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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 Secure T raveler User’s Manual 1 SecureTraveler ™ User’s Manual SecureTraveler ™ is the DataTraveler ® configuration utility that allows corporate and home users to set up public and password-protected privacy zones on compatible DataTraveler USB Flash Drives. It also allows users to set Windows s hortcuts to l[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 2 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 System ......................................................................................................................... .......... 3 1.1 Requirements ..........................................................................................................[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 3 1 S YSTEM 1.1 Requirements • Pentium II 266 MHz Processor • 2MB hard drive free space • Operating Systems: W indows Vista ™ (32-bit only)*, Windows XP ® SP1 and SP2, Windows 2000 ® SP4 • Administrative privileges for Windows XP and 2000. • USB Port 2.0/1.1 * Windows ReadyB[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 4 If the SecureTraveler ™ is used to format and create a privacy zone, then a 1GB DataTraveler could be divided as follows (Figure 2): Figure 2: Divided Zone In the previous example (Figur e 2), the tota l ava ilable data storage area is broken up as: -Privacy partition of 363 MB -Publi[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 5 3 C ONNECTING T HE D ATA T RA VELER ® Insert your DataTraveler USB Flash drive into the USB port. The Operating Systems will automatically recognize the DataTraveler and install the required drivers. Generally, Windows will display the contents of the public zone of the DataTraveler (F[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 6 4 C ONFIGURING T HE D ATA T RA VELER ® W ITH S ECURE T RA VELER ™ CAUTION! When you create or update a privacy zone, the DataTraveler ® is formatted and ALL data stored on the drive will be lost. Ba ckup your files before you create or change your privacy zone. SecureTraveler w ill [...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 7 Next, the Welcome Screen is displayed, explaining th at there is no privacy z one defined (Figure 6): Figure 6: SecureTraveler Welcome Screen Click Cancel to exit SecureTraveler or OK to continue to the Form at screen (Figure 7). Figure 7: SecureTraveler Format Screen The Format screen [...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 8 The Hint field, which is optional to fill in, is there to help yo u rememb er a password should you forget it. CAUTION! If you forget your privacy zone passw ord, you will no longer be able to access files stored in the privacy zone; you w ill be re quired to reformat and reinitialize t[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 9 In the example, a 1 GB DataTraveler is set up to have about 500MB allocated for privacy zone (Figure 9). Figure 9: Format Screen with Privacy Zone Due to different DataTraveler capacities, SecureTr aveler may m ake slight adjustments to the user- selected privacy zone size to opt imize [...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 10 SecureTraveler will then initiate the form at to create the pr ivacy partition, and display a for mat status window (Figure 11). Figure 11: Format Status Window When the formatting has com pleted successfull y, you will see a Format Completed screen (Figure 12): Figure 12: Format Compl[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 11 4.2 Accessing Your Privacy Zone When you insert the DataTraveler ® into a compatible computer, it will be detected and a window will display with the contents of the public zone as show n in Section 3 (Figure 3). To access the privacy zone, do one of the following: A. Double-click on [...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 12 If you forgot your password, click on the Hint rem inder at the bottom; this will display your predefined hint (Figure 14). Figure 14: Privacy Zone Login Screen, Displaying Hint Note: If you do not know or remember your pa ssw ord, the only option will be to reformat the DataTraveler a[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 13 After successful login, Windows will open a new scr een and display the contents of your privacy zone (Figure 16). Note: privacy zone is empty right after it is created. Figure 16: Windows Privacy Zone Screen Note that you will need to double-click on the Logout Privacy Zone to end acc[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 14 To prevent file damage or loss, please close all application pr ograms accessing the DataTraveler and then click OK to close the privacy zone. Do not disconnect your DataTraveler drive. Note that this screen can also be checked off so that it does not show up during logouts (the Don’[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 15 • Create Shortcut in Quick Launch bar: Checking this box sets up an icon for SecureTraveler in your W indows Quick Launch bar (Figure 20) . Figure 20: Quick Launch Shortcut You can launch SecureTraveler by clicking once on this icon. • Create Shortcut on Desktop: A SecureTraveler ?[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 16 • No Logout Confirmation: If No Logout Confirmation is checked, you will not see this screen upon logout (Figure 23): Figure 23: Logout Confirmation Screen • SecureTraveler Language: By clicking on the Language field, you can select the language used for the SecureTraveler ™ prog[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 17 You can change the format of th e DataTraveler by clicking on the Format button. You will then be presented with the Form at screen (Figure 25). Figure 25: Format Screen CAUTION! Changing the size of your Privacy Zone requires formatting your DataTraveler, causing ALL secured and non-s[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 18 First, key in the Old Password (which is required to change to a New Password). If you don’t remember or know the password, the privacy zon e cannot be accessed and requires a new Format to set up a new privacy zone. Note: Formatting will delet e all files stored in a previously defi[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 19 5 F REQUENTL Y A SKED Q UESTIONS For a complete list of the la test FAQs, go to the DataTraveler webs ite at www.kingston.com/support/USBFLASHDRIVES . Several FAQs are listed below for your convenience. Q: I would like to secure all the data on my DataTraveler. Why am I limited to a Ma[...]

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    Document No: 4808056-001.A00 SecureT raveler User’s Manual 20 Q: Can I disconnect my DataTraveler with out logging out of the privacy partition? A: Yes, you can disconnect the DataTraveler without logging out of the privacy zone. However, to protect your data, Kingston recommends that you log out of the privacy zone prior to disconnecting the Dat[...]