Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Hard Drive Secure Freecom Technologies
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USER MANUAL H A R D D R I V E S E C U R E E X T E R N A L H A R D D R I V E / 3 . 5 " / U S B 2 . 0 / R F I D Rev. 924.
2 EN Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure Dea r use r! Thank you for selecting the Freecom Hard Drive Se cure as your external hard drive . The Freec om Hard Drive Secure provides a new def init ion of data security . Y ou r data is prot ected by u sing a keyca rd (in credit card format ) to unlock the drive.
3 EN User manual Gen eral Info rmation ........................................................................................................... p age 4 Precau tionar y measu res ......................................................................
4 EN Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure * T o a chi eve opti mal p er for man ce fro m t he Free com Ha rd Dri ve Sec ure yo ur comp uter sh oul d be eq uip ped wit h an USB 2. 0 po rt . Gene ral Information The followi ng hardware and sof t ware requirem ents must be ful fi lled to ensure trouble - fre e oper ation.
5 EN General Inf ormation Prec aut ion ar y mea sure s T o ensure that your Freecom H ard Dr ive Se cure f unc tions prop erly, please take note of the foll owing pre cautio ns. If thes e ar e n ot f ollowed , yo u may void your w arrant y and damage th e Freecom Hard D rive Sec ure.
6 EN Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure Free com H ard D rive Sec ure The hi-sp ee d data t ransfe r throug h the USB 2. 0 inter face m akes it id eally su itabl e for data -stor age, f il e shari ng, ba ckup, archi ving, audio playback and al l app licatio ns that nee d fast f il e access.
7 EN 1 Hardware Installation Chapter 1 : Hardware Insta llation Remove the p lastic prote ctive cover she ets fro m the fro nt and rear of the dr ive. B efore connec ting t he cabl es make sure the Free com Hard Dri ve Secure is s witched o f f. 1 . Conn ec t t he inte r f ace ca bl e (US B) to th e Fre e com H ard D ri ve Se cu re.
8 EN 1 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 1 . 1 Power Swi tch The hard dr ive inside the Free com Hard Drive Secure is always p owered , even i f the cable is disconnec ted from your computer. There fore, pleas e turn of f the F reecom Hard Dri ve Secu re if it is not used.
9 EN 1 Hardware Installation How t he keyc ard p rot ec ti on wor ks : Hard Dr ive Secu re locked unlo ck Hard Dri ve Secu re with keycard over the sens or in the front si de of the dr ive Hard Dr ive.
1 0 EN 1 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure LED gree n, f lashing qui ckly : waiting fo r initial recogni tion of the second Keycard LED red, f lash ing slowl y ( 1 second gap): delay of er ror dete cti on L.
11 EN 3 Installation of the application s of tware Chapter 3: Inst allation of t he appl ication sof tware 3. 1 I nst all ati on sof t ware PC 1 . Click on "Star tPC .e xe" in the main dire ctor y of the har d dri ve. Th e Free com st ar t m enu ope ns.
1 2 EN 3 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 3. 2 In sta llat io n sof twa re Mac 1 . Click on "Start MAC" in the main direc tor y of the hard d rive. The F reecom star t menu ope ns. 2 . Clic k on "Soft ware Installa tion " - > " Instal l NTI Shado w" or "RFID HD Prot ection" .
13 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard C h ap t er 4 : E n a bl in g d a t a p r ot e cti o n b y k ey ca r d – us i ng th e F ree c om H ar d Dr i v e K ey ca r d P ro te cti on s o ftw ar e to ol 4.
1 4 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 1. 1 In it ial s et up of R FI D pr ote ct io n In MyCom puter , sel ec t the Freecom Ha rd Drive se cure. Click " Star tPC. exe" . A menu s creen w ill app ear . Sel ec t "So f twa re Inst allation" and the n sele c t "R FID HD Pro tec t io n" .
15 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard Move the f irs t keycard over the senso r on the d rive, wh ich is locate d at the f ront o f the drive, in the mid dle (see p age 9). If i t was successf ully r ecogniz ed, th e LED will star t blink ing green .
1 6 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 1.2 Us ing yo ur Fre ec om Ha rd D rive Se cur e wi th R FI D pro tec t ion Af ter conf ig uring the t wo keyca rds, eve r y time you con nec t your Freecom Hard Drive Secu re to yo ur computer or s witch it on, the le f t LED will be re d indicati ng the drive is locke d a nd can not b e used .
17 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard 2. Ad d new keyc ard In cas e yo u have l ost on e or both of the keyca rds, you c an always conf ig ure 2 new keycar ds for use w ith your Hard D rive Se cure. A TTE NTIO N: Y ou h ave to co nf igu re aga in wi th 2 keycar ds .
1 8 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 1.3 I have lo st my keyca rds – w hat c an I do n ow? If you have l ost both yo ur keycards, you will not b e able t o get access to yo ur data on the Freecom Har d Drive Se cure anymo re. T o use your Freecom Ha rd D rive Secur e ag ain, the RFID protec tion has to be removed .
