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I. Open the System Settings Click on the Apple Logo on Icon in the top left corner of your screen And select "System Settings" in the drop-down menu
| II. Navigate to Users & Groups When you are in the submenu of "Users & Groups" go to the information icon next to your account (as shown in the following graphic)
| III. Click on the button "Change" to get to the next menu Check again if it is the correct account/username which you want to change the password for and select the Change button.
| IV. Change the initial password into your own secure password First type in the initial password, that you got provided by us into the field "Old Password". Next type in your new secure password. Finally you can leave a password hint for yourself, it is optional, but in some cases it can be really helpful.
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Step2 - Activate FileVault Encryption : University guidelines demand that mobile storage devices are encrypted! How to encrypt your harddisk on your Macbook .
in short: Apple Icon > System Settings > Privacy&Security > FileVault > Turn On. Afterwards you will retrieve a recovery key. Save the recovery key!! eE.g.copy it into a document, then print it and keep the document in a save place!! If lost, in a worst-case scenario all data on the device will be inaccessible!
FileVault Activation - Step-by-Step
a. Open the Windows Explorerthe System Settings > Click on the Apple Icon in the top left corner of your screen and select "System Settings" in the drop-down menu.
b. Go Navigate to "This PC" (EN) or "Dieser PC" (DE) on the left side panel of the Windows Explorer, afterwards do a right-click on the system hard drive (C:) as stated in the following picture
c. Now a dropdown menu will open, there you click the option "Activate Bitlocker" (EN) or "Bitlocker aktivieren" (DE).
d. A new dialog box will appear, displaying the available options for saving your Bitlocker Recovery Key. We recommend to make a hard copy. Consequently, we will here proceed with the option "Print the recovery key" (EN) or "Wiederherstellungsschlüssel drucken" (DE).
f. Next, you can either save the recovery key as a PDF (Microsoft Print to PDF) or, if you have a physical printer set up, print it directly.
Privacy & Security" > After you have entered the respective submenu of "Privacy & Security" click the FileVault Icon as depicted in the following graphic.
c. Next activate the FileVault via the "Turn On" button as shown below.
d. Now the system should show you your name (if you have an administrator account - default scenario) and will ask for the respective password, which you have typed in before (see also in Step1). Finally confirm it by clicking the "Unlock" button.
f. You will get asked how you want to set up the data recovery (recovery key OR iCloud account), we recommend to create a recovery key, because otherwise you would have to mix up your personal/private iCloud account (if you even have one) with a device for work. After you have chosen one of the options, please confirm it with "Continue".
g. Next you should get kind of a recovery which can be seen in the shown pompt.
g. If you save it as a PDF, make sure to choose a memorable name so you can easily locate it, even after several years.
h. Finally, you can proceed to the actual Bitlocker activation - as depicted in the screenshots below.
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