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User’s Manual

Aegis

Padlock DT

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Summary of Contents for Aegis Padlock DT

Page 1: ...User s Manual Aegis Padlock DT ...

Page 2: ...e 8 Exiting the User Mode 8 Entering the Admin Mode 9 Exiting the Admin Mode 9 Password Management 10 Changing the Admin Password 10 Adding a new User Password 11 Deleting the User Passwords 11 Changing the User Password 11 Setting the Unattended Auto Lock Feature 12 Aegis Padlock DT Brute Force Protection 13 What is Brute Force Attack 13 How does the Aegis Padlock DT protect against brute force a...

Page 3: ...rivative work in any standard paper book form for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISC...

Page 4: ...the default PIN number of 123456 and press The UNLOCK indicator light will turn GREEN indicating the drive is unlocked and can be accessed Changing the ADMIN PIN number to your own unique PIN number You are the administrator of this drive The first thing you will want to do is change the Administrator PIN number from the default 123456 to a unique secure PIN number that you will remember To change...

Page 5: ...T and it can also be used as an OK acknowledgement in the following operations Entering a password Confirming a new password The indicator light displays the following colors to indicate the various modes of operation RED Standby Mode BLUE Admin Mode GREEN User Mode The indicator light has other display methods to indicate different status of the Aegis Padlock DT Details are provided later in this...

Page 6: ...Aegis Padlock DT Connecting the Aegis Padlock DT 1 Ensure that the power switch on the back of the Aegis Padlock DT is in the OFF position 2 Connect the Aegis Padlock DT to a power outlet using the included AC Adapter 3 Attach the USB cable to the Aegis Padlock DT drive and to an available USB port on your computer 4 Turn the power switch on the back of the Aegis Padlock DT to the ON position 5 Th...

Page 7: ...rget the User Password Use your Admin Password to enter Admin Mode and then create another User Password in Admin Mode NOTE If you forget or lose your ADMIN password there is no way to access the drive Even an Apricorn employee will be unable to help you access your data In the event that this happens the only way to use the drive is to do a complete reset which will reset the encryption key makin...

Page 8: ...by Mode first and then you can enter the mode of your choice Entering the User Mode To enter the User Mode do the following 1 Attach the drive to your computer and to a power outlet using the AC Adapter Turn the power switch to the ON position The drive will be in Standby Mode 2 Enter the User Password or the Admin Password the default Admin Password is 123456 and press The UNLOCK indicator light ...

Page 9: ...is in Admin Mode when the ADMIN A indicator light has changed to BLUE Note If the LOCK indicator light flashes RED for a few seconds indicating the Aegis Padlock DT has returned to the Standby Mode go back to Step 2 This is due to one of the following conditions You entered an incorrect Admin Password in Step 3 No activity was detected within 10 seconds in the Admin Mode Exiting the Admin Mode To ...

Page 10: ...l be solid GREEN for two seconds and then the ADMIN A indicator light will become solid BLUE indicating that the Admin Password has been changed successfully Note If the LOCK indicator light flashes RED three times this indicates that the password is less than 6 digits or more than 16 digits Enter a password that contains 6 16 digits after the ADMIN A indicator light flashes BLUE intermittently 1 ...

Page 11: ...he UNLOCK indicator light will flash GREEN three times and then the ADMIN A indicator light will flash BLUE intermittently 3 Press and hold 7 8 a second time for five seconds until the UNLOCK indicator light goes solid GREEN for two seconds Then the ADMIN A indicator light will go back to solid BLUE This indicates that the User Passwords were deleted successfully Changing the User Password You can...

Page 12: ...ve seconds until the LOCK indicator light flashes RED This indicates that you can enter the Admin Password 2 Enter the Admin Password and press The drive is in Admin Mode when the ADMIN A indicator light has changed to BLUE 3 Once in Admin mode press 6 The LOCK and ADMIN A indicator lights should start flashing RED and BLUE intermittently 4 Press one of the numbers below that corresponds to amount...

Page 13: ...repeated for each six unsuccessful attempts 3 If the user unsuccessfully tries to unlock the drive on his 10th try the keypad will lock and the LOCK indicator light will begin blinking quickly Even after unplugging and replugging in the unit the drive will remain locked and the indicator light will continue to blink rapidly 4 Here are the steps to allow the user to unlock the keypad for 10 more at...

Page 14: ... BLUE intermittently 4 Input in the PIN that you would like to use as the Self Destruct password and press 5 The Aegis Padlock DT will then check against known PINs to make sure that it is not already in use If in use the LOCK indicator light will flash RED 3 times and the drive will go into Standby mode If this happens please re enter the Admin mode step 1 and repeat the process with a new code 6...

Page 15: ...ancel 2 for 10 seconds until the LOCK and ADMIN A indicator lights flash RED and BLUE intermittently and then stop on a solid color The indicator light will then turn solid GREEN for two seconds followed by the LOCK indicator light turning solid RED You have successfully reset the Aegis Padlock DT Note If no activity is detected for 30 seconds in this step the Aegis Padlock DT will go into the Sta...

Page 16: ...ght click Unknown Disk and then select Initialize Disk b In the Initialize Disk window click OK 7 Right click in the blank area under the Unallocated section and then select New Partition The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard window opens 8 Click Next 9 Select Primary partition and click Next 10 If you need only one partition accept the default partition size and click Next 11 Click Next 12 Crea...

Page 17: ...log off the Aegis Padlock DT manually before hibernating suspending or logging off from your system To log off the Aegis Padlock DT double click Safely Remove Hardware on the Windows desktop and remove the Aegis Padlock DT from your computer Attention To ensure the data integrity of your Aegis Padlock DT be sure to lock or log off your Aegis Padlock DT if you are away from your computer using the ...

Page 18: ...lt Admin Password to use the Aegis Padlock DT Q I enter the drive with the default password but am not able to change the code Why A You are entering the drive using the Admin password This code can only be changed from the Admin mode Q What can I do if I forget the User Password A Use your Admin Password to enter Admin Mode and then create another User Password in Admin Mode Q What can I do if I ...

Page 19: ...o I use the Aegis Padlock DT without a password A As a full disk encryption product the Aegis Padlock DT can never be used without a password Q What encryption algorithm is used in this product A Depending on your model the Aegis Padlock DT uses either AES 128 bit or 256 bit algorithm Q Why could I not initialize partition or format the Aegis Padlock DT A Ensure that your user account has administ...

Page 20: ...CTION GUIDE 2 BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY APRICORN 3 BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT OR 4 AS A RESULT OF SERVICE ALTERNATION OR REPAIR BY ANYONE OTHER THAN APRICORN AND SHALL BE VOID THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR NO OTHER WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE ...

Page 21: ... Apricorn Inc 2012 All rights reserved 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA U S A 92064 1 858 513 2000 www apricorn com ...

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