Quick Start Guide
First-Time Use / Admin Mode Setup
Aegis
Secure Key 3z
2
abc
4
ghi
6
mno
8
tuv
0
1
3
def
5
jkl
7
pqrs
9
wxyz
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT press any
buttons while the Se-
cure Key is plugged
into a USB port.
Doing so may cause
damage to the USB
port and Secure Key
USB Connector.
Adding a New User PIN
There are two ways to establish a User PIN: Admin-generated while in Admin Mode, and
User-generated while Secure Key is placed in User Forced Enrollment State.
ADMIN-GENERATED USER PIN
1. Enter the Admin Mode by pressing and holding
+ 0
for five seconds
(
RED
LED will blink.)
Enter the
Admin PIN and press
(
BLUE
LED will glow solidly.)
2. Press and hold
+ 1
until the
BLUE
LED glows solidly and the
GREEN
LED starts blinking.
3. Enter the PIN to be used as your User code and press .
(
BLUE
LED will turn off and
GREEN
LED
will blink 3 times by itself, then will continue blinking as
BLUE
LED resumes glowing solidly)
4. Quickly re-enter that same PIN once more and press .
(If the PIN was successfully added,
BLUE
LED will turn off,
GREEN
LED will illuminate for a second
or two and then will turn off, followed by the
BLUE
LED glowing solidly indicating that the key has
returned to Admin Mode. If PIN is unacceptable or the second entry doesn’t match the first,
RED
LED
will flash three times, followed by solid
BLUE
/ Blinking
GREEN
LEDs--Return to step 5 to retry.)
Patent Pending
Battery Note
The Aegis Secure Key has an internal rechargeable battery with a smart-charging circuit and will automatically charge whenever it’s
plugged into a powered USB port. After initial Admin PIN setup, when plugged into a powered USB port while in standby mode, the Red
LED will pulse to indicate that it’s charging and will glow solidly once fully charged. Since the Secure Key ships with a partial charge, plug it
into a powered USB port for 60-80 minutes to give the battery a full charge before initial setup (RED LED will still be blinking.)
NOTE: if you are using the Aegis Configurator to set up your Aegis
Secure Key 3z, First ensure that the device to be configured has the
“configurable” logo on the back of the outer sleeve. Also, DO NOT
perform the following Manual Admin and USER PIN SETUP steps below; The Aegis
Configurator will only recognize devices in their factory “out of box” state or devices
that have been completely reset.
Each Aegis Secure Key is shipped without a preset Personal Identification Number (PIN.)
To prepare the Key for use, the user must first establish an Admin PIN that is between 7 and
16 digits in length. PINs cannot contain all consecutive numbers or all the same numbers
(e.g. 123456789, 987654321 or 11111111, 22222222, etc.
This Admin PIN is used to set the
Secure Key’s various Admin features and also serves as the first of two User PINS for the
Secure Key’s standard operation.
To Set Up the Admin PIN:
1. Wake up the Secure Key by pressing .
(
BLUE
and
GREEN
LEDs will glow solidly,
indicating no Admin PIN has been established.)
2. Press
+ 9
simultaneously.
(
BLUE
LED will glow solidly and
GREEN
LED will blink.)
3. Enter the PIN to be used as your Admin code and press
(If PIN is accepted,
BLUE
LED will turn off momentarily and
GREEN
LED will blink 3 times by itself, then will
continue blinking as the
BLUE
LED glows solidly.)*
4. Quickly re-enter that same PIN once more and press
(
BLUE
LED will turn off
momentarily and
GREEN
LED will illuminate for one second until replaced by the
BLUE
LED glowing solidly, indicating that the Admin PIN has been set and the Secure Key is
in Admin mode, ready to add another User PIN [see reverse] or for setting up features.)
5. To exit the Admin mode, press
(
RED
LED will glow solidly)
or wait 30 seconds and
Secure Key will return to sleep mode.
6. If no additional users are to be added or Admin features set, Secure Key setup is now
complete and ready for use.
CONFIGURABLE
