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Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD - USB 3.0 Solid State Drive User Manual

Aegis padlock, Quick start guide, First time use

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Quick Start Guide

Aegis

Padlock

SSD

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UNLOCK button

LED Indicator lights

LOCK button

When you first 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

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)

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