Apricorn Aegis Bio A25-BIO 120GB manual

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T a b l e o f C o n T e n T s P age# Introduct ion .......................................................................... 4 Gettin g to know y our Aegis Bio ............................................... 5 w S ystem R equirements ......................................................... 5 w P ackage Contents ...................................[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 4 Thank you for pur chasing the Aegis Bio. Please tak e the time to read this manual rst to f amiliarize y ourself with the Aegis Bio and the included software. Why you can trust your data to the Aegis Bio. Designed for those that demand the highest lev el of protection for their data, the Aegis Bio fuses leading edge t[...]

www .apricorn.com 5 G e T T I n G T o k n o w y o u r a e G I s b I o System Requirements Hardware: P entium CPU II or Apple G3 or later 32MBs RAM USB P ort CD ROM or CD-RW drive Operating systems: Microsoft: Windows 2000, XP and Vista Fingerprint enrollment software is not compatible with Mac, However , you can use the Aegis Bio without software o[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 6 Specications Parameter Data T ransfer R ates Up to 480 Mbps USB P ower USB Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and 1.1 Buffer Size 8MB RPM 5400 Av erage Seek Time 12ms V oltage 5 V olts +/- 5% Shock - non operating 1000G 1ms Shock - operating 300G 2ms Dimensions 19mm x 84.5mm x 120mm Approv als FCC, CE & USB IF Features Be[...]

www .apricorn.com 7 a e G I s b I o s e T -u p The Aegis Bio Setup involv es three steps. Step 1. Run “Install the progr am on the host system” Step 2. Run the ngerprint enrollment softwar e. Step 3. Run Aegis F ormatter . Step 1. Install program on host system (PC Only) 1. Insert the “ Aegis Bio Software CD” into your CD-ROM and cl ick [...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 8 4. Enter the User inf ormation and click “Next” to continue 5. Choose the destination folder and click “Next” to continue. 6. Choose T ypical or Custom Install and click “Next” to continue. Note: Use the custom installation option to substitute your Windows Logon passwords with your ngerprints.[...]

www .apricorn.com 9 Typical Installation Option 1. Click “Next” to continue. 2. Click Finish to Complete the installation. Custom Setup Option 1. Select Custom Option and click “Next” to continue.[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 10 2. Click on the red X, choose “Will be installed on local hard drive” and click “Next” to continue. 3. Click “Next” to continue and Finish to complete the installation. 4. Once the installation has completed you will need to r estart the system for the changes to take ef fect. Click Y es to restart now or No[...]

www .apricorn.com 11 Step 2. Run Fingerprint Enrollment Software 1. Go to Start / All Programs / Apricorn / Protector Suite T oken and Click on Protector Suite T oken 2. From the Protector Suite T oken W elcome screen cl ick “Next ” to start the ngerprint enrollment wizard. 3. Read the END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT and Click on the “I accept [...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 12 7 . On the “Scanning Pr actice” window you can practice scanning your ngers. Y ou can do this as many times as you need to by clicking on the “T ry again” button. If you have any question about the proper technique, use the “Replay Animation” button to watch the Fingerprint T utorial Video. When you are c[...]

www .apricorn.com 13 9. In the “Security Setup” window you will create a “backup password le” . The “backup password le” is necessary for unlocking your Aegis Bio in the event that ngerprint v erication is not possible. (T o view the password in plain text, select the Unhide password check bo x. ) 10. Next, select a location[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 14 Step 3. Run Aegis Formatter Before you can use the Aegis B io , it has to be formatted in F A T32. 1. This is done from the “ Aegis F ormatter” window . By default the volume label is set to “ENCRYPTED” , you can change the volume label to give your drive a user friendly name. Either accept or change the volume [...]

www .apricorn.com 15 Connection Message 1. When you start your computer with the Aegis Bio attached, the message will read: “Swipe y our nger to log on” . Connection Message 2. When you start your computer without the Aegis Bio attached, the message will read: “ Attach device to Log on” . Logging on the rst time after installation. Ma[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 16 Tray Icon Overview The Protector Suite T oken icon will populate the system tr ay in the lower right corner of your task bar . This icon provides access to the following features: • Edit Fingerprints: Opens the ngerprint enrollment wizard to register additional ngers or delete existing ones. Lock/Unlock: • Loc[...]

www .apricorn.com 17 Fingerprint Tutorial Strip sensors represent a new type of ngerprint scanner . T o help you with your enrollment, we created a tutorial where y ou can practice swiping your nger to create ngerprint samples. To run the ngerprint tutorial: The tutorial is included in the Protector Suite T oken Enrollment Wizar d, but [...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 18 Click the Reset Logon Data but ton to delete your user credentials • from your device if y ou need to change them. Y ou will be prompted to enter them during your next biometric logon. This but ton is displayed only if ngerprint logon is installed and logon data is dened. Password Bank Tab The P assword Bank tab[...]

