Samsung SGH-T679DBWTMB - Manual (Page 203)

Changing Your Settings 199
Setting up SIM Card Lock
Prevent another user from using your SIM card to
make unauthorized calls or from accessing
information stored on your SIM card by
protecting the information using a PIN code.
1. Press ➔ and then tap
(Settings) ➔ Location and security.
2. Tap Set up SIM card lock.
3. Tap Lock SIM card, enter your SIM PIN
code, then tap OK.
Note: You must activate Lock SIM card before you
can change your SIM PIN code.
To change an existing SIM Card PIN:
1. Tap Change SIM PIN.
2. Enter the old SIM PIN code and tap OK.
3. Enter the new SIM PIN code and tap OK.
4. Re-type the new SIM PIN code and tap OK.
Password Settings
When you create a phone password you can also
configure the phone to display the password as
you type it instead of using an asterisk (*).
1. Press ➔ and then tap
(Settings) ➔ Location and security.
2. Tap Visible passwords to activate this
feature.
Device Administration
Activating this feature allows Google to
administrate your phone in a way similar to IT
security settings on a corporate PC. This would
be beneficial in the case that your phone was
lost or stolen. The phone could be “deactivated”
or “restricted” (through administration) from a
remote location.
1. Press ➔ and then tap
(Settings) ➔ Location and security.
2. Tap Select device administrators to begin
configuring this setting.
3. Select an administrator device and follow
the prompts.
Credential Storage
This option allows certain applications to access
secure certificates and other credentials.
Certificates and credentials can be installed to
the SD card and password protected.
1. Press ➔ and then tap
(Settings) ➔ Location and security.
2. Tap Use secure credentials to activate this
feature. A check mark displayed next to
the feature indicates secure credentials is
active.
3. Tap Install from USB storage to install
encrypted certificates from the USB
Storage location.