User's Manual
Setting the security level
The docking station supports Direct Memory Access (DMA), a feature that requires a specic Thunderbolt
Security Level.
NOTE: Check with your IT administrator before you attempt the following procedure.
To congure this setting:
1. On computers or tablets with keyboards, turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears,
press f10 to enter Computer Setup.
– or –
On tablets without keyboards, turn o the tablet. Press the power button in combination with the
volume down button until the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap F10 to enter Computer Setup.
2. Select Advanced, select Port Options, and then select Thunderbolt Security Level.
3. Select a security level.
The following security levels are available:
● Security level 0: PCIe and DisplayPort – No Security—Any devices can be connected to the
computer or docking station without user permission.
● Security level 1: PCIe and DisplayPort – User Authorization—Any devices can be connected to
the computer or docking station with user permission.
● Security level 2: PCIe and DisplayPort – Secure Connect—Any devices can be connected to the
computer or docking station with user permission, if the device contains either a security
certicate or chip.
● Security level 3: DisplayPort and USB—Devices cannot be connected to the docking station. Only
the USB ports and DisplayPorts on the computer function.
● Security level 4
NOTE: Security level 4 is supported only on select fth-generation HP mobile workstations. If
you set a computer that does not support Security level 4 to this level, the computer defaults to
Security level 3.
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