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Summary of Contents for Apricorn Aegis Fortress L3
- Page 1 Aegis Fortress L3 User Guide Remember to save your PIN in a safe place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the drive.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Tech Support, Warranty and RMA Info Admin Mode Changing the Admin PIN Adding a New User PIN Copyright © 2018 Apricorn. All rights reserved. Deleting the User PINs Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Changing the User PIN All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. -
Page 3: About The Aegis Fortress L3
About the Aegis Fortress L3 Aegis Fortress L3 Connections For the ultimate protection of your Attach one of the included USB cables in the port at the top of the most sensitive data in storage and device and the other to any available USB port on your computer. -
Page 4: Aegis Fortress Keypad Panel
Aegis Fortress Keypad Panel LED States and Their Meaning No LEDs Drive locked, power switch is off, device unplugged UNLOCK button Blinking Error / incorrect button entry; Mode Not Available; User PIN Change LOCK button Solid Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry LED Indicator lights GREEN Blinking... -
Page 5: Locking The Drive
Adding a New User PIN Locking the Drive If no additional User beyond the Admin will be permitted to access the Fortress’s data, disregard To lock the drive, press the button. When successfully locked, The LED will glow the next two pages as they pertain to User PIN settings. steadily, indicating that it’s returned to its standby state. -
Page 6: Changing The User Pin
Admin mode indicated by a steady BLUE LED. Unlock the Aegis Fortress L3 with the User PIN. (The GREEN LED will blink) To add more Recovery PINs, repeat steps 2-4. When finished, press the button to return... - Page 7 Setting Read-Only or Read / Write Modes Setting Read-Only or Read / Write From the Admin Mode From the User mode With a large number of viruses and Trojans that attach themselves to USB devices, this This mode allows the User to set the Read / Write status of the drive without having access to feature is especially useful if you need to access data on the drive when used in a public the Admin functions.
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Page 8: Setting The Unattended Auto-Lock Feature
(as in a locked Server Room) or in a place where it can be visually monitored while in this mode. Use of a powered hub or a Y-cable The Aegis Fortress L3’s minimum PIN length default setting is 7, however, for greater security, increases this security risk. -
Page 9: Brute Force Protection
Self-Destruct PIN, it will effectively perform having never been cracked, the data stored on an Apricorn secure device is going to be a crypto-erase, deleting all of its data. Additionally, the encryption key will be deleted and more than well-protected against brute-force. -
Page 10: Performing A Complete Reset
Performing a Complete Reset Hibernating, Suspending, or Logging-Off from the Operating System NOTE: A complete reset will erase encryption keys and PINs and leave the Aegis Fortress in an unformatted condition. There may be circumstances (forgotten PIN, redeployment, return to factory default Be sure to save and close all the files on your Aegis Fortress before hibernating, settings) when you need to completely reset the drive. -
Page 11: Setup For Mac Os
Disk Utilities and perform the following. To enter the diagnostic function: From standby mode, press + 1, release, then press and continue to 1. Select the Aegis Fortress L3 from the list of drives and volumes. Each hold the 0 button as the BLUE LEDs blink alternately. -
Page 12: Quick Reference Guide
7+ 4 = Disable / Enable Self-Destruct PIN 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 • 7+6 = Read-Only On PRODUCT OR ITS INSTALLATION, USE, OPERATION, REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR.
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