Toshiba SATELLITE P500 User Manual

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User’s Manual
Operating Basics
Windows logon via fingerprint authentication
In place of the usual Windows logon by ID and password, fingerprint 
authentication also allows logon to Windows. 
This is especially useful when many users are using the computer, as user 
selection can be skipped.
Fingerprint authentication procedure
1. Start up the computer.
2. The Logon Authorization screen is displayed. Choose any of the 
enrolled fingers and swipe the fingerprint on the sensor. If 
authentication is successful, the user will be logged on to Windows.
Fingerprint system boot authentication
General
The fingerprint authentication system can be used to replace the keyboard 
based User Password authentication system when booting up. 
If you prefer to use the keyboard-based system instead of the fingerprint 
authentication system for password authentication when booting up, press 
the BACK SPACE key when the Fingerprint System Boot Authentication 
screen is displayed. This will switch the password input screen to the 
keyboard-based one. 
If the fingerprint authentication fails, please logon using the Windows 
logon password.
Please logon using the Windows logon password if the fingerprint 
authentication fails for five times. To logon using the Windows logon 
password, enter the Windows logon password at the [Welcome] 
screen.
A warning message will be displayed when authentication is abnormal 
or authentication is not successful within a fixed duration.
It is necessary to register the User Password before using the 
fingerprint Pre-OS feature and its extended function, the fingerprint 
Single Sign-On feature. Please use TOSHIBA HW Setup to register the 
User Password.
If you fail fingerprint authentication more than five times, you must 
enter the User Password or Supervisor Password manually to start the 
computer. 
When swiping, please do it slowly and at a constant speed. If this does 
not improve the authentication rate, please adjust the speed. 
If there are any changes in the environment or settings related to 
authorization, you will be required to provide authorization information 
such as a User Password and HDD password.