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About the Aegis Padlock SSD

Package contents

• 

Aegis Padlock SSD with 

integrated USB 3.0 cable

• 

Travel pouch

• 

USB Y-cable

• 

Quick Start Guide

Easy-to-use keypad design that is 

impervious to dust and grit, with a 

software-free setup and operation, 

the Aegis Padlock SSD enables 

you to access the drive simply and 

easily with your own unique PIN. 

And with a super fast integrated 

USB 3.0 cable, you can access 

your data faster than ever before.

Quick Start Guide

Aegis 

Padlock

 

SSD

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UNLOCK

 button

LED

 Indicator lights

LOCK

 button

When you first plug in the SSD 

Padlock, the unit will do a self-test 

to verify all security components 

are working properly. The LEDs 

will go through 3 test stages 

RED

GREEN

, and 

BLUE

. This 

will be followed by three 

GREEN

 

flashes on a successful test. Any 

test failure will leave the unit in an 

interoperable state with the 

RED

 

LED flashing.

First Time Use

Before the Padlock can be used, the Admin PIN MUST be set. The LED will display 

Solid 

BLUE

 and Solid 

GREEN

 to indicate the Padlock is waiting for a PIN to be set.

To Set-up the Admin PIN:

1.  Press  

UNLOCK

 + 9. The LED will change to Solid 

BLUE 

and Blinking 

GREEN

.

2.  Enter the new Admin PIN and press 

UNLOCK

 key. If accepted the 

GREEN 

LED 

will flash for 3 short blinks, then return to Solid 

BLUE

 and Blinking 

GREEN

.

3.  Re-enter the Admin PIN and press the 

UNLOCK

 key. If accepted the 

GREEN

 

LED will be Solid for 3 seconds.

4.  LED will then turn 

BLUE

 and remain in Admin mode for 30 seconds or if the 

LOCK

 key is pressed, will return the drive to a standby state.

5.  The Admin PIN is now set and will allow access to the drive or the Admin features.

6.  To 

UNLOCK

 the drive, enter the new PIN and press 

UNLOCK

.

*Note:   PINs must be a minimum length of 7 maximum 16 digits.
 

Cannot contain all consecutive numbers (2345678 or 9876543)

 

Cannot contain all same number (1111111)

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Содержание Aegis Padlock

Страница 1: ...User Guide Aegis Padlock SSD Remember to save your PIN in a safe place If lost or forgotten there is no way to access the drive...

Страница 2: ...n Mode 9 Changing the Admin PIN 9 Adding a new User PIN 10 Deleting the User PINs 11 Changing the User PIN 11 Setting and Using Recovery PINs 12 Setting Read Only or Read Write from Admin 13 To set th...

Страница 3: ...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...

Страница 4: ...an interoperable state with the RED LED flashing First Time Use Before the Padlock can be used the Admin PIN MUST be set The LED will display Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN to indicate the Padlock is wai...

Страница 5: ...nt that the Aegis Padlock is unable to power on a single USB connection use the included USB Y cable Connecting the Aegis Padlock 1 Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Padlock drive to an ava...

Страница 6: ...ilable USB ports on your computer 3 At least one of the Aegis Padlock LEDs should turn on indicating that the Aegis Padlock is powered When you first plug in the SSD Padlock the unit will do a self te...

Страница 7: ...tions are to be added you can exit the Admin mode by pressing the button and the drive will return to the locked standby state If no action is taken within 30 seconds the drive will return to its lock...

Страница 8: ...king RED Drive unlocked in Read Only Mode Alternating RED BLUE Indicates a mode has been entered that can result in the deletion of a User or the data on the drive depending on the mode chosen Also us...

Страница 9: ...rrect Admin PIN 2 Enter the Admin PIN and press the button 3 Successfully entering the Admin Mode is indicated by a solid BLUE LED 4 To exit the Admin Mode either allow 30 seconds of inactivity or pre...

Страница 10: ...he BLUE LED glowing steadily indicating that the drive has returned to the Admin mode 5 For each additional User PIN repeat steps 2 4 B USER GENERATED USER PIN USER FORCED ENROLLMENT Note User Forced...

Страница 11: ...teadily NOTE Deleting the User PIN will also delete the Self Destruct PIN and all recovery PINs if any have been set Changing the User PIN You can change the User PIN by doing the following 1 Unlock t...

Страница 12: ...e button again If PIN is accepted for the final time the GREEN LED will blink three times and the device will then return to the Admin mode indicated by a steady BLUE LED 5 To add more Recovery PINs r...

Страница 13: ...drive will return to Admin mode indicated by the BLUE LED glowing steadily and the drive restored to its normal Read Write condition Important Note Setting the drive to Read Write from Admin mode will...

Страница 14: ...The GREEN LED will glow steadily 4 Drive will return to unlocked mode and can now be written to indicated by the blinking GREEN LED This mode allows the User to set the Read Write status of the drive...

Страница 15: ...and then will return to the Admin mode indicated by the BLUE LED glowing steadily Setting LED Flicker Button Press Indicator Setting Minimum PIN Length Requirement Creates a flickering effect in LED l...

Страница 16: ...Override to On 1 Enter the Admin Mode Press and hold 0 for five seconds until the RED LED blinks then enter the Admin code and press the button The BLUE LED will glow steadily 2 Press and hold 7 1 for...

Страница 17: ...in these ten extra attempts press and hold the 5 button and then press the UNLOCK button until the RED and GREEN LEDs blink alternately 5 Enter the code LastTry 5278879 and press the button You will n...

Страница 18: ...the PIN Note The Self Destruct PIN must be different from all other PINs i e Admin PIN User PINs Recovery PINs 1 By default the Self Destruct feature is disabled To allow the Padlock SSD to be set wit...

Страница 19: ...n and partition settings You will need to initialize and format the device To initialize your Padlock SSD do the following 1 After a complete reset press 9 The BLUE LED will glow steadily and the GREE...

Страница 20: ...ck or log off your Aegis Padlock SSD if you are away from your computer using the switching user function by sharing a computer with others Initializing and formatting the Aegis Padlock SSD after a co...

Страница 21: ...es Each drive in the list will display its capacity manufacturer and product name such as 232 9 Apricorn Padlock SSD 2 Click the Erase tab 3 Enter a name for the drive The default name is Untitled The...

Страница 22: ...Button 11 blinks Button 12 blinks 4 To exit the Diagnostic Mode wait for the 20 second timeout or hold the Button for 7 seconds to return the key to its normal operation Self Diagnostics During the i...

Страница 23: ...o reconfigure reformat the Aegis Fortress creating a new Admin PIN which will allow you to reload the previously backed up data onto the device Q Why did the operating system not recognize the Padlock...

Страница 24: ...version If you are experiencing lower than expected speeds check to make sure you have the latest host controller driver available If you are getting considerably less make sure that you are plugged...

Страница 25: ...Mode 1 Create User PIN 2 not used 3 Set Self Destruct PIN Admin or User setup 4 Set Minimum PIN length 5 Set Brute Force Attempts 6 Auto Lock 8 Enter Recovery PIN 9 Enter Change Admin PIN 7 1 Turn Lo...

Страница 26: ...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 W...

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