Apricorn Aegis Padlock 3.0 Manuals

Quick Start Guide 0 cancel 2 abc 5 jkl 6 mno 9 wxyz 8 tuv 7 pqrs 4 ghi 3 def 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 Cancel button button LED Indicator light Remember to save your password in a safe place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the drive. If you are having difficulty please refer to the complete user’s manual which is loaded on your Aegis Padlock drive and is also available at Apricorn’s website at: www.apricorn.com/support Your Aegis Padlock is preformatted in NTFS for Windows® and is ready for use. For the Mac OS please refer to the directions on the reverse to reformat your drive to a compatible format. To access the Aegis Padlock plug your drive into a powered USB port (for the fastest data transfer speeds use a USB 3.0 port - the Aegis Padlock is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0), enter the default PIN number of 123456 and press . The indicator light will change from RED to GREEN indicating the drive is unlocked and can be accessed. Changing the ADMIN PIN number to your own unique PIN number You are the “administrator” of this drive. The first thing you will want to do is change the Administrator PIN number from the default 123456 to a unique, secure PIN number that you will remember. To change the Admin PIN number follow the instructions below: To enter Admin Mode, first plug the drive into the USB port and wait until the LED light 1. turns RED. Next, press and hold 0 + for 5 seconds until the LED light flashes RED. 2. Enter the Admin PIN number (default is 123456) and press . The LED light will turn 3. BLUE indicating you are in Admin Mode. While in Admin Mode, press and hold 9 + until the LED light flashes BLUE. 4. Enter the new PIN number (minimum 6 digits) and press . The LED light will flash 5. GREEN 3 times if successful. Re-enter the new PIN number and press . The LED light will stay solid GREEN for 6. 2 seconds then solid BLUE indicating you have successfully changed the Admin PIN. To exit Admin Mode and begin using your Aegis Padlock drive, press the CANCEL 7. button until the LED turns RED. Now enter your new PIN number and press . Aegis Padlock 3.0

Quick Start Guide First-Time Use / Admin Mode Setup Aegis Padlock 3.0 There are two ways to establish a User PIN: Admin-generated while in Admin Mode, and User-generated while Padlock is placed in User Forced Enrollment State. ADMIN-GENERATED USER PIN 1. Enter the Admin Mode by pressing and holding + 0 for five seconds (RED LED will blink.) Enter the Admin PIN and press (BLUE LED will glow solidly.) 2. Press and hold + 1 until the BLUE LED glows solidly and the GREEN LED starts blinking. 3. Enter the PIN to be used as your User code and press . (BLUE LED will turn off and GREEN LED will blink 3 times by itself, then will continue blinking as BLUE LED resumes glowing solidly) 4. Quickly re-enter that same PIN once more and press . (If the PIN was successfully added, BLUE LED will turn off, GREEN LED will illuminate for a second or two and then will turn off, followed by the BLUE LED glowing solidly indicating that the key has returned to Admin Mode. If PIN is unacceptable or the second entry doesn’t match the first, RED LED will flash three times, followed by solid BLUE / Blinking GREEN LEDs. NOTE: if you are using the Aegis Configurator (sold separately) to set up your Padlock 3.0, first ensure that the device to be configured has the “configurable” logo on the belly label. Also, DO NOT perform the following Manual Admin and USER PIN SETUP steps below; The Aegis Configurator will only recognize devices in their factory “out of box” state or devices that have been completely reset. Each Aegis Padlock 3.0 is shipped without a preset Personal Identification Number (PIN.) To prepare the Key for use, the user must first establish an Admin PIN that is between 7 and 16 digits in length. PINs cannot contain all consecutive numbers or all the same numbers (e.g. 123456789, 987654321 or 11111111, 22222222, etc.This Admin PIN is used to set the Secure Key’s various Admin features and also serves as the first of two User PINS for the Secure Key’s standard operation. To Set Up the Admin PIN: 1. Plug the Padlock 3 into a powered USB port. (BLUE and GREEN LEDs will glow solidly, indicating no Admin PIN has been established.) 2. Press + 9 simultaneously. (BLUE LED will glow solidly and GREEN LED will blink.) 3. Enter the PIN to be used as your Admin code and press (If PIN is accepted, BLUE LED will turn off momentarily and GREEN LED will blink 3 times by itself, then will continue blinking as the BLUE LED glows solidly.)* 4. Quickly re-enter that same PIN once more and press (BLUE LED will turn off momentarily and GREEN LED will illuminate for one second until replaced by the BLUE LED glowing solidly, indicating that the Admin PIN has been set and the Padlock 3.0 is in Admin mode, ready to add another User PIN [see reverse] or for setting up features.) 5. To exit the Admin mode, press (RED LED will glow solidly) or wait 30 seconds and then Padlock 3.0 will return to standby mode. 6. If no additional users or Admin features are to be enabled, your Padlock 3.0 setup is now complete and ready for use. CONFIGURABLE Adding a New User PIN Remember to memorize and save your PIN in a safe place. For advanced features and settings, refer to the complete user’s manual loaded onto your Aegis Padlock drive or online at: www.apricorn.com/support 0 2 abc 5 jkl 6 mno 9 wxyz 8 tuv 7 pqrs 4 ghi 3 def 1 all-guide s.com

User’s Manual Aegis Padlock 3.0

Aegis Padlock DT FIPS Remember to memorize / save your authentication and recovery PINs in a safe place. User’s Manual Data Security at Your Fingertips