Dell Venue 7 3736 China Only - Manual (Page 19)

Protecting Your Tablet
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Protecting Your Tablet
You can protect your tablet against unauthorized access by setting a pattern, a PIN,
or a password. After you configure any of these security options, your must enter the unlocking
information before you can use the tablet.
Screen-unlock pattern
This security method requires you to create a pattern that you need to draw every time to
unlock the tablet. If incorrect unlock patterns are drawn five consecutive times, the tablet
forces a 30-second delay before you can try again.
Creating a screen-unlock pattern
1. Tap → Settings → Security→ Screen lock→ Pattern.
2. Drag your finger to draw the unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical,
horizontal and/or diagonal direction. Take your finger off the screen when a pattern is
drawn.
The tablet records the pattern if it is correctly drawn.
3. Tap Continue.
4. Draw the same pattern again and then tap Confirm.
Disabling or changing the screen-unlock pattern
1. Tap → Settings → Security→ Screen lock→ Pattern.
2. Draw your existing pattern.
3. Select None to disable screen-unlock security or select Pattern to draw a new
unlock pattern.
PIN
This security method requires you to enter a PIN that you need to enter every time to unlock
the tablet.
If incorrect unlock PINs are entered five consecutive times, the tablet forces a 30-second delay
before you can try again.
Creating a PIN
1. Tap → Settings → Security→ Screen lock→ PIN.
2. On the Choose your PIN page, enter a PIN in the text box.
NOTE: Your PIN must be at least 4 characters.
3. Tap Continue to proceed.
4. Enter the same PIN again to confirm and then tap OK.