User guide

PAGE 12IRONKEY USER GUIDE
INITIALIZING AND ACTIVATING YOUR IRONKEY ON A MAC
If you prefer to use a Mac, you can choose to initialize your IronKey on a Mac OS X computer:
Step Description
1 Plug the IronKey into your
computer’s USB port.
Your IronKey will run on Mac OS X (10.4+, Intel)
computers. It can also be set up and used on Windows
and Linux.
To use the full speed of the IronKey, plug it into a USB
2.0 port.
2 Double-click the IronKey drive
on your desktop, and double-click
the “IronKey” le. The “Initialize
Your IronKey” screen appears.
The IronKey autoruns as a virtual CD-ROM.
NOTE: You can install the IronKey Auto-Launch
Assistant, which automatically opens the IronKey
Unlocker when you plug in an IronKey. See
“Preferences” in IronKey Control Panel Settings. (Mac
only)
3 Create a device password and a
nickname for your IronKey.
Your password is case-sensitive and must be 4 or more
characters long. The threat of brute-force password
attacks is removed by IronKey’s self-destruct feature.
4 Agree to the License Agreement. The IronKey’s End-User License Agreement appears.
This can also be found online at:
https://www.ironkey.com/terms
5 The IronKey initializes. During this process, it generates the AES encryption
key and creates the le system for the secure volume.
This process might take a minute.