Setting your password

By setting a password, you prevent anyone but you from shutting down or uninstalling Zone Labs security software, or changing your security settings. Setting a password will not prevent other people from accessing the Internet from your computer.

The ability to create a password is not available in ZoneAlarm.

If your version of Zone Labs security software was installed by an administrator with an installation password, that administrator can access all functions.

When you set a password for the first time, be sure to log out before leaving your computer. Otherwise, others can still change your settings.

If you are using ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering, use the check box Allow others to use programs without a password (unless the program permission is set to "Block") to allow others to use programs you haven't explicitly blocked, even if they don't have a password.

To set or change a Zone Labs security software password:

Select Overview|Preferences.


Click Set Password.


Type your password and password verification in the fields provided.


Click OK.

Valid passwords are between 6 and 31 characters long. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and characters !,@,#,$,%,^,&,*.

Once you have set a password, you must log in before you can change settings, shut down the TrueVector security engine, or uninstall Zone Labs security software.