User's Manual

Privaris plusID Manager Operators Manual V1.0
Page 38 of 54 07.20.07
Changing the PIN overwrites the previous Administrator PIN. This new PIN will
now be downloaded onto all future enrolled devices. The computer on which the
Administrator PIN was changed will no longer be able to communicate with
previously enrolled devices (with the previous Administrator PIN).
b. User PIN
The User PIN is used for Windows login* or other smart card functions, post-
enrollment. Each plusID device is shipped with a factory default User PIN
(separate from the Administrator PIN). If the device is not to be used for smart
card functions it is not necessary to change the User PIN.
For more information on using the plusID device for computer logon, see Section
8, “Credentials: Using the plusID for Windows Computer Logon.”
*
Logon requires Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or later configured as a domain controller and
running Microsoft Certificate Services, and the Privaris minidriver (included with Privaris plusID
Manager software). See Appendix E for a full description of system requirements.
c. Changing the User PIN
To change the User PIN on the device from the factory default:
1. Select “PINs” from the main menu tree. The PIN Management screen will be
displayed (Figure 12)
2. Select the “User” tab at the top of the dialog box
3. Enter the default User PIN in the Current PIN field: 1234
! The factory default User PIN for all new plusID devices is 1234
4. Ask the user to select a new User PIN, from four (4) to eight (8) letters,
numbers and/or characters.
5. Allow the user access to the keyboard to privately enter their User PIN.
6. Select “Change PIN.”
! For security purposes the Enrollment Administrator should not know the User
PIN. Should the user forget their PIN, the Enrollment Authority can reset it to
a default value without having the original User PIN.