IronKey Personal - Manual (Page 13)

PAGE IRONKEY USER GUIDE
INITIALIzINg YOUR IRONKEY ON A MAC
If you prefer to use a Mac, you can choose to initialize your IronKey on a Mac OS X computer:
Step Description
Plug the IronKey into your
computer’s USB port.
Your IronKey will run on Mac OS X (10.4 or 10.5),
PowerPC or Intel computers. It can also be setup and
used on Windows and Linux.
To use the full speed of the IronKey, plug it into a USB
.0 port.
Launch the IronKey Unlocker.
The “Initialize Your IronKey”
screen will appear.
The IronKey has a virtual CD-ROM.
You must start the IronKey Unlocker manually by going
to “IronKey:Mac:IronKey Unlocker” and double-click-
ing on the IronKey icon.
3 Create your device password and
a nickname for your IronKey.
Your password is case-sensitive and must be 4 or more
characters long. The threat of brute-force password
attacks is removed by IronKey’s self-destruct feature.
4 Agree to the License Agreement A screen with IronKey’s End-User License Agreement
will appear. This can also be found online at:
https://www.ironkey.com/terms
5 The IronKey will initialize. During this process, it will generate the AES encryption
key, and create the file system for the secure volume.
This process may take a minute.
Your IronKey is now ready for use.