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Protecting Your Digital Assets

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Ditto Forensic FieldStation User Manual

DHCP End Address:

10.10.10.199

DNS Server:

Enabled

DNS Domain Name:

ditto.local

NTP Server:

Enabled

NAT Gateway:

Disabled

Do not connect the Ditto Forensic FieldStation to another network while it is configured as a server.

Doing so will cause network conflicts and may disrupt network traffic.

Client (DHCP)

This option automatically configures the destination Ethernet port to connect to the attached network.

Client (Static IP)

This option allows you to manually configure the destination Ethernet port to connect to the attached
network.

5.3 CLONE

The “Clone” tab allows you to view and customize the following settings for disk cloning actions, including
the “Clone & Image Source Disk” action. When you are finished, click the

Commit Changes

button to save

the changes.

5.3.1 Typical Settings

Source HPA/DCO:

Sets whether the cloning action should indicate in the log that there is an HPA

(host protected area) or DCO (device configuration overlay) present, temporarily bypass the HPA,
permanently unhide the HPA, or permanently unhide both the HPA and DCO.

Fill to End of Disk:

Check this box to enable zeroes to be written to the end of the disk.

Reset HPA After Fill:

Sets the HPA on the destination disk so that the capacity of the destination

disk is identical to the capacity on the source disk.

5.3.2 Advanced Settings

The advanced settings may be hidden. Click the Show button to reveal them.

Buffer Size:

Sets the the buffer size used by the Ditto Forensic FieldStation during a cloning action.

The minimum size is 512K (kilobytes). The default size of 1M (megabyte) works best for most uses.
The maximum size is limited by the target file system.

Exit when a bad sector is encountered:

Aborts the cloning action if the Ditto Forensic FieldStation

encounters a bad sector on the source disk.

5.4 PHYSICAL IMAGE

The “Physical Image” tab allows you to view and customize the following settings for physical imaging
actions, including the “Clone & Image Source Disk” action. There are separate options available for both
the “E01” and “DD” image types. When you are finished, click the

Commit Changes

button to save the

changes.

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