Apricorn Aegis Padlock manual

User ’ s Manual Aegis P adlock[...]

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Table of Contents About the Aegis Padlock Portable Secure Hard Drive 4 Package contents 4 Aegis Padlock button panel 5 Aegis Padlock - Getting Started 6 Before you begin 6 Connecting the Aegis P adlock 6 Connecting the Aegis P adlock with USB Y -Cable 7 How do I use the Aegis P adlock the rst time? 7 What if I forget the User P assword? 7 Using [...]

www .apricorn.com 4 About the Aegis Padlock Portable Secure Hard Drive Package contents Aegis Padlock driv e with • integrated USB cable T rav el pouch • USB Y -cable • Quick Start Guide • Looking for an eff ortless way to secure your data? The Aegis P adlock Secure Drive is the ultimate portable hard drive and secure storage system. With a[...]

www .apricorn.com 5 Aegis Padlock button panel The “Cancel” button can be used to: Cancel current operation • Return to the previous step when y ou knowingly entered a wrong • password Exit the Admin Mode • The button can be used to access the Aegis P adlock and it can also be used as an OK acknowledgement in the following oper ations: En[...]

www .apricorn.com 6 Aegis Padlock - Getting Started Before you begin Be sure to review the following information bef ore you begin to use the Aegis Padlock. At tenti on: Us e onl y t he in clu ded cabl es wit h y our Aeg is Pad loc k. Y ou m igh t dam age t he dri ve if you us e a ca ble n ot inclu ded wi th the A egi s P adl ock . The Aegis Padloc[...]

www .apricorn.com 7 Connecting the Aegis Padlock with USB Y-Cable If the indi cat or light do es not p owe r o n a s ing le USB c onn ect ion, use th e inc lud ed USB Y -cable. A t ta c h th e Ae g is P a dl o ck ’ s in te g r at ed U SB c ab l e to t he f em al e co nn e ct or o f t he 1. USB Y -cable. Co nn ec t t he t wo m a le U SB c o nn ec [...]

www .apricorn.com 8 Using the Aegis Padlock Entering and exiting the Standby Mode, Admin Mode, and User Mode Entering the Standby Mode The St andby Mo de is th e d ef ault wor kin g mod e o f t he Ae gis P adlo ck and i s t he gateway to other working modes. T o ent er the Stan dby Mo de, a tt ach th e Aeg is P adloc k t o y our com put er . Th e d[...]

www .apricorn.com 9 Entering the Admin Mode Note: The Aegis P adlock cannot be recognized by the oper ating system in the Admin Mode. T o enter the Admin Mode, do the following: Attach the USB cable to an a vailable USB port on your computer . The Aegis 1. Padlock goes into the Standby Mode, and the indicator light turns red. Pre ss an d h ol d + 0[...]

www .apricorn.com 10 Password Management Changing the Admin Password Thi s s ectio n p ro vides in form ati on abo ut ma nag ing your pass wor d in the Admi n Mode and User Mode. Y ou can change the Admin P assword by doing the f ollowing: Enter Admin Mode (refer to page 9 f or details). 1. Press and hold + 9 until the indicator light ashes blue[...]

www .apricorn.com 11 Adding a new User Password Y ou can add a new User P assword by doing the f ollowing: Enter the Admin Mode (refer to page 9 f or details). 1. Press and hold + 1 until the indicator light ashes blue intermittently . 2. Ent er a Use r P ass wor d and pr ess (a min imum of 6 dig its an d a maxi mum 3. of 16 digits) The indicato[...]

www .apricorn.com 12 Aegis Padlock Brute Force Protection What is Brute Force Attack? In cryptanalysis, a brute force at tack is a method of defeating a cryptogr aphic scheme by systematically trying a large number of possibilities; for example, a large number of the possible keys in a k ey space in order to decrypt a message. In most schemes, the [...]

www .apricorn.com 13 Completely resetting the Aegis Padlock If yo u f orge t a ll th e U ser Pa ssw or ds or Admin P assw ord s, y ou can pe rfor m a com ple te re set to r emov e a ll th e U ser P assw or ds, an d res tor e the Admi n P ass wor d to the default 123456 . Attention: Completely reset ting the Aegis Padlock will er ase all the data on[...]

www .apricorn.com 14 In the Computer Manage window , click 5. Disk Management . In the Disk Management window , the Aegis Padlock is recognized as an unknown device that is uninitialized and unallocated. Do the following to make the driv e recognized as a basic drive. 6. If the Initialize and Conv ert Disk Wizard window opens, click • Cancel , th[...]

www .apricorn.com 15 Hibernating, Suspending, or Logging off from the Operating System Be sur e to sa ve an d c lose all th e les on y our A egi s P adl ock b ef or e h ibe rna ting, sus pen ding, or lo gging of f fr om the W ind ows oper atin g s yst em. It is recommended that you log of f the Aegis P adlock manually before hibernating, suspend[...]

www .apricorn.com 16 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information f or the Aegis Padlock. If yo u e nco unter an y of the f ollow ing pr oblem s whe n u sin g t he Ae gis P adlo ck, ref er to the corresponding answers. Q: How do I use the Aegis Padlock the rst time? A: Y ou can use it in one of the following w ays: Enter the[...]

www .apricorn.com 17 Q: How do I use the Aegis Padlock without a password? A: As a full disk encryption product, the Aegis P adlock can never be used without a password. Q: What encryption algorithm is used in this product? A: Depending on your model the Aegis P adlock uses either AES 128-bit or 256-bit algorithm. Q: Why could I not change my User [...]

www .apricorn.com 18 Three Year Limited Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3- year limited warrant y on the Aegis Padlock against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller . Disclaimer and terms of the warranties: THE WARRANT Y B[...]

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