Setting Led Flicker / Button Press Indicator Mode; Setting Minimum Pin Length Requirement; Setting The Unattended Auto-Lock Feature - Apricorn Aegis Padlock DT FIPS User Manual

Setting LED Flicker / Button Press Indicator
Creates a flickering effect in LED lights indicating positive button presses
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
enter the Admin PIN and press the
2. Once in the Admin mode, press 0 + 3 together to enable LED Flicker mode.
3. To disable LED Flicker mode, (while in Admin mode) press the 0 + 4 buttons together.

Setting Minimum PIN Length Requirement

The Padlock DT's minimum PIN length default setting is 7, however, for even greater security, a
longer minimum PIN setting of up to 16 characters can be implemented.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press the
2. Press the + 4 buttons; The
3. Pressing two digits, enter the new minimum PIN length; e.g.: 08 = 8 characters, 11 = 11
characters, etc.
4. If accepted, the
mode, indicated by the
or greater than 16, the
command will not be accepted.

Setting the Unattended Auto-Lock Feature

To protect against unauthorized access if the key is unlocked and unattended, the Aegis
Padlock DT can be set to automatically lock after a predetermined period of inactivity. In its
default state, the drive's Unattended Auto-Lock feature is turned off.
The Unattended Auto-Lock can be set to activate after 5, 10 or 20 minutes of inactivity.
To set the Unattended Auto-Lock, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press the
2. Once in the Admin mode, press
RED
The and
3. Press one of the numbers below that corresponds to the amount of inactivity you would
like to set for the drive to lock itself:
0 = OFF (The Default is OFF for this feature.)
1 = 5 minutes
2 = 10 minutes
3 = 20 minutes
4. After you have entered the desired amount of allowable inactivity, the
blink three times indicating command acceptance, and then will return to the Admin
mode, indicated by the
+ 0 buttons for five seconds – with
+ 0 for five seconds – with
button.) The
RED
GREEN LED will blink three times and the drive will return to the Admin
BLUE
LED glowing steadily. If the numeric entry is below 07,
RED LED will blink three times indicating entry error and your
+ 0 for five seconds – with
button.) The
BLUE
LEDs will blink alternately.
BLUE LED glowing steadily.
BLUE
button.) The
BLUE LED will glow steadily.
LED will blink.
BLUE LED will glow steadily.
+ 6.
RED LED blinking,
LED will glow steadily.
RED LED blinking, enter the
RED
LED blinking, enter the
GREEN LED will
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