User manual APRICORN AEGIS PADLOCK PRO

[. . . ] You might damage the drive if you use a cable not included with the Aegis Padlock Pro. Powering the Aegis Padlock Pro To power the Aegis Padlock Pro attach one end of the power cable to the secure hard drive, and then attach the other end to an available USB connector on your computer. The indicator light will turn red, as shown right. wxyz 9 6mno 3def 8t u v 0 cel 5j 2abc Connecting via USB Attach one end of the mini USB data cable to the Aegis Padlock Pro, and then attach the other end to another available USB connector on your computer, as shown right. 4 tuv 1 8 jkl pqrs cancel 7 0 ghi 5 wxyz abc 2 mno 9 6 def 3 1 4ghi www. apricorn. com 7 4 pqrs can k l Aegis Padlock Pro button panel 1 2 1 4 ghi Cancel button button Indicator light 2 5 jkl abc def 3 3 mno 6 pqrs 7 8 tuv wxyz 9 cancel 0 The "Cancel" button can be used to: · Cancel current operation · Return to the previous step when you knowingly entered a wrong password · Exit the Admin Mode The button can be used to access the Aegis Padlock Pro and it can also be used as an OK acknowledgement in the following operations: · Entering a password · Confirming a new password The indicator light displays the following colors to indicate the various modes of operation: · Red: Standby Mode · Blue: Admin Mode · Green: User Mode The indicator light has other display methods to indicate different status of the Aegis Padlock Pro. Details are provided later in this chapter. www. apricorn. com 5 Aegis Padlock Pro - Getting Started Before you begin Be sure to review the following information before you begin to use the Aegis Padlock Pro. You might damage the drive if you use a cable not included with the Aegis Padlock Pro. Powering the Aegis Padlock Pro To power the Aegis Padlock Pro attach one end of the power cable to the secure hard drive, and then attach the other end to an available USB connector on your computer. [. . . ] To exit admin mode and begin using your Aegis Padlock Pro drive, press the CANCEL button until the LED turns RED. Now enter your new PIN number and press . Note: If the indicator light flashes 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 flashes blue intermittently. 1. If the indicator light flashes red intermittently and then blue · · intermittently, go back to step 3. This is due to one of the following conditions: You waited longer than 10 seconds before entering a password. In most schemes, the theoretical possibility of a brute force attack is recognized, but it is set up in such a way that it would be computationally infeasible to carry out. Accordingly, one definition of "breaking" a cryptographic scheme is to find a method faster than a brute force attack. How does the Aegis Padlock Pro Protect against brute force attack? 1. With the drive locked and in the standby state the LED is red solid 2. After six tries to enter the correct user or admin password the keypad will not respond and LED will turn off. Even if unplugging and replugging the drive will remain locked with the LED blinking quickly attempts to unlock his drive. 3. If the user, unsuccessfully tries to unlock the drive on his 50th try the 4. Here are the steps to allow the user to unlock the keypad for 50 more a. The keypad will unlock and will be in the standby state with the LED solid red, this will allow only 50 more attempts g. After a total of 100 Attempts the drive will remain locked with the LED flashing red quickly. You must now go through the reset process and reformat the drive to be able to use the drive again. (see page 8) www. apricorn. com 14 Completely resetting the Aegis Padlock Pro If you forget all the User Passwords or Admin Passwords, you can perform a complete reset to remove all the User Passwords, and restore the Admin Password to the default 123456. Attention: Completely resetting the Aegis Padlock Pro will erase all the data on the drive. You will need to partition and format the Aegis Padlock Pro with disk management applications. Press and hold the "Cancel" button while you attach the Aegis Padlock Pro to an available USB port on your computer. Note: If no activity is detected for 30 seconds in this step, the Aegis Padlock Pro will go into the Standby Mode. 2. Press and hold "Cancel" + + 2 for 10 seconds until the indicator light turns solid green for two seconds. You have successfully reset the Aegis Padlock Pro. Initializing and formatting the Aegis Padlock Pro after a complete reset A complete reset of the Aegis Padlock Pro will erase all information and partition settings. [. . . ] The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller. Disclaimer and terms of the warranties: THE WARRANTY BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND MUST BE VERIFIED WITH YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR INVOICE DISPLAYING THE DATE OF PRODUCT PURCHASE. APRICORN WILL, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OR SERVICEABLE USED PARTS THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO NEW IN PERFORMANCE. ALL EXCHANGED PARTS AND PRODUCTS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF APRICORN. [. . . ]