Led States And Their Meaning; Unlocking The Key; Locking The Key - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3z User Manual

LED States and Their Meaning

Slow Fading
No LEDs
Blinking
Solid
Blinking
Solid
Blinking
Solid
Solid
Slow Blinking
Solid
Slow Blinking
Alternating
RED
One second of
followed by one
second of
followed by one
second of
Three Seconds of
Solid

Unlocking the