User Manual

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Setting Read-Only or Read / Write
from the User Mode
NOTE: When changing Read-Only or Read / Write settings, do not make these
changes with the key attached to an operating system. This may cause confusion
within the operating system about the proper status of the key and the key may not
function properly until the operating system has been restarted.
This mode will allow the User to set the Read / Write status of the key, without having
access to the Admin functions.
When the key is unlocked in Read-Only mode and inserted into a USB port, the RED
LED will blink once every three seconds while the GREEN LED will glow solidly.
If the key is set to be Read-Only in the Admin mode, the User cannot override that
setting. Only the Admin can return the key to Read / Write Mode.
To Set the Key to Read-Only:
1. Press the button to wake the key. The RED LED will glow solidly.
2. Press the r + o (7 + 6) buttons together for three seconds.
The GREEN LED will blink three times.
3. Enter the User / Admin PIN and press
. The GREEN LED will blink rapidly whenever
Secure Key is connected to USB port.
4. The Key will be in a Read-Only state the next time it is unlocked.
To Return the Key to Read / Write:
1. Press the button to wake the key. The RED LED will glow solidly.
2. Press the r + w (7+ 9) buttons together for three seconds.
The GREEN LED will blink three times.
3. Enter the User / Admin PIN and press
.
The GREEN LED will glow solidly whenever the Secure Key is connected to USB port.
4. Key will return to unlocked mode and can now be written to, indicated by the blinking
GREEN LED.
Important Note
Setting the key to Read/ Write from the User mode will not override a
Read-Only setting that was placed by the Admin.
To set the key to be in Read-Only mode for both the User and the Admin, set
the Read-Only Mode using the Admin function.
Setting Read-Only or Read / Write
Modes from the Admin Mode
With a large number of viruses and Trojans that attach themselves to USB keys, this feature
is especially useful if you need to access data on the key when used in a public setting.
Additionally, Read-Only is an important feature for forensic applications, where data must be
preserved in its original, unaltered state and can’t be overwritten or modied.
The Admin can set the key to a Read-Only mode for both the Admin and the User. When set
by the Admin, the Admin is the only one that can change the key back to Read / Write mode.
When the key is unlocked in Read-Only mode and inserted into a USB port, the GREEN
LED will glow solidly and the RED LED will blink once every three seconds.
To set the Key to Read-Only:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold + 0 for ve seconds – with RED LED blinking, enter the
Admin PIN and press the button.) The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
2. Press and hold the r + o (7 + 6) buttons together until the GREEN LED blinks three
times.
3. The key will return to Admin mode indicated by the BLUE LED glowing solidly.
4. Until changed, the key can only be read.
To return the Key to Read / Write:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold + 0 for ve seconds – with the RED LED blinking, enter the
Admin PIN and press the button.) The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
2. Press and hold the r + w (7+ 9) buttons together until the GREEN LED blinks three times.
3. The key will return to Admin mode, indicated by the BLUE LED glowing solidly and the key
will be restored to its normal Read / Write condition.
Important Note
Setting the key to Read/Write from the Admin mode will globally override a Read-
Only mode that has been set by the User.