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iStorage datashur · User Guide
6. How to create an Admin PIN
An Admin PIN is a useful feature for corporate deployment, for example:
• Recovering data from a drive and configuring a new User PIN in the event an
employee has forgotten their PIN
• Retrieving data from a drive if an employee leaves the company
CAUTION
Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User
PIN. If a user forgets their PIN, access to their drive is regained by
defining a new user PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend
that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been
unlocked using the Admin PIN.
Admin PIN requirements:
• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain repeating numbers/letters, e.g., (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain sequential numbers/letters, e.g., (1-2-3-4-5-6-7),
(7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4-5-6), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
If the drive has been reset or hacking detection has been triggered (i.e., no
User or Admin PIN exist), the instructions below can be followed. If a User PIN
already exists, the datashur must be unlocked first with the user PIN by following
instructions under heading 4, before an Admin PIN can be created by following
instructions below.