Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD User manual

User

Guide

Aegis Padlock SSD

Remember to save your PIN 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

Table of Contents

About the Aegis Padlock SSD 4

Package contents 4

Aegis Padlock SSD - Connections 5

Before you begin 5

Connecting the Aegis Padlock 5

Connecting with the USB Y-Cable 6

Aegis Padlock Keypad Panel 7

First Time Use 7

LED states and their meaning 8

Locking the Drive 9

Unlocking the Drive 9

Admin Mode 9

Changing the Admin PIN 9

Adding a new User PIN 10

Deleting the User PINs 10

Changing the User PIN 10

Setting the Unattended Auto Lock Feature 11

Aegis Padlock Brute Force Protection 12

Setting a Self-Destruct PIN 13

Performing a Complete Re-Set 13

Initializing and formatting after a complete reset 14

Hibernating or Logging off from the OS 15

Aegis Padlock Setup for Mac OS 16

Diagnostic Mode 17

Troubleshooting 18

Technical Support 20

Warranty and RMA information 20

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(Rev 1.2) 4/7/2014

About the Aegis Padlock SSD

Package contents

• Aegis Padlock SSD with

integrated USB 3.0 cable

• Travel pouch

• USB Y-cable

• Quick Start Guide

Looking for the highest level of

security for your data while utilizing

the fastest USB 3.0 speeds?

Sporting an easy-to-use keypad

design that is impervious to dust

and grit, with a software free setup

and operation, the Aegis Padlock

SSD Edition enables you to access

the drive simply and easily with

your own unique PIN. And with

a super fast integrated USB 3.0

cable, you can access your data

faster than ever before.

Quick Start Guide

Aegis Padlock SSD

UNLOCK button

LED Indicator lights

LOCK button

When you rst plug in the SSD

Padlock, the unit will do a self-test

to verify all security components

are working properly. The LEDs

will go through 3 test stages

RED, GREEN, and BLUE. This

will be followed by three GREEN

ashes on a successful test. Any

test failure will leave the unit in an

interoperable state with the RED

LED ashing.

First Time Use

Before the Padlock can be used, the Admin PIN MUST be set. The LED will display

Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN to indicate the Padlock is waiting for a PIN to be set.

To Set-up the Admin PIN:

1. Press UNLOCK + 9. The LED will change to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

2. Enter the new Admin PIN and press UNLOCK key. If accepted the GREEN LED

will ash for 3 short blinks, then return to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

3. Re-enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK key. If accepted the GREEN

LED will be Solid for 3 seconds.

4. LED will then turn BLUE and remain in Admin mode for 30 seconds or if the

LOCK key is pressed, will return the drive to a standby state.

5. The Admin PIN is now set and will allow access to the drive or the Admin features.

6. To UNLOCK the drive, enter the new PIN and press UNLOCK.

*Note: PINs must be a minimum length of 7 maximum 16 digits.

Cannot contain all consecutive numbers (2345678 or 9876543)

Cannot contain all same number (1111111)

Aegis Padlock SSD - Connections

Before you begin

Be sure to review the following information before you begin to use the

Aegis Padlock.

Attention: Use only the included cables with your Aegis Padlock.

You might damage the drive if you use a cable not included with the

Aegis Padlock.

The Aegis Padlock is designed for portable use without an AC power

adapter and in most cases will be able to power on a single USB port.

In the event that the Aegis Padlock is unable to power on a single USB

connection, use the included USB Y-cable.

Connecting the Aegis Padlock

1. Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Padlock drive to an

available USB port on your computer, as shown below.

NOTE: While the Aegis Padlock will work with any USB port, for the

fastest speeds connect to a USB 3.0 port on your computer.

2. At least one of the Aegis Padlock LEDs should turn on, indicating that

the Aegis Padlock is receiving power.

If none of the LEDs turn

on or the drive locks when

writing to the disk, use the

included USB Y-cable.

Refer to directions on the

following page

Connecting with the USB Y-Cable

If none of the Aegis Padlock LEDs power on a single USB connection, use

the included USB Y-cable.

1. Attach theAegis Padlock’s integrated USB cable to the female connector

of the USB Y-cable.

2. Connect the two male USB connectors to two available USB ports on

your computer.

3. At least one of theAegis Padlock LEDs should turn on, indicating that the

Aegis Padlock is powered.

UNLOCK button

LED Indicator lights

LOCK button

When you rst plug in the SSD

Padlock, the unit will do a self-test

to verify all security components

are working properly. The LEDs

will go through 3 test stages

RED, GREEN, and BLUE. This

will be followed by three GREEN

ashes on a successful test. Any

test failure will leave the unit in an

interoperable state with the RED

LED ashing.

