First-Time Use; Led States And Their Meaning - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3.0 User Manual

First-Time Use

Each Aegis Secure Key is shipped without a preset Personal
Identification Number (PIN) installed on the key. A 7 to 16-digit
Admin PIN must be established before the key can be used.
This Admin PIN can be used to set any and all of the Admin
Mode Features of the key, as well as to access the key's data.
To Set Up the Admin PIN:
1. Wake up the key by pressing the UNLOCK button. Both the
BLUE and GREEN
2. Press UNLOCK + 9 at the same time. The
glow solidly and the
3. Enter the series of numbers that you will use for the Admin PIN
(See PIN requirements on p. 4) and press the UNLOCK button.*
4. Re-enter that same PIN and press the UNLOCK button again.
The GREEN LED will illuminate for one second followed by
BLUE
the LED glowing solidly by itself.
5. The key is now in Admin mode and other Admin features can be set (e.g., adding a User.)
6. To exit the Admin mode, press the LOCK button. The key will return to the locked standby
state. If no action is taken within 30 seconds, the key will return to its locked sleep state.
* GREEN LED will blink if the PIN is accepted; If the PIN is NOT accepted, the
will blink-- return to step 4 to resume the Admin PIN setup process.

LED States and Their Meaning

Slow Fading
No LEDs
Blinking
Solid
Blinking
Solid
Blinking
Solid
Solid
Alternating
RED
One second
followed by one
second
followed by one
second
LEDs will glow solidly.
GREEN LED will be blinking.
RED
Battery charging (when plugged into USB port)
Key locked and asleep
RED
Error / incorrect key entry; Mode Not Available;
User PIN Change
RED
Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry
GREEN Key-entry accepted
BLUE
/ Waiting for New User / Admin PIN
GREEN
BLUE
Admin Mode
GREEN Key unlocked
Indicates a mode has been entered that can
/ BLUE result in the deletion of a User or the data on the
key (depending on the mode chosen.) Also used
when setting Auto-lock feature
RED Self-test mode to ensure all components are
ready and working properly
GREEN
BLUE
BLUE LED will
RED LED
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