User guide
PAGE 9IRONKEY USER GUIDE
How does it work?
Product Walkthrough
Your IronKey Personal Secure Flash Drive consists of the following components:
» IronKey Unlocker (Windows, Mac and Linux)
» IronKey Control Panel (Windows and Mac)
» IronKey Virtual Keyboard (Windows only)
» Mozilla Firefox and IronKey’s Secure Sessions Service (Windows only)
» IronKey Identity Manager (Windows only)
» IronKey Secure Backup (Windows only)
» my.ironkey.com (Windows and Mac)
Standard Usage Requires:
» Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2+), Vista, Mac OS X (10.4+) or Linux (2.6+) computer
» A USB 2.0 port for high-speed data transfer
» An email address and Internet connection for the online services
INITIALIZING AND ACTIVATING YOUR IRONKEY ON WINDOWS
When you open the package, you will nd one IronKey Secure Flash Drive, one lanyard, and a
Quick Start Guide. Below is a brief description of the standard way of setting up an IronKey:
Step Description
1 Plug the IronKey into your
Windows computer’s USB port.
Your IronKey can be initialized on a Windows 2000,
XP, or Vista computer. It can also be set up on Mac or
Linux.
To use the full speed of the IronKey, plug it into a USB
2.0 port.
2 The “Initialize Your IronKey”
screen appears.
The IronKey autoruns as a virtual CD-ROM.
This screen might not appear if your computer does
not allow devices to autorun. You can start it manually
by double-clicking the IronKey Unlocker drive in “My
Computer” and double-clicking the “IronKey.exe” le.










