Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Aegis Padlock Pro Apricorn
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User ’ s Manual Aegis P adlock Pr o.
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Table of Contents About the Aegis Padlock Pro Secure Hard Drive 4 Package contents 4 Aegis Padlock Pro button panel 5 Aegis Padlock Pro - Getting Started 6 Before you begin 6 Powering the Aegis P adlo.
www .apricorn.com 4 About the Aegis Padlock Pro Secure Hard Drive Package contents • Aegis Padlock Pr o drive • T rav el pouch • Quick Start Guide • USB Power Cable • USB Data Cable • eSA .
www .apricorn.com 5 Aegis Padlock Pro 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 •.
www .apricorn.com 6 Aegis Padlock Pro - Getting Started Before you begin Be sure to review the following information bef ore you begin to use the Aegis Padlock Pr o. Attention: Use only the included cabl es with your Aegis P adlock Pro. Y ou might damage the drive if y ou use a cable not included with the Aegis Padl ock Pro.
www .apricorn.com 7 Connecting via eSATA eSATA/USB Combo Connector Standard eSATA Connector If you are using the eS A T A/USB combo connector on your computer , attach one end of the eSA T A data cable to the Aegis Padlock Pr o, and then at tach the other end to the eSA T A/USB combo connector on your computer , as shown below .
www .apricorn.com 8 How do I use the Aegis Padlock Pro for the rst t ime? What if I forget the User Password? Use your Admin P assword to enter Admin Mode, and then create another User Passwor d in Admin Mode. Y ou can use it in one of the following w ays: 1.
www .apricorn.com 9 Aegis Padlock Pro Setup for Mac OS ® Y our Aegis P adlock Pro is preformat ted in NTFS for Windows ® . T o reformat the drive to a Mac compatible format please read the below . Once the drive is unlocked, open Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities/ Disk Utilities.
www .apricorn.com 10 Using the Aegis Padlock Pro Entering and exiting the Standby Mode, Admin Mode, and User Mode Entering the Standby Mode The Standby Mode is the default working mode of the Aegis Padlock Pro and is the gateway to other working modes.
www .apricorn.com 11 Note: The Aegis P adlock Pro cannot be recognized b y the operating system in the Admin Mode. T o enter the Admin Mode, do the following: 1. Attach the USB cable to an a vailable USB port on y our computer . The Aegis Padlock Pr o goes into the Standby Mode, and the indicator light turns r ed.
www .apricorn.com 12 Password Management Changing the Admin Password Note: If the indicator light ashes red three times, this indicates that the password is less than 6 digits or more than 16 digits. Enter a password that contains 6 – 16 digits after the indicator light ashes blue intermittently .
www .apricorn.com 13 Y ou can add a new User P assword by doing the f ollowing: 1. Enter the Admin Mode (refer to page 11 f or details). 2. Press and hold + 1 until the indicator light ashes blue intermittently .
www .apricorn.com 14 Aegis Padlock Pro 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.
www .apricorn.com 15 Completely resetting the Aegis Padlock Pro Note: If no activity is detected for 30 seconds in this step , the Aegis Padlock Pro will go into the Standby Mode.
www .apricorn.com 16 5. I n the Computer Manage window , click Disk Management . In the Disk Management window , the Aegis Padlock Pro is recognized as an unknown device that is uninitialized and unallocated. 6. Do the f ollowing to make the drive r ecognized as a basic drive.
www .apricorn.com 17 Hibernating, Suspending, or Logging off from the Operating System Be sure to save and close all the les on your Aegis P adlock Pro before hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the Windows operating system.
www .apricorn.com 18 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information f or the Aegis Padlock Pro. If you encounter any of the f ollowing problems when using the Aegis P adlock Pro, refer to the corresponding answers.
www .apricorn.com 19 Q: How do I use the Aegis Padlock Pro without a password? A: As a full disk encryption product, the Aegis P adlock Pro 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 Pro uses either AES 128-bit or 256- bit algorithm.
www .apricorn.com 20 One Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3- year warr anty on the Aegis P adlock Pro against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warrant y period is effective fr om the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller .
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