Sony vaio vgn-cr User Manual

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Using Fingerprint Authentication
Your computer may be equipped with a fingerprint sensor to provide you with additional convenience. A small horizontal bar 
located between the left and right touch pad buttons is the sensor of the fingerprint reader and will be referred to as the 
fingerprint sensor hereinafter.
See the online specifications to see whether your model is equipped with the fingerprint sensor.
Once you have registered your fingerprint(s), the fingerprint authentication functionality offers:
For detailed information on each of the following features, see the help file on Protector Suite QL.
❑ A substitute for password entry
❑ Logging onto Windows 
If you have enrolled your fingerprints for your user account, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password 
entry when logging onto Windows.
❑ Power-on Security feature 
If you have set the power-on password 
, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry 
when starting your computer.
❑ Password Bank for quick Web site access 
You can substitute fingerprint authentication for entering information (user accounts, passwords, etc.) required to access 
the password-protected Web sites.
❑ File Safe feature to encrypt/decrypt data 
With the File Safe feature, you can encrypt files and folder to create an encrypted archive. To decrypt or access such 
encrypted archives, you can use the fingerprint authentication or enter the password you specified for encryption.
❑ Application launcher function for quick application access 
Once you have assigned an application to your finger, you can then swipe the finger across the fingerprint sensor to 
launch the assigned application.