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iStorage datAshur
®
Personal
2
Manual – v 1.3
www.istorage-uk.com
D A T A A S S U R E D
PIN requirements:
• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
Note
:
Once the datAshur Personal
2
has been successfully unlocked, the
Green
LED will remain on and in a solid
state for 30 seconds only, during which time the datAshur Personal
2
needs to be connected to a USB port. It can be
locked down immediately by pressing and holding down the KEY button
for 3 seconds, or waiting for the 30
seconds to expire or by clicking the ‘Safely Remove Hardware/Eject’ icon within your operating system.
4. How to change the User PIN
3. How to use the datAshur Personal
2
for the first time
Instructions - first time use
LED
LED State
1. Press KEY button once
Red,
Green
&
Blue
LED’s will flash together once
and then the
Red
LED will continue to blink
2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter User PIN
(default - 11223344) to unlock datAshur Personal
2
Red
LED will continue to blink
3. Press KEY button once
Red
solid LED changing to
Green
solid LED
indicating successful default User PIN entry
The datAshur Personal
2
is shipped with a default User PIN of 11223344 and although it can be used straight out of the box
with the default PIN, for security reasons we
highly recommend
a new User PIN be created immediately
by
following the instructions under section 4 ‘How to change the User PIN’.
Please follow the 3 simple steps in the table below to unlock the datAshur Personal
2
with the default User PIN.
Examples of these types of Alphanumerical PINs are:
• For “
Password
”
you would press the following keys:
7
(
p
qrs)
2
(
a
bc)
7
(pqr
s
)
7
(pqr
s
)
9
(
w
xyz)
6
(mn
o
)
7
(pq
r
s)
3
(
d
ef)
• For “
iStorage
”
you would press:
4
(gh
i
)
7
(pqr
s
)
8
(
t
uv)
6
(mn
o
)
7
(pq
r
s)
2
(
a
bc)
4
(
g
hi)
3
(d
e
f)
Using this method, long and easy to remember PIN’s can be created.
Password Tip
: You can create a memorable word, name, phrase or any other Alphanumerical PIN combination
by simply pressing the key with the corresponding letters on it.
