User guide

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Getting started
You must personalize a new or recycled McAfee Encrypted USB Device the first time you
use it. For information about recycling a device, see “Recycling a device” on page 15.
For McAfee Standard Encrypted USB devices, you must install McAfee Encrypted USB—
Standalone before you can personalize the device. If you are using a device with a
previous version of Encrypted USB, you can upgrade to the newest version.
This chapter provides information about the following topics:
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Personalizing a device
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Starting Encrypted USB
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Installing McAfee Encrypted USB—Standalone
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Upgrading to McAfee Encrypted USB—Standalone 7.0
Personalizing a device
Encrypted USB starts the personalization process automatically when you plug in a new
or recycled device. If autorun is not configured for your computer, you can start
Encrypted USB from the read-only partition on the device. Personalizing a device
involves three main steps—applying a device profile, creating the Administrator, and
creating users.
Choosing and applying a device profile
Device profiles determine the type of authentication method to use, for example
biometric, password, or two-factor, and other device policies, such as number of users,
password length, biometric and password retry limits and so on. When you apply a
device profile, you can choose from two options: Typical, and Custom. The read-only
partition size is 80MB (this does not apply to McAfee Standard Encrypted USB) for both
options.
Typical
The Typical option uses the main authentication method that is available with the
device, for example, fingerprint authentication for biometric devices. It allows one user
on the device (not including the device administrator). The Typical option applies the
following default authentication settings (if applicable):
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Private partition size equals the total available disk space
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Two Factor authentication: Off
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Biometric Security Level: 1 in 4,500
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Minimum password length: 6
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Biometric Retry Limit: Infinite
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Password Retry Limit: 10