Quick Start Guide
Remember to memorize and save your PIN in a safe
place. For advanced features and settings, refer to
the complete user’s manual loaded onto your
Aegis Padlock drive or online at www.apricorn.com/
media/document/file/Aegis_Padlock_3_Manual.pdf
Aegis
Padlock
3.0
First-Time Use / Admin Mode Setup
NOTE: if you are using the Aegis Configurator to set up your Padlock 3.0, First ensure that
the device has the “configurable” logo on the belly label. 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 Padlock 3.0 is shipped without a preset Personal Identification Number (PIN.) To prepare
the drive for use, the user must first establish an Admin PIN that is between 6 and 16 digits in length.
PINs cannot contain all consecutive numbers or all the same numbers
(e.g. 0123456789, 987654321
or 11111111, 22222222, etc.
This Admin PIN is used to set the Padlock 3.0’s various Admin features and
also serves as the first of five User PINS for the Padlock 3.0’s standard operation.
To Manually Set Up the Admin PIN:
1. Plug the Padlock 3 into a powered USB port.
(
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 Padlock 3.0 is
in Admin mode, ready to add another User PIN [see reverse] or for setting up features.)
5. To exit the Admin mode, press
cancel
(
RED
LED will glow solidly)
or wait 30 seconds and Padlock
3.0 will return to standby mode.
6. If no additional users are to be added or Admin features set, Padlock 3.0 setup is now complete and
ready for use.
Adding a New User PIN
There are two ways to establish a User PIN: Admin-generat-
ed while in Admin Mode, and User-generated while Padlock
is placed in User Forced Enrollment State.
ADMIN-GENERATED USER PIN
1. Enter the Admin Mode by holding
+ 0
for five seconds;
With
RED
LED blinking, enter the Admin PIN and press
the button. The
BLUE
LED will glow solidly.
2. Press the
+ 1
buttons together until the
BLUE
LED
glows solidly and the
GREEN LED
starts blinking.
3. Enter the User PIN
*
and press
.
The
GREEN
LED
will blink three times by itself, then the
BLUE
LED will
glow solidly as the
GREEN
LED continues blinking.
4. Re-enter that same User PIN and press . The
GREEN
LED will glow solidly for three seconds verify-
ing that the User PIN was successfully added, and
then will be replaced by the
BLUE
LED glowing solidly,
indicating that the drive has returned to the Admin
mode.
0
cancel
2
abc
5
jkl
6
mno
9
wxyz
8
tuv
7
pqrs
4
ghi
3
def
1
* If PIN is unacceptable, Red LED will blink 3 times and return to solid
BLUE
/ blinking
GREEN
LEDs.