First Time Use

Before the Padlock can be used, the Admin PIN MUST be set. The LED will display

Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN to indicate the Padlock is waiting for a PIN to be set.

To Set-up the Admin PIN:

1. Press UNLOCK + 9. The LED will change to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

2. Enter the new Admin PIN and press UNLOCK key. If accepted the GREEN LED

will ash for 3 short blinks, then return to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

3. Re-enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK key. If accepted the GREEN

LED will be Solid for 3 seconds.

4. LED will then turn BLUE and remain in Admin mode for 30 seconds or if the

LOCK key is pressed, will return the drive to a standby state.

5. The Admin PIN is now set and will allow access to the drive or the Admin features.

6. To UNLOCK the drive, exit Admin by pressing the LOCK button. Then enter the

new PIN and press UNLOCK.

*Note: PINs must be a minimum length of 7 maximum 16 digits.

Cannot contain all consecutive numbers (2345678 or 9876543)

Cannot contain all same number (1111111)

Aegis Padlock Keypad Panel

LED states and their meaning

No LEDs Drive locked and asleep

Blinking RED Error / incorrect key entry. Also used for Mode

Not Available / User PIN Change

Solid RED Stand-by state, waiting for key entry

Blinking GREEN Key entry accepted

Solid BLUE /

Blinking GREEN Waiting to enter new User / Admin PIN

Solid BLUE In Admin Mode

Solid GREEN Drive unlocked

Alternating RED /

BLUE Indicates a mode has been entered that can

result in the deletion of a User or the Data on

the drive (depending on the mode chosen). Also

used when setting Auto-lock feature

One second RED

followed by one

second GREEN

followed by one

second BLUE

Self-test mode to ensure all components are

ready and working properly

Locking the Drive

To lock the drive, press the LOCK button.

If data is still being written to the drive, the Padlock will wait until all data has been written to

the drive and then it will lock automatically.

Note: TheAegis Padlock will not be recognized by the operating system in the standby state.

Admin Mode

To enter the Admin Mode, do the following:

1. Attach the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. The Padlock goes

into the Standby Mode after the self-check, and the LED turns RED.

2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds until the LED ashes RED.

This indicates that you can enter the Admin PIN.

3. Enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.

4. The drive is in Admin Mode when the LED has changed to BLUE.

Changing the Admin PIN

You can change the Admin PIN by doing the following:

1. Enter Admin Mode (UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. Enter Admin PIN and press UNLOCK).

2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 9 until the LED turns to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

3. Enter the new PIN and press UNLOCK (The PIN must be a minimum of 7 digits and a

maximum of 16 digits). The LED ashes GREEN three times, then returns to Solid BLUE

and Blinking GREEN.

4. Re-enter the new Admin PIN and press UNLOCK. The LED stays solid GREEN for

two seconds and then solid BLUE indicating that the Admin PIN has been changed

successfully.

Unlocking the Drive

To unlock the drive:

Enter either a User PIN or Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.

Note: TheAegis Padlock cannot be recognized by the operating system in the standby state.

Adding a new User PIN

Deleting the User PINs

You can delete ALL User PINs by doing the following:

1. Enter theAdmin Mode (UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. Enter Admin PIN and press UNLOCK).

2. Press and hold 7 + 8 + UNLOCK for ve seconds until the LED ashes GREEN three

times and then changes to BLUE / RED alternating.

3. Press and hold 7 + 8 + UNLOCK a second time for ve seconds until the LED goes on

solid GREEN for two seconds and then back to solid BLUE, this indicates that the User

PINs were deleted successfully.

Changing the User PIN

You can change the User PIN by doing the following:

1. Unlock the drive by inputting your User PIN and pressing the UNLOCK button.

2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 1 until the LED ashes RED.

3. Enter your current PIN and press UNLOCK.

The LED will be Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN.

4. Enter the new PIN and press UNLOCK (The PIN must be a minimum of 7 digits and

a maximum of 16 digits). The LED will ash GREEN three times, then returns to Solid

BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

5. Re-enter the new User PIN and press UNLOCK. The LED stays solid GREEN

indicating that the User PIN has been changed successfully.

1. Enter theAdmin Mode (UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. Enter Admin PIN and press UNLOCK).

2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 1 until the LED turns to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

3. Enter a User PIN and press UNLOCK (a minimum of 7 digits and a maximum of 16 digits).

The LED ashes GREEN three times, then returns to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.

4. Re-enter the new User PIN and press UNLOCK. If the LED stays solid GREEN for two

seconds and then solid BLUE, the User PIN was successfully added.

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