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- Page 1 User Guide IronKey Workspace Models: W500 Updated: September 2013 IRONKEY WORKSPACE W500 USER GUIDE PAGE 1...
- Page 2 Thank you for your interest in IronKey ™ Workspace W500 by Imation. Imation’s Mobile Security Group is committed to creating and developing the best security technologies and making them simple-to-use and widely available. Years of research and millions of dollars of development have gone into bringing this technology to you.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
About IronKey Control Panel........ -
Page 4: About My Device
If your device is managed by IronKey Enterprise Server, you will receive update notifications and policy changes for the device when the device connects to the server. The IronKey Control Panel application lets your device communicate with the IronKey Enterprise Server. -
Page 5: What Systems Can I Use It On
8. How secure is it? IronKey Workspace W500 has been designed from the ground up with security in mind. A combination of advanced security technologies are used to ensure that only you can access your data. Additionally, it is a physically secure device, to prevent hardware-level attacks and tampering, as well as to make the device rugged and long-lasting. -
Page 6: Device Security
“flash-trash” self-destruct sequence, which is run in hardware rather than using software, ensuring the ultimate protection for your data. Product specifications For details about your device, see “Device Info” in the IronKey Control Panel settings. Specification Details... -
Page 7: Recommended Best Practices
About IronKey Control Panel IronKey Control Panel connects a managed device to the IronKey Enterprise Server. It also allows you to modify device settings, for example, you can change your password. There are two IronKey Control Panel applications on your device. Some IronKey Control Panel operations are only available in one of the device environments. -
Page 8: Start The Control Panel
Allows you to unlock and lock your USB device in the host environment. • Opens automatically after you Activate the device. 2. IronKey Control Panel on your Windows To Go operating system (in the secure Workspace environment) • This application opens automatically and is accessible in the taskbar only when the device is booted in Windows To Go. -
Page 9: How Do I
Once the computer is configured to boot from a USB device, you can plug in your IronKey Workspace W500 device. If this is the first time booting the device into the secure Workspace, you may have to set up some Windows installation settings. -
Page 10: Activate A Managed Device
NOTE: If your device is not managed by IronKey Enterprise Server, you do not need to activate it. Follow the steps to start the secure Workspace. You will be asked for a device password. -
Page 11: Start The Secure Workspace For The First Time
2. Turn on the computer and wait for the IronKey Workspace Preboot Environment to start. 3. Type the device password (if the device is not managed by IronKey Enterprise Server, your administrator will give this to you, otherwise, type the password that you set when you acti- vated the device) and click Unlock. -
Page 12: Unlock And Lock The Device
This feature, if enabled by the System Admin, allows you to create a message that appears on the IronKey Unlocker window . For example, you can provide contact information so that if you lose your device someone will know how to return it to you. -
Page 13: Unplug The Device
This is only available in the host environment and not while you are booted into the secure Workspace. 1. In the host environment, access the IronKey Control Panel on your device from the USB drive of the host computer. -
Page 14: Change My Password
It is also good security practice to regularly change your password. However, be especially careful to remember your device password. You can change your password in the host environment using the IronKey Control Panel on the device or in the Control Panel in the secure Workspace environment. -
Page 15: Manage My Online Account Settings
3. Click the “Manage Account Settings” button. The Admin Console displays. CHANGE DEVICE NICKNAME If you own more than one IronKey Workspace W500 device, you can create nicknames for each device. Names help you tell the devices apart from each other. - Page 16 Click “Account Alerts” to have e-mail alert notices sent to you when specific activities occur, such as an incorrect secret question attempt. You can also sign up to be notified of new Ironkey product announcements. Edit Secret Questions and Click the “Edit” button to modify your Secret Question responses that Answers you provided during the setup of your online account.
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Page 17: Where Can I Get Help
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