Security and data management
Manage the data and software on your device, and take
care of the security of the device and its contents.
Important:
Your device can only support one
antivirus application. Having more than one application
with antivirus functionality could affect performance and
operation or cause the device to stop functioning.
Lock the device
To prevent access to the contents of your device, lock the
device when in home screen. Press the power key, select
Lock phone
, and enter your lock code. The default lock
code is 12345. To unlock, press the left selection key, enter
your lock code, and press the scroll key.
To change the lock code, select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
General
>
Security
>
Phone and SIM
card
>
Lock code
. Enter the old code and then the new
code twice. The new code can be 4-255 characters long.
Both alphabets and digits can be used, and both uppercase
and lowercase alphabets are possible.
You can also lock the device remotely by sending a text
message to the device. To enable remote locking and to
define the text for the message, select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Settings
>
General
>
Security
>
Phone and SIM
card
>
Allow remote lock
>
Yes
. Enter the remote lock
message and confirm the message. The message must be
at least 5 characters long.
Memory card security
Select
Menu
>
Tools
>
Memory
.
You can protect a memory card with a password to prevent
unauthorised access. To set a password, select
Options
>
Set password
. The password can be up to 8 characters
long and is case-sensitive. The password is stored in your
device. You do not need to enter it again while you use the
memory card on the same device. If you use the memory
card on another device, you are asked for the password.
Not all memory cards support password protection.
To remove the memory card password, select
Options
>
Remove password
. When you remove the password, the
data on the memory card is not protected against
unauthorised use.
To open a locked memory card, select
Options
>
Unlock
memory card
. Enter the password.
If you cannot recall the password to unlock a locked
memory card, you may reformat the card, in which case
the card is unlocked and password removed. Formatting
a memory card destroys all data stored on the card.
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