Laptop User Manual

If the fingerprint authentication fails, please logon using the Windows

logon password.

Please logon using the Windows logon password if the fingerprint

authentication failed for five times. To logon using the Windows logon

password, enter the Windows logon password at the [Welcome]

screen as normal.

A warning message will be displayed when authentication is abnormal

or authentication is not successful within a fixed duration.

Fingerprint boot authentication and Single Sign-on

feature

Overview about Fingerprint boot authentication

The fingerprint authentication system can be used to replace the keyboard

based User Password authentication system when booting up.

If you do not want to use the fingerprint authentication system for password

authentication when booting up, but prefer to use the keyboard-based

system instead, click the user’s tile when the Fingerprint System

Authentication screen is displayed. This will switch the password input

screen across to the keyboard-based one.

You must ensure that you use the TOSHIBA Password Utility to

authentication and its extended function to allow fingerprints to be

used to access the computer when it is turned on.

If the fingerprint authentication process fails five times, a preset time

limit is exceeded, or you press the BACK SPACE key, [Password =]

will be displayed on the screen and you will have to enter either the

User Password or Supervisor Password manually in order to start the

computer.

When swiping your finger, please ensure that you do it slowly and at a

constant speed. If you find that this does not improve the

authentication rate, you should try to adjust the speed at which the

finger is swiped.

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, if applicable, the HDD(Hard Disk

Drive) password).

Overview about Fingerprint Single Sign-on feature

This is a feature that allows the user to complete the authentication for both

the User/BIOS Password (and, if applicable, the HDD(Hard Disk Drive)

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