www .apricorn.com 19 To turn hints on/off: Right -click the Protector Suite T oken icon in the system tra y . Select 1. Settings. Select P assword Bank. 2. Select the notications you want to displa y . 3. Alert me if registration is replayed • - This alert informs the user that a previously registered page is about to be r eplayed. This alert [...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 20 Registrations Tab The Registr ations tab list all of the existing registrations. Y ou can edit, delete, export, or import registr ations from this page. To create a new registration: Launch your web browser 1. Display a web site or web form y ou want to register . 2. P opulate the user name and password elds. 3. Pres[...]

www .apricorn.com 21 Site registration with multiple forms The P assword Bank registers forms, not pages. If a page contains sever al forms, each form r equires a separate registr ation. If a page contains sever al forms, the user name and password associated with a registr ation will be submitted using the following logic: If there is only one reg[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 22 Renaming a registration Registr ations are stored with a default name. Y ou can later rename a registr ation. To rename a registration: Click the Protector Suite T oken icon in the system tr ay . 1. Select Settings. 2. Select Register ed sites. 3. Select a registration. 4. Click the Rename but ton. 5. 6. T ype a new reg[...]

www .apricorn.com 23 To import a registration: Click the Protector Suite T oken icon in the system tr ay . 1. Select Settings. 2. Select Register ed sites. 3. Click the Import button. 4. Browse for the .pb le to be imported. 5. If registr ations already exist on your computer , you will be asked 6. whether you want to pr eserve your existing reg[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 24 Warning! the PST Administr ation tools are included with the standard Aegis Bio application CD , but it is not recommended for distribution in a corporate en vironment. These tools can be destructive if used incorrectly. Go to page #25 “Making CD’ s without PST Administration T ools” for instructions on how to cre[...]

www .apricorn.com 25 PSTReset Tool ******WARNING****** Run pstreset.ex e le to delete all les and formatting from y our device. No password is necessary . This will leave your hard driv e in a preformat ted state and it will be necessary to format the hard drive and go through the initial enrollment process. This tool should be used only as a[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 26 B. Disconnecting Windows 2000 and XP 1) Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop (the system tra y is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time). 2) Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the system tra y . A dialog box will appear . 3) Click ‘Safely R emove hard disk – Drive (D:) in t[...]

www .apricorn.com 27 T e C h n I C a l s u p p o r T Apricorn provides the f ollowing helpful resources f or you: 1. Setup, Softwar e and F AQs sections of the User ’ s Guide. 2. Apricorn’ s W ebsite ( http://www.apricorn.com ) This gives you the abilit y to check for up-to-date information. 3. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com . 4. Or call the[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 28 w a r r a n T y C o n d I T I o n s Three-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3-year warrant y on the Aegis Bio against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The w arranty period is effectiv e from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authoriz ed reseller . Disclaimer and terms of the w[...]

www .apricorn.com 29 FAQ’s I enrolled my ngerprints but the Aegis Formatter says “Aegis USB Device Not Found”. This can happen on a computer with network drives. The PS tok en software sees the driv e and allows you to enroll your ngerprints. But your Oper ating System assigns the Aegis Bio a drive let ter that conicts with one of th[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 30 Now click the down arrow next to the ‘Drive Let ter ’ to open the 4. drop down menu and choose a new ‘Drive Let ter’ . Make sure to choose a ‘Drive Letter’ that does not conict with any of the network drives. Click on the OK button to assign the new ‘Driv e Letter’ and close all the windows. The “ A[...]

www .apricorn.com 31 Why am I having so much trouble with one of the ngerprints I have enrolled? There can be many r easons you might be having trouble with an enrolled ngerprint, normally it will be differ ence in the angle or pressure you ar e swiping your nger . But, if you do have a ngerprint that doesn’t seem to work very well ju[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 32 4. After you click the “R eset Logon Data” button you will receiv e a the following verication window . Y ou will be prompted to enter y our user name and password in the user credentials window during your next biometric logon. How do I get the password bank to work with Firefox? (Firefo x must be set as the def[...]

www .apricorn.com 33 What happens if I loose my backup password le or it becomes corrupted? T ake care to stor e the backup password le in a safe place you will always ha ve access to. Because, you must ha ve both the password le and knowledge of the backup password to unlock the device without ngerprints. Is my password stored on the ?[...]

V alue Y ou Can Depend On 34 What are the advantages of installing program on host sys- tem? Running the “Install progr am on host system” offers the f ollowing convenient f eatures and custom options. Fingerprint logon (Only available through custom setup) • Fingerprint Logon allows you to substitute your Windows Logon passwords with your ?[...]

www .apricorn.com 35 Notes:[...]

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