Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Protecting Data from Unauthorized Use
Your computer has the
Peripheral Device & Storage Media Restriction Setting Utility
installed for protecting your data
from unauthorized use. With this software, you can put restrictions on the use of external devices and storage media and
USB ports to read-only access.
To select the options, you need to log onto your computer as a user with administrator rights.
To use the Peripheral Device & Storage Media Restriction Setting Utility
1
Click
Start
,
All Programs
, and
VAIO Control Center
.
The
VAIO Control Center
window appears.
2
Double-click
Security
and
Peripheral Device & Storage Media Restriction Setting Utility
.
The password authentication window appears.
✍
The first time you use the
Peripheral Device & Storage Media Restriction Setting Utility
, you need to set the password for authentication.
3
Enter the password and click
OK
.
4
Select the options as desired.
!
Restricting USB ports to read-only access does not apply to all external devices connected to the USB ports on your computer. Certain devices, such
as external optical disc drives, cannot be applicable.
✍
The options you selected with the
Peripheral Device & Storage Media Restriction Setting Utility
do not restrict all features on the device. For example,
reading data from the device using the USB port is available.
5
Click
OK
.
6
A message prompting you to restart your computer appears, and then click
Yes
.
The changes are activated after the computer restarts.
