Locking the Notes ID
Locking your HCL Notes® ID prevents others from using Notes® when you are away from your computer. Locking your ID clears your Notes® credentials and drops all connections to Notes® servers. You must log in again in order to take any new action using Notes®.
About this task
CAUTION: Locking your Notes® ID does not clear or block your computer screen. You and
anyone else can still see the applications that were open when your Notes® ID was locked.
Locking your Notes® ID does not affect your HCL Sametime® or Activities connections.
Results
To set Notes to lock your ID automatically
About this task
Procedure
- Click (Macintosh OS X users: ).
- Click Security Basics.
- Under Logout Settings, select Automatically lock my Notes ID after 90 minutes and enter the number of minutes of inactivity that should go by before Notes® locks your ID.
Results
You can also lock your ID manually by pressing CTRL+F5 or clicking
.