To Set The Drive To Read-Only; To Return The Drive To Read / Write; Setting The Unattended Auto Lock Feature - Apricorn Aegis Fortress User Manual

Setting Read-Only or Read / Write from
the User mode
This mode allows the User to set the Read / Write status of the drive without having access to
the Admin functions.
When the drive is unlocked in Read-Only mode the
seconds while the GREEN LED will glow steadily.
If the drive is set to Read-Only in the Admin mode, the User cannot override that setting. Only
the Admin can return the drive to Read / Write Mode.

To set the drive to Read-Only:

1. Plug device into USB port. The RED
2. Press the r + o (7 + 6) buttons together for three seconds.
GREEN
The LED will blink three times.
3. Enter the User / Admin PIN and press . The
4. The drive will be in a Read-Only state the next time it is unlocked.

To return the drive to Read / Write:

1. Press the button to wake the key. The
2. Press the r + w (7+ 9) buttons together for three seconds.
The GREEN LED will blink three times.
3. Enter the User / Admin PIN and press .
The GREEN LED will glow steadily.
4. Drive will return to unlocked mode and can now be written to, indicated by the blinking
GREEN LED.
Important Note
Any changes to the Read-Only or Read / Write settings in User Mode will only affect
the user that unlocked the drive, any other users will be unaffected.
To set the drive in the Read-Only mode for all users, set the Read-Only mode using
the Admin function.
RED LED will blink once every three
LED will glow steadily.
GREEN LED will blink.
RED LED will glow steadily.
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 + 3 buttons together.
Setting Minimum PIN Length Requirement
The Secure Key's minimum PIN length default setting is 7, however, for 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
+ 4 buttons; The
2. Press the
3. Pressing two digits, enter the new minimum PIN length; e.g.: 08 = 8 characters, 11 = 11
characters, etc.
4. If accepted, the GREEN
Admin mode, indicated by the
07, or greater than 16, the
command will not be accepted.

Setting the Unattended Auto Lock Feature

To protect against unauthorized access if the drive is unlocked and unattended, the Aegis
Fortress can be set to automatically lock after a pre-set amount of time. In its default state, the
Aegis Fortress Unattended Auto Lock feature is turned off. The Unattended Auto Lock can be
set to activate after 5, 10 or 20 minutes.
To set the Unattended Auto Lock please uses the following steps:
1. Enter the Admin mode by pressing and holding
RED. This indicates that you can enter the Admin PIN.
2. Enter the Admin PIN and press . The drive is in Admin Mode when the LED has changed
to solid BLUE.
3. Once in Admin mode, press
intermittently.
4. Press one of the numbers below that corresponds to amount of time you would like the
drive to lock after no activity:
1=5 minutes
2=10 minutes
3=20 minutes
0=OFF
The Default is OFF for this feature.
5. 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 BLUE
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+ 0 buttons for five seconds – with
button.) The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
+ 0 for five seconds – with RED
button.) The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
RED
LED will blink.
LED will blink three times and the Secure Key will return to the
BLUE LED glowing solidly. If the numeric entry is below
RED LED will blink three times indicating entry error and your
+ 0 for five seconds until the LED flashes
+ 6. The LED should start flashing
LED glowing steadily.
RED LED blinking,
LED blinking, enter the
RED and BLUE
GREEN LED will
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