How to password protect my laptop?

[Coffee2go]

I travel a lot and want to put a password on my mbp similar to the one on my iphone. Can anyone help me? Thx.

 

[Badbaw]

System Preferences > Security > General

You can set a password for wake up and initial log in, if you so desire.

 

[Peter Franks]

Would you use Firewall there too, It's automatically set to off?
Where is initial log in, I only see immediately or the time frames, but I'd also like to set pass for when switching on or is that the File Vault password, should that be on

 

[Badbaw]

You will want to have "Disable Automatic Login" checked for a password prompt at log-in.

Also, you needn't worry about FireVault and Firewall. If you're curious about them, click the '?' icon on the bottom right. It does wonders for your knowledge.

 

[Peter Franks]

You will want to have "Disable Automatic Login" checked for a password prompt at log-in.

Also, you needn't worry about FireVault and Firewall. If you're curious about them, click the '?' icon on the bottom right. It does wonders for your knowledge.

Yeh, thanks. I know what they are, just wondered if people use them....