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Aegis Fortress
User
Guide
Remember to save your PIN in a safe
place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way
to access the drive.
If you are having difficulty please refer
to the complete user's manual which is
loaded on your Aegis Fortress drive and is
also available at Apricorn's website at:
www.apricorn.com/support

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  • Page 1 If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the drive. If you are having difficulty please refer Guide to the complete user’s manual which is loaded on your Aegis Fortress drive and is also available at Apricorn’s website at: www.apricorn.com/support...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Unlocking the Drive Warranty and RMA information Admin Mode Changing the Admin PIN Copyright © Apricorn, Inc 2017. All rights reserved. Adding a new User PIN Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Deleting the User PINs All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: About The Aegis Fortress Drive

    USB port. and with software-free setup and In the event that the Aegis Fortress is unable to power on a single USB operation, the Aegis Fortress connection, use the included USB Y-cable.

  • Page 4: Connecting With The Usb Y-Cable

    Aegis Fortress Keypad Panel Connecting with the USB Y-Cable If none of the Aegis Fortress LEDs power on a single USB connection, use SHIFT button the included USB Y-cable. UNLOCK button Attach the Aegis Fortress’s integrated USB cable to the female connector of the USB Y-cable.

  • Page 5: Led States And Their Meaning

    User PIN Change the drive and then it will lock automatically. Solid Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry Note: The Aegis Fortress will not be recognized by any operating system in its standby state. Blinking GREEN Button-entry accepted Unlocking the Drive...

  • Page 6: Adding A New User Pin

    Press and hold 7 + 8 for five seconds until the LED flashes GREEN three times and then as well. Adding Users is a perfect way to securely share the Aegis Fortress or deploy it for use changes to BLUE alternating.

  • Page 7: To Set The Drive To Read-Only

    Setting One-Time-Use Recovery PINs Setting Read-Only or Read / Write modes from Admin Mode Gives the Admin the ability to set Recovery PINs that will allow a User to access data on the Secure Key in the event of a forgotten PIN. The Admin can establish up to four one-time-use Recovery PINs.

  • Page 8: To Set The Drive To Read-Only

    Press the UNLOCK button to wake the key. The LED will glow solidly. Aegis Fortress Unattended Auto Lock feature is turned off. The Unattended Auto Lock can be Press and hold r + w (7+ 9) for three seconds. The GREEN LED will blink three times.

  • Page 9: Aegis Fortress Brute Force Protection

    Lock-Override Mode Aegis Fortress Brute Force Protection What is Brute Force Attack? Certain users may encounter a case where they need the key to remain unlocked during a reboot, passing the key through a virtual machine or other similar situation which, under A brute force attack is a method of defeating a cryptographic scheme by systematically normal circumstances, would cause the key to lock.

  • Page 10: Setting A Self-Destruct Pin

    The Secure Key’s Self-Destruct PIN defends Press and hold the LOCK button while you attach the Aegis Fortress to an available against physically compromising situations by erasing the key’s contents, leaving it to look USB port on your computer.

  • Page 11: Aegis Fortress Setup For Mac Os

    17. Click Finish. 2. Click the ‘Erase’ tab. 18. Wait until the format process is complete. The Aegis Fortress will be recognized and it is available for use. 3. Enter a name for the drive. The default name is Untitled. The drive’s name will eventually appear on the desktop.

  • Page 12: Diagnostic Mode

    The LED will flash BLUE for the major and minor revisions and reset of the Aegis Fortress. After a complete reset, all data will be lost and to indicate (.) When complete, the LED will return to a solid BLUE you will need to initialize, allocate and format the Aegis Fortress manually.

  • Page 13: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting / FAQs (cont’d) Quick Reference Guide for Programming Key Combinations Standby Mode Q: Why do the LEDs blink Blue, Red and Green after I plug the drive in? • 7+6 = Read-Only On A: When you first plug the drive in, it does a self-test on the encryption •...

  • Page 14: Technical Support

    NO OTHER WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF APRICORN OR BY OPERATION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR ITS INSTALLATION, USE, OPERATION, REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR.

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