Changing The Unlock Message; Locking The Device - Kingston Technology IRONKEY D300SM User Manual

Changing The Unlock Message

The Unlock Message is custom text that displays in the Unlocker window when you unlock the
device. This feature allows you to customize the message that displays. For example, adding
contact information will display information on how a lost drive can be returned to you. For
Managed devices, this feature may or may not be enabled by your System Administrator.
To change the Unlock Message:
1. In the IronKey Control Panel, click Settings on the menu bar.
2. Click Preferences in the left sidebar.
3. Type the message text in the Unlock Message field. The text must fit in the space provided
(approximately 7 lines and 200 characters).

Locking The Device

Lock your device when you are not using it to prevent unwanted access to your secure files on the
drive. You can manually lock the device or you can set the device to automatically lock after a
specified period of inactivity. For Managed devices, this feature may or may not be enabled by
your System Administrator.
Caution: By default, if a file or application is open when the device tries to auto-lock, it will not
force the application or file to close. Although you can configure the auto-lock setting to force the
device to lock, doing so can result in loss of data to any open and unsaved files.
If your files have become corrupt from a forced lock procedure or from unplugging the device
before locking, you might be able to recover the files by running CHKDSK and using data recovery
software (Windows only).
To manually lock the device:
1. Click Lock in the bottom left-hand corner of the IronKey Control Panel to safely lock your
device.
• You can also use the keyboard shortcut: CTRL + L (Windows only), or right-click the
Note: Managed devices will automatically lock during use if an administrator remotely disables
the device. You will not be able to unlock the device until the System Administrator re-enables the
device.
To set a device to automatically lock:
1. Unlock your device and click Settings on the menu bar in the IronKey Control Panel.
2. Click Preferences in the left sidebar.
3. Click the Checkbox for auto-locking the device and set the time-out to one of the following
time intervals: 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, or 180 minutes.
To run CHKDSK (Windows only):
1. Unlock the device.
2. Press the WINDOWS LOGO KEY + R to open the Run prompt:
3. Type CMD and press ENTER.
IronKey Icon in the system tray and click Lock Device.
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