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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 1 of 27 Dat aT raveler ® 4000 User Manual[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 2 of 27 T able of Content s About This Manual ............................................................................................................. ..... 3  System Requi rement s ........................................................................................................[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 3 of 27 About This Manual This user manual covers the DataTraveler ® 4000 (referred to simply as DT4000 from this point forward) based on the factory ima ge with no implemented customizations. System Requirement s PC Platform • Pentium III Processor or equivalent (or faster) • 15MB free d[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 4 of 27 Setup (Windows Environment) 1. Insert the DT4000 into an available USB port on your notebook or desktop and wait for Windows to detect it. • Windows XP users will receive a ‘ Found New Hardware ’ notification as seen in Figure 2.1 . • Windows Vista/7 users will receive a device[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 5 of 27 Device Initialization (Windows Environment) 1. Select your language preferenc e from the drop-down menu and click ‘ Next ’ ( Figure 3.1 .) Figure 3.1 – Language Selection 2. Review the license agreement and click ‘ Next ’ ( Figure 3.2 .) ( Note: You must accept the license ag[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 6 of 27 3. Create a password to pr otect your data on the DT 4000. Enter it in the ‘ Password ’ field, then re-enter it in the ‘ Password Confirmation ’ field, as seen below in F igure 3.3 . The password you create must meet the following cr iteria before the init ializ ation process w[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 7 of 27 4. Enter your contact information in to the text boxes provided (see Figure 3.4 ) ( Note: The information you enter in these fields may NOT contain the password string you created in Step 3 . However, these fields are optional and can be left blank, if so desired .) • The ‘ Name ?[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 8 of 27 The DT4000 will now format the secure data partition ( Figure 3.5 ) and notify you when it is complete ( Figure 3.6 .) Note: If operating under Windows XP in Non-Admin mode, the ‘Format’ routine can take up to a minute.* 6. Click ‘ OK ’ to continue. Figure 3.5 – Formatting DT[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 9 of 27 Device Usage (Windows Environment) Once the DT4000 has been initialized, you can access the secure data partition and utilize the device options by logging into the device with your password. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Insert the DT4000 into a USB port on your notebook or desktop[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 10 of 27 Device Options (Windows Environment) While you are logged into the device, there will be a ‘ DT4000 ’ icon located in the right-hand corner of the Windows taskbar ( Figure 5.1 .) ( Note: Windows 7 users will need to click on the up-arrow button in the taskbar in or der to access t[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 11 of 27 Browse DT4000 • Allows you to browse the c ontents of the secure data parti tion while you are logged in Format DT4000* • Allows you to format the secure data partition (Warning: All data will be erased.) ( Figure 5.6 ) Online Support (Requires Internet access) • Opens your Inte[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 12 of 27 Setup (Mac Environment) Insert the DT4000 into an avail able USB port on your notebook or desktop and wait for the Mac operating system to detect it. When it does, you will see a DT4000 volume appear on the desktop, as seen in Figure 6.1 . 1. Double-click the DT4000 CD-ROM icon. 2. Do[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 13 of 27 Device Initialization (Mac Environment) 1. Select your language preferenc e from the drop-down menu and click ‘ Next ’ ( Figure 7.1 .) Figure 7.1 – Language Selection 2. Review the license agreement and click ‘ Next ’ ( Figure 7.2 .) ( Note: You must accept the license agree[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 14 of 27 3. Create a password to pr otect your data on the DT 4000. Enter it in the ‘ Password ’ field, then re-enter it in the ‘ Password Confirmation ’ field, as seen below in F igure 7.3 . The password you create must meet the following cr iteria before the init ializ ation process [...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 15 of 27 4. Enter your contact information in to the text boxes provided (see Figure 7.4 ) ( Note: The information you enter in these fields may NOT contain the password string you created in Step 3 . However, these fields are optional and can be left blank, if so desired .) • The ‘ Name ?[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 16 of 27 The DT4000 will now format the secure data partition ( Figure 7.5 ) and notify you when it is complete ( Figure 7.6 .) 6. Click ‘ OK ’ to continue. Figure 7.5 – Formatting DT4000 Figure 7.6 – Format Complete Initialization complete.[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 17 of 27 Device Usage (Mac Environment) Once the DT4000 has been initialized, you can access the secure data partition and utilize the device options by logging into the device with your password. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Insert the DT4000 into a USB port on your notebook or desktop an[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 18 of 27 Device Options (Mac Environment) While you are logged into t he device, there will be a ‘ DT4000_Launcher ’ icon located in the Mac OS X Dock as seen in Figure 9.1 below: Figure 9.1 – DT4000 Icon In Mac OS X Dock Holding down the ‘ control ’ key on your keyboar d and clickin[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 19 of 27 Browse DT4000 • Allows you to browse the contents of the secure data par tition while you are logged in Format DT4000 • Allo ws you to format the secure data partition (Warning: All data will be erased.) ( Figure 9.6 ) Online Support (Requires Internet access) • Opens your Inter[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 20 of 27 Setup (Linux Environment) (NOTE: With the various distributions of Linux available today, the ‘ l ook and feel’ of their interfaces may vary from one version to the next. However, the gener al command set used in the terminal application is very similar and can be referenced in th[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 21 of 27 Device Initialization (Linux Environment) Once the DT4000 is connected to your computer and recognized by the operating system, the device will need to be initialized pr ior to first use. To do so , open the ‘Terminal’ application (or command-line window) and follow these steps: ([...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 22 of 27 3. To initialize the DT4000, type the follo wing command at the termi nal prompt and press ENTER: ./dt4000_initialize* (Remember, commands are case-sensitive.) See Figure 10.4 . Figure 10.4 – Executing a DT4000 Command 4. After pressing ENTER , the license agreement will display in [...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 23 of 27 Device Usage (Linux Environment) Once the DT4000 has been initialized, you can acce ss the secure data partition by logging into the device using the DT4000 password you creat ed on page 22. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Open a ‘Terminal’ application window. 2. Type the followi[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 24 of 27 Help and T roubleshooting Device Lockout The DT4000 includes a security feature that prevents unauthorized access to the data partition once a maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts ( MaxNoA for short) has been made; the default “out-of-box” conf iguration has a pre-c[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 25 of 27 Forgot Password If you forget your password, you can click on the ‘ Forgot Password ’ link that appears in the login window when DT4000_Launcher is executed (see Figure 10.3 .) This option will allow you to create a new password, but in order to protect the privacy of your data, t[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 26 of 27 Drive Letter Conflict (Windows Operating Systems) As mentioned in the ‘ System Requirements ’ section of this manual (on page 3), the DT4000 requires two consecutive drive letters AFTER t he last physical disk that appears before the ‘gap’ in drive letter assignments (see Figu[...]

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    Document No. 48000127-001.A04 DataTraveler ® 4000 Page 27 of 27 Error Messages Unable to create file – This e rror message will appear when attempting to CREATE a file or folder ON the secure data partition whil e logged in under read-only mode. Figure 10.6 – Unable to Create File Error Error Copying File or Folder – This error message will [...]