HP ProtectTools User Guide - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

1 Introduction to security
HP ProtectTools Security Manager software provides security features that help protect against
unauthorized access to the computer, networks, and critical data. Administration of HP ProtectTools
Security Manager is provided through the Administrative Console feature.
Using the HP ProtectTools Administrative Console, the local administrator can perform the following
tasks:
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Enabling or disabling security features
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Enrolling their fingerprints and those of other users of this computer
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Enrolling one or more scenes for face authentication
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Setting up a smart card for authentication
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Specifying required credentials for authentication
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Managing users of the computer
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Adjusting device-specific parameters
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Configuring installed Security Manager applications
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Adding additional Security Manager applications
Using the Security Manager dashboard, general users can perform the following tasks:
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Configuring options provided by an administrator
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Allowing limited controls of some HP ProtectTools modules
The software modules available for your computer may vary depending on your model.
HP ProtectTools software modules may be preinstalled, preloaded, or available for download from the
HP Web site. For more information, visit
http://www.hp.com.
NOTE: The instructions in this guide are written with the assumption that you have already installed
the applicable HP ProtectTools software modules.
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