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Secure your phone

You can prevent unauthorized use of your phone and protect your data in the following ways:

Protect your phone with a password, which will be required to unlock the phone. You can also set a time period after which your phone will be locked automatically.
Encrypt files as they are placed on a storage card, so that the files can be read only by using this phone.

Create a password for your phone

Use a personal identification number (PIN) or password on your phone to help keep sensitive information private.

Create a new PIN

Tap > Settings > Lock.
Select the Prompt if phone unused for check box, and then select the desired length of time from the drop-down list.
If the check box is unavailable, your system administrator has set a fixed or maximum duration.
Tap the Password type box, and select the type of password you want.

Simple PIN is a 4-digit password that uses only the numbers 0-9.
Strong alphanumeric is a password that can have uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, such as punctuation marks.

Enter the password you want to use, and then confirm the password.
On the Hint tab, enter a phrase that will help you remember your password if you forget it. Make sure your hint doesn’t allow other people to guess your password.
On the Display tab, click the Unlock display list, and then select the screen you want.

Tips

A strong alphanumeric password provides more security than a simple PIN because it’s more difficult to guess.

You can always make emergency calls, even when your phone is locked. To avoid accidentally placing emergency calls, make sure you don’t begin your password with the digits of the local emergency services phone number.

If you use your phone on your organization’s intranet, a system administrator may require you to set a PIN or password the first time you connect. If you are prompted to set a PIN or password when you connect to an intranet, the steps to set it up may be slightly different.

Change the phone lock password

Tap > Settings > Lock.
If necessary, enter your existing password, and click Unlock.
Tap Yes to the prompt.
Enter the new password.

Enable or disable a PIN for your SIM card

You can prevent other people from using your phone by enabling a personal identification number (PIN) for its Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card.

A SIM is a smart card that stores your telephone account information. Your phone becomes programmed immediately when you insert the SIM card. Your mobile operator will supply you with the PIN.

If you enable a SIM PIN, you must enter the PIN every time that you turn on your phone.

Tap > Phone.
Tap Menu > Options.
On the Security tab, select the Require PIN when phone is used check box.
On the phone keypad, enter the PIN, and then tap Enter.

If this is the first time that you are entering a SIM PIN, enter the default PIN, which you can usually find on the mobile operator website. Common default values are 1234 and 1111.

Tip

To disable a PIN for your SIM card, clear the Require PIN when phone is used check box, etner your PIN, and then tap Enter.

If you enter the wrong PIN 3 times, you’ll be asked to enter a Personal Identification Number Unblocking Key (PUK). To the the PUK for your phone, contact your mobile operator.

Change the PIN for your SIM card

You can make it more difficult for unauthorized persons to make calls on your phone by changing the SIM PIN regularly. Before you can change the SIM PIN, make sure that it is enabled.

Tap > Phone.
Tap Menu > Options.
Under the Security tab, tap Change PIN or Change PIN2.
On the phone keypad, enter the old SIM PIN, and then tap Enter.
Enter the new SIM PIN, and then tap Enter.
Enter the new SIM PIN again, and then tap Enter.

Additional Help for security is available on the web.

Browse the online Help:

Open Internet Explorer Mobile.

Tap Favorites.

Tap Explore Windows Mobile.

Make the battery last longer

You can do several things to make the battery in your phone last longer:

Apply power-management settings that turn off the phone when it has been idle for the amount of time you specify.
Sync your phone with your computer less frequently (for example, once every hour or two, instead of once every five minutes).
Turn off Bluetooth (if available on your phone).

See also: Change power settings

Change power settings

To help conserve your phone’s battery life, you can set your display and backlight settings to time out after a short time.

Change display settings

Tap > Settings > Power.
Tap the Advanced tab.
Select the check box for each condition you want to enable, then select the time interval.

Change backlight settings

Tap > Settings > System > Backlight.
On the Battery Power tab, select the checkbox for each condition you want to enable when the phone is using battery power, then select the time interval.
Tap the External Power tab, then repeat step 2 for the conditions you want to apply when the phone is plugged into an external power source.

See also: Make the battery last longer

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