Unlocking The Aegis Secure Key In Admin Mode; Creating A User Pin After Accessing Key With Admin Code - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key User Manual

Apricorn Aegis Secure Key

8. Unlocking the Aegis Secure Key in Admin mode

Instructions
1. Press the Key button 2 times
2. Within 10 seconds enter the Admin PIN
3. Press the Key button
4. Connect the Aegis Secure Key to a
USB port within 30 seconds
5. To lock the Aegis Secure Key, Unplug
it form the USB port.

9. Creating a User PIN after accessing Key with Admin code

A user PIN (Personal Identification Number) can be changed to almost any number
that is desired. In order to make the Aegis Secure Key a more secure product you
need to create a PIN that follows the instructions below
1. The new PIN is 7 to 15 digits long.
2. The new PIN can not contain all repeating numbers (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
3. The new PIN can not have sequential numbers (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) or (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
Instructions
1. Press the Key button for 3 seconds
2. Within 10 seconds enter the new PIN
See the note above about acceptable PIN's
3. Press the Key button to save
4. Re-enter the new PIN number & press
the Key button
5. If the new PIN was accepted, the Green LED will
be flashing. The key will be unlocked and be
ready to format.
LED Activity
will double blink together
will double blink if correct
(The user PIN is now erased)
will blink if incorrect
will be on
will be on or blink for activity
LED Activity
will be on
will be on
will blink together if accepted
will blink if the new PIN is accepted and
the Key is unlocked & ready to use
will blink alternately if the new
PIN was not accepted
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