any site on the list either double-click it or select it and
click the Go button. Also, you can click the View button to view the
selected website information including Web Name, User Name,
Password, and Web URL. Similarly, type the first letter(s) of a site on the
list, and the site will be searched and selected.
You can Edit and Delete the sites as well as other information, and
Save or Cancel the changes you made, by selecting the button
corresponding to each command.
Using passwords
Three password types protect your computer from unauthorized
access. Setting these passwords creates several different levels of
protection for your computer and data:
• Setup Password prevents unauthorized entry into the BIOS Utility.
Once set, you must key-in this password to gain access to the BIOS
Utility. See “BIOS Utility” on page 57 for more details.
• Power-On Password secures your computer against unauthorized
use. Combine the use of this password with password checkpoints
on boot-up and resume from hibernation for maximum security.
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