Apricorn Aegis Padlock Fortress - USB 3.0 Solid State Drive - Manual

Aegis Padlock Fortress
Quick Start Guide
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SHIFT button
UNLOCK button
LED Indicator lights 4
LOCK button
When you first plug in the Aegis
Padlock Fortress, 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 flashes on a successful
test. Any test failure will leave the
unit in an interoperable state with
the RED LED flashing. 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 flash 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)
The SHIFT key can be used for additional combinations.
SHIFT + 1 are a separate value than just 1.