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Table of Contents Page# Introduction .......................................................................... 4 Getting to know your Aegis Bio ............................................... 5 w System Requirements ......................................................... 5 w Package Contents ............................................................... 5 w Specifications ..................................................................... 6 Aegis Bio Set-Up .........................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Aegis Bio. Please take the time to read this manual first to familiarize yourself with the Aegis Bio and the included software. Why you can trust your data to the Aegis Bio. Designed for those that demand the highest level of protection for their data, the Aegis Bio fuses leading edge technology in biometric authentication and encryption with a rugged, portable design to produce a truly remarkable drive.
Getting to know your Aegis Bio System Requirements Hardware: Pentium CPU II or Apple G3 or later 32MBs RAM USB Port CD ROM or CD-RW drive Operating systems: Microsoft: Windows 2000, XP and Vista Fingerprint enrollment software is not compatible with Mac, However, you can use the Aegis Bio without software on: Mac: OS 9.2 or higher and OS X 10.
Specifications Features Benefits Biometric Access Once registered, just swipe your finger on the sensor for access to your files. Up to ten fingerprint profiles can be stored and can be accessed without software on the host system.
Aegis Bio Set-Up The Aegis Bio Setup involves three steps. Step 1. Run “Install the program on the host system” Step 2. Run the fingerprint enrollment software. Step 3. Run Aegis Formatter. Step 1. Install program on host system (PC Only) 1. Insert the “Aegis Bio Software CD” into your CD-ROM and click on the “Install Aegis Bio Software” button.
4. Enter the User information and click “Next” to continue 5. Choose the destination folder and click “Next” to continue. 6. Choose Typical or Custom Install and click “Next” to continue. Note: Use the custom installation option to substitute your Windows Logon passwords with your fingerprints.
Typical Installation Option 1. Click “Next” to continue. 2. Click Finish to Complete the installation. Custom Setup Option 1. Select Custom Option and click “Next” to continue. www.apricorn.
2. Click on the red X, choose “Will be installed on local hard drive” and click “Next” to continue. 3. Click “Next” to continue and Finish to complete the installation. 4. Once the installation has completed you will need to restart the system for the changes to take effect. Click Yes to restart now or No to restart later.
Step 2. Run Fingerprint Enrollment Software 1. Go to Start / All Programs / Apricorn / Protector Suite Token and Click on Protector Suite Token 2. From the Protector Suite Token Welcome screen click “Next” to start the fingerprint enrollment wizard. 3. Read the END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT and Click on the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click OK to continue. 4. The Fingerprint Enrollment wizard will start click “Next” to continue. 5.
7. On the “Scanning Practice” window you can practice scanning your fingers. You can do this as many times as you need to by clicking on the “Try again” button. If you have any question about the proper technique, use the “Replay Animation” button to watch the Fingerprint Tutorial Video. When you are comfortable scanning your fingers click “Next” to continue to the “Fingerprint Enrollment” window. 8. In the “Fingerprint Enrollment” window, click on the box above the finger you wish to enroll.
9. In the “Security Setup” window you will create a “backup password file”. The “backup password file” is necessary for unlocking your Aegis Bio in the event that fingerprint verification is not possible. (To view the password in plain text, select the Unhide password check box.) 10. Next, select a location for storing your “backup password file”, by default it goes into the current users “My Documents” folder.
Step 3. Run Aegis Formatter 1. Before you can use the Aegis Bio, it has to be formatted in FAT32. This is done from the “Aegis Formatter” window. By default the volume label is set to “ENCRYPTED”, you can change the volume label to give your drive a user friendly name. Either accept or change the volume label now and then click the “format” button. 2. A warning window will appear informing you that formatting your drive will erase all the contents of the drive.
Connection Message 1. When you start your computer with the Aegis Bio attached, the message will read: “Swipe your finger to log on”. Connection Message 2. When you start your computer without the Aegis Bio attached, the message will read: “Attach device to Log on”. Logging on the first time after installation. Make sure your Aegis Bio is attached to the host system. The Aegis Bio’s red light will be glowing. The connection message should read “Swipe your finger to log on”. 1.
Tray Icon Overview The Protector Suite Token icon will populate the system tray in the lower right corner of your task bar. This icon provides access to the following features: • Edit Fingerprints: Opens the fingerprint enrollment wizard to register additional fingers or delete existing ones. • Lock/Unlock: Locks or unlocks the device. For unlocking, fingerprint verification is required. Locking your device while a write operation to the device is in progress can corrupt the data being written.
Fingerprint Tutorial Strip sensors represent a new type of fingerprint scanner. To help you with your enrollment, we created a tutorial where you can practice swiping your finger to create fingerprint samples. To run the fingerprint tutorial: The tutorial is included in the Protector Suite Token Enrollment Wizard, but in the event that you would like to run it again after enrollment please follow the steps below. 1.
• Click the Reset Logon Data button to delete your user credentials from your device if you need to change them. You will be prompted to enter them during your next biometric logon. This button is displayed only if fingerprint logon is installed and logon data is defined. Password Bank Tab The Password Bank tab allows you to control how the Password hints are displayed and the browsers dialog boxes the Password Bank can be used with.
