<http://help.channels.aol.com/article.adp?catId=6&sCId=415&sSCId=4090&articleId=217623> Have questions? Search AOL Help articles and tutorials: How To: Billing Channels Communicating Online E-Mail More Subjects Products and Services AOL.COM AOL® Computer Check-Up AOL Deskbar AOL® Calendar AOL® File Backup AOL® PassCode AOL® Privacy Wall inStore Money Alerts Technical Support More Help: Help Tutorials Auto Fixes Pop-Up Controls Spam & Mail Controls Anti-Virus Center AOL Help Community Safety, Security & Privacy AOL Voice Services Products and Services >> AOL® PassCode About AOL® PassCode After purchasing and receiving your AOL® PassCode, go to AOL Keyword: PassCode and this screen appears, allowing you to secure your screen name to your AOL PassCode. On this screen you can also release your screen name from AOL PassCode, change service plans and order additional AOL PassCodes. Account Status This area lists your current AOL PassCode service plan, including the secured and unsecured screen names within the plan. If the maximum number of screen names in your service plan are secured to your AOL PassCode, the Manage Service Plan button will appear. View PassCode Account Activity Displays a screen listing a summary of your AOL PassCode account activity, such as the date you purchased your subscription, ordered AOL PassCode devices and details such as the price plan ordered and the quantity of AOL PassCodes ordered. Secure Screen Name To help protect your screen name with AOL PassCode, you need to secure your screen name to your specific AOL PassCode device. Each AOL PassCode has a unique serial number engraved on its back. By associating your screen name with a specific AOL PassCode serial number, the AOL service will know which six-digit number needs to be entered at each sign-on, helping to protect your screen name from unauthorized access. To secure a screen name to your AOL PassCode 1. Sign on to the AOL® service with the screen name you want to secure to your AOL PassCode. 2. Go to AOL Keyword: PassCode. 3. Click Secure Screen Name. 4. Type the eight-digit serial number engraved on the back of your AOL PassCode. 5. Type the six-digit number displayed on the front of your AOL PassCode. 6. Click Save. A confirmation screen appears. This change takes effect immediately and will be enforced the next time you sign on to the AOL service. Whenever you sign on to the AOL service using the screen name that you secured to AOL PassCode, you will be required to enter the six-digit number on the front of your AOL PassCode. Release Screen Name When the screen name you signed on to the AOL service with has already been secured to your AOL PassCode, the Secure Screen Name button changes to Release Screen Name. If you no longer want to use AOL PassCode, you must release your screen name from your AOL PassCode so that you will no longer need to enter a six-digit code when you sign on to any AOL service. To release your screen name from your AOL PassCode 1. Sign on to the AOL service with the screen name you want to release from your AOL PassCode. 2. Go to AOL Keyword: PassCode. 3. Click Release Screen Name. The Secure Screen Name button changes to Release Screen Name when that particular screen name is secured to AOL PassCode. 4. Enter the answer to your account security question. For more information, see What is an Account Security Question. 5. Type the eight-digit serial number engraved on the back of your AOL PassCode. 6. Type the six-digit number displayed on the front of your AOL PassCode. 7. Click Save. This change takes effect immediately, and removes the AOL PassCode protection for subsequent sign-ons. Manage Service Plan Displays a screen with AOL PassCode service plan options, allowing you to change your current service plan. Order more PassCodes Displays a screen allowing you to order additional AOL PassCodes. Live Customer Support Contact AOL 24 hours a day, seven days a week! Chat With Us: Technical SupportBilling Support Call Us: Talk to an expert. AOL Help Main | Manage Your Account | Safety & Security | Anti-Virus | Upgrade Center | Feedback | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2004 America Online, Inc. All rights reserved. Back to Top AOL 9.0 SE/LE Change Version -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo@metzdowd.com