Protecting your MC35. Motorola MC MC-35, MC35, MC35 - Enterprise Digital Assistant

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Protecting your MC35

Protecting your MC35

Your device is not just a financial investment but a wealthy source of personal information. It is then imperative that you protect your device from unauthorized access, as well as data loss.

Using system locks

There several ways that you can secure your MC35, both from accidental key presses and from unauthorized access.

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Locking the keypad

Locking the touch screen

Setting an access password lock

Locking the keypad/touch screen

Tapping the

Device unlocked

icon on the Today screen prevents accidental data entry from both the keypad and the touch screen. When the device is locked, the command bar displays

Unlock

.

To unlock the keypad/touch screen:

1 On the command bar, tap

Unlock

.

2 On the Unlock screen, tap

Unlock or press the orange

and

Q

keys on the keypad.

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Locking the device

You have the option to create a lock password that will be required to access your device after a set period of inactivity.

To assign a lock password:

1 Tap > Settings .

2 On the Personal tab, tap Lock .

3 On the Password tab, perform the following:

(a) Select the “Prompt if device unused for” check box, then tap the pick list opposite it to set the period of inactivity before the lock password is required for access.

(b) Select a password type pick list. You have two options.

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Simple PIN – This password mode requires a 4-digit password.

Strong alphanumeric – This password mode requires an alphanumeric password (i.e., a combination of upper- and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols) consisting of at least seven characters.

4 Type then confirm your lock password.

5 If you want to set a keyword to serve as a password reminder in case you forget it, tap the

Hint

tab.

6 Tap ok

.

Creating backup files

Any additional programs or new data in your device are stored in the Random Access

Memory (RAM). These items are lost if you have to perform a hard reset or your device loses all power for any other reason. Because of this, it is important that you regularly back up files to your computer via ActiveSync or to a storage card using the device’s built-in SD/MMC expansion slot.

If you have access to your computer, use ActiveSync to synchronize files between your

device and your computer. See “Synchronizing information with your computer” on page 30 for more information.

In instances where you are unable to access your computer, you can back up files to a storage card.

To back up individual files in a storage card:

1 Insert a storage card into the SD/MMC expansion slot on the top of your device.

See “Using the SD/MMC expansion slot” on page 12 for more information.

2 Tap

> Programs > File Explorer

.

3 Select the file you want to back up.

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4 Tap

Menu > Edit > Copy

.

5 Tap the

My Device

icon (tap the folder list, labeled My Documents by default, and then My Device to see a list of all folders on your device), then select

Storage

Card

.

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6 Tap Menu > Edit > Paste.

7 After the backup process, remove the storage card from the SD/MMC expansion slot.

To back up several files in a storage card:

1 Insert a storage card into the SD/MMC expansion slot on the top of your device.

See “Using the SD/MMC expansion slot” on page 12 for more information.

2 Tap > Programs > File Explorer .

3 Perform one of the following:

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Locate the file folder containing the files you want to back up.

Create a new folder and move/copy the files you want to back up there.

4 Tap and hold the file folder you want to backup, then select

Copy

from the pop-up menu.

5 Tap the

My Device

icon (tap the folder list, labeled My Documents by default, and then My Device to see a list of all folders on your device), then select Storage

Card

.

6 Tap and hold a blank area, then select Paste from the pop-up menu.

7 After the backup process, remove the storage card from the SD/MMC expansion slot.