To turn hints on/off: 1. Right-click the Protector Suite Token icon in the system tray. Select Settings. 2. Select Password Bank. 3. Select the notifications you want to display. • Alert me if registration is replayed - This alert informs the user that a previously registered page is about to be replayed. This alert is useful in the event you want to create more registrations for the same form or dialog and do not want to overwrite already registered form.
Registrations Tab The Registrations tab list all of the existing registrations. You can edit, delete, export, or import registrations from this page. To create a new registration: 1. Launch your web browser 2. Display a web site or web form you want to register. 3. Populate the user name and password fields. 4. Press the biometric hot key. (if site is already registered, use Shift + biometric hot key to create a new registration.) 5. Swipe your finger over the sensor. 6.
Site registration with multiple forms The Password Bank registers forms, not pages. If a page contains several forms, each form requires a separate registration. If a page contains several forms, the user name and password associated with a registration will be submitted using the following logic: • If there is only one registration for the page (regardless of the total number of existing forms), the user name and password for that registration is submitted.
Renaming a registration Registrations are stored with a default name. You can later rename a registration. To rename a registration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click the Protector Suite Token icon in the system tray. Select Settings. Select Registered sites. Select a registration. Click the Rename button. Type a new registration name. Deleting an existing registration You are logged on to the computer and want to delete an existing registration. To delete an existing registration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
To import a registration: 1. Click the Protector Suite Token icon in the system tray. 2. Select Settings. 3. Select Registered sites. 4. Click the Import button. 5. Browse for the .pb file to be imported. 6. If registrations already exist on your computer, you will be asked whether you want to preserve your existing registrations, or to replace them. If you select the option to preserve your registrations, the new instances of registrations from the .
Warning! the PST Administration tools are included with the standard Aegis Bio application CD, but it is not recommended for distribution in a corporate environment. These tools can be destructive if used incorrectly. Go to page #25 “Making CD’s without PST Administration Tools” for instructions on how to create a CD for distribution. To access the PST Administration Tool 1. Insert the Aegis Bio Software CD in the CD drive of your computer.
PSTReset Tool ******WARNING****** Run pstreset.exe file to delete all files and formatting from your device. No password is necessary. This will leave your hard drive in a preformatted state and it will be necessary to format the hard drive and go through the initial enrollment process. This tool should be used only as an emergency solution, not for routine maintenance of the device. All data on the device will be lost and cannot be retrieved. To access the PST Reset Tool: 1.
B. Disconnecting Windows 2000 and XP 1) Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop (the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time). 2) Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon system tray. A dialog box will appear. in the 3) Click ‘Safely Remove hard disk – Drive (D:) in the dialog box. Note: Your drive letter may be different. 4) Wait for few seconds until the system prompts ‘The hard disk storage device can now be safely removed from the system.
Technical Support A. Contact Information Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you: 1. Setup, Software and FAQs sections of the User’s Guide. 2. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com) This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information. 3. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com. 4. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448 option 3. Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday.
Warranty Conditions Three-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3-year warranty on the Aegis Bio against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. 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.
FAQ’s I enrolled my fingerprints but the Aegis Formatter says “Aegis USB Device Not Found”. This can happen on a computer with network drives. The PS token software sees the drive and allows you to enroll your fingerprints. But your Operating System assigns the Aegis Bio a drive letter that conflicts with one of the network drives. In this case the Aegis Formatter can not find the drive and you will need to change the drive letter assigned to the Aegis Bio to resolve the conflict. 1.
4. Now click the down arrow next to the ‘Drive Letter’ to open the drop down menu and choose a new ‘Drive Letter’. Make sure to choose a ‘Drive Letter’ that does not conflict with any of the network drives. Click on the OK button to assign the new ‘Drive Letter’ and close all the windows. The “Aegis Formatter” will now recognize and format the entire drive in FAT 32. 5. To start the “Aegis Formatter” manually, click on the “Browse CD” button from the Aegis Bio Software CD.
Why am I having so much trouble with one of the fingerprints I have enrolled? There can be many reasons you might be having trouble with an enrolled fingerprint, normally it will be difference in the angle or pressure you are swiping your finger. But, if you do have a fingerprint that doesn’t seem to work very well just go to the fingerprint enrollment and delete the fingerprint in question and re-enroll it. What is SyncToy 1.4? Microsoft’s® SyncToy 1.
4. After you click the “Reset Logon Data” button you will receive a the following verification window. You will be prompted to enter your user name and password in the user credentials window during your next biometric logon. How do I get the password bank to work with Firefox? (Firefox must be set as the default browser.) 1. Click the Protector Suite Token tray icon in the system tray (usually in the lower right corner of your desktop). 2. Select Settings from the menu. 3.
What happens if I loose my backup password file or it becomes corrupted? Take care to store the backup password file in a safe place you will always have access to. Because, you must have both the password file and knowledge of the backup password to unlock the device without fingerprints. Is my password stored on the “backup password file”? No, only the information needed to generate encryption from the password you entered is stored in the “backup password file”.
What are the advantages of installing program on host system? Running the “Install program on host system” offers the following convenient features and custom options. • Fingerprint logon (Only available through custom setup) Fingerprint Logon allows you to substitute your Windows Logon passwords with your fingerprints. You will not need to enter your user name and password during logon any more, just swipe your finger when prompted to unlock your computer.
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