Apricorn Aegis Padlock 3.0 User manual

Quick Start Guide

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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 difculty 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 rst 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, rst 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 ashes RED.2.

Enter the Admin PIN number (default is 123456) and press . The LED light will turn3.

BLUE indicating you are in Admin Mode.

While in Admin Mode, press and hold 9 + until the LED light ashes BLUE.4.

Enter the new PIN number (minimum 6 digits) and press . The LED light will ash 5.

GREEN 3 times if successful.

Re-enter the new PIN number and press . The LED light will stay solid GREEN for6.

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 CANCEL7.

button until the LED turns RED. Now enter your new PIN number and press .

Aegis Padlock 3.0

Aegis Padlock Setup for Mac OS ®

Your Aegis Padlock is preformatted in NTFS for Windows®. To 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.

To format the Aegis Padlock:

Select the Aegis Padlock from the list of drives and volumes. Each1.

drive in the list will display its capacity, manufacturer, and product

name, such as 232.9 Apricorn Padlock.

Click the ‘Erase’ tab.2.

Enter a name for the drive. The default name is Untitled. The drive’s3.

name will eventually appear on the desktop.

Select a volume format to use. The Volume Format dropdown4.

menu lists the available drive formats that the Mac supports. The

recommended format type is ‘Mac OS Extended (Journaled).’

Click the ‘Erase’ button. Disk Utility will unmount the volume from the5.

desktop, erase it, and then remount it on the desktop.

Your Aegis Padlock is now formatted and ready to use. To change your

ADMIN PIN please refer to the directions on the previous page.

Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:

1. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com)

This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information.

2. E-mail us at [email protected]

3. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448.

Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Pacic Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

Technical Support

12191 Kirkham Road

Poway, CA, U.S.A. 92064

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