19 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard 4. 2 Fre ecom H ard D rive Keycard Prot ec ti on (Mac) Y o u ca n prote ct your Hard Drive Secure fro m unwante d access by enabl ing th e RFID protec tio n.
2 0 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 2 . 1 Ini ti al se tu p of R FI D pro tec t ion Click on " Star t MAC" in the main dire ctor y o f the hard drive. A m enu scre en will app ear . Sel ec t "Sof t ware I nstall ation" and then se lec t " RFI D H D Pr ote c ti on".
21 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard Conf irm on ce again that you reall y want to format th e hard drive. After t hat, a wi ndow with a pr ogress bar will be s hown and the d evice LE D wi ll bl ink red. Move the f irs t keycard over the senso r on the d rive, wh ich is locate d at the f ront o f the drive, in the mid dle (see p age 9).
2 2 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 2 . 2 Us ing yo ur Fre eco m Ha rd Dr ive Se cur e wit h R FID p rot ec t ion Af ter conf ig uring the t wo keyca rds, eve r y time you con nec t your Freecom Hard Drive Secu re to your Mac or swi tch it on, the lef t LED wil l be red ind icating the d rive is locked and can not be used.
23 EN 4 Enabling data protectio n by ke ycard 2. Ad d a new keyc ard In cas e yo u have l ost on e or both of the keyca rds, you c an always conf ig ure 2 new keycar ds for use w ith your Hard D rive Se cure. A TTE NTIO N: Y ou h ave to co nf igu re aga in wi th 2 keycar ds .
2 4 EN 4 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 4. 2 . 3 I have lo st my keyca rds – w hat c an I do n ow? If you have l ost both yo ur keycards, you will not b e able t o get access to yo ur data on the Freecom Har d Drive Se cure anymo re. T o use your Freecom Ha rd D rive Secur e ag ain, the RFID protec tion has to be removed .
25 EN 5 Using F reecom T urbo USB 2.0 (only PC) C h ap t er 5 : U si n g F re e co m T ur bo U SB 2.0 ( on l y PC ) By insta lling the T urb o USB 2 .0 d river for your Hard Drive Secu re, the dat a tra nsfer rate can be signi fi cantly increas ed (up to 4 0% fas ter tr ansfer sp eed compar ed to st andard High -Spee d USB ).
2 6 EN 6 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure Chapter 6: Part itioning your Freecom Hard Drive Secure 6. 1 Gen eral i nform ati on Y o ur Freecom Hard Drive Secur e was par tition ed and formatte d to provide you w ith the maxi mum availa ble capa cit y and compatib ilit y .
27 EN 6 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Secure Ex amp le fo r di ff ere nt p ar ti ti ons w it h di ff ere nt f ile s yst ems o n one Fr eec om Ha rd Dr ive Sec ur e Fil e sys te m T ot al si ze .
2 8 EN 6 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 5. Click with the ri ght mouse but ton on the "unall ocated " area and sele c t the opti on "New Par ti tion" .
29 EN 6 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Secure 6. Sel ec t "Primar y p ar tition" and click on " Ne xt ". 7 . Now you can adjus t the si ze of you r par titio n. Click on "N ex t " if on ly on e par titio n is to be created .
3 0 EN 6 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 9. Se le c t th e for m at ti n g op ti on "Fo rmat this pa rti tion with the foll owing s et tings" . Ch oo s e ei th e r "FA T 32 " or "N TF S" , th e "A ll oc a ti on u ni t siz e" sho ul d re ma in on "De fa u lt ".
31 EN 6 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Secure 6. 3. 3 Cr eat in g two o r mor e par t it ion s on t he Fre eco m Ha rd Dr ive Sec ur e und er W ind ows XP / Vi st a 1 . Rep eat the steps fro m the previ ous cha pter (Creating a pa rt ition on th e Freecom Hard Dr ive Secur e under W indows XP / V ista) for creating t he f irst p ar tition .
3 2 EN 6 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 8. Click on " Finish" to cr eate the "Ex tend ed par tition" . T he u nalloc ated s pace now change d to "Free space" .
33 EN 6 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Secure 9. Right- click on " Free Space" and s elec t " New Log ical D rive" . T he "N ew Par tition W iza rd" ope ns. Click on " Nex t ". 1 0. " Logic al drive" is alread y sele c ted.
3 4 EN 6 Fr eecom Hard Driv e Secure 6. 4 Part it ioni ng your Fre eco m Har d Drive Se cur e unde r Mac OS X 1 . Ope n the "D isk Utilit y". This can be f ound in " Appl ications" — > "Utilitie s" . 2. Click on the t ab "Par titi on" .
W ARR ANTY (valid in E urope/T urke y only) W e thank you f or purchasing this F reecom pr oduct and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconv enience on your par t, we suggest reading the quick ins ta ll gui de , ins tru ctio n man ual and any addit io nal electr o nic and or pri nt ed man ua ls .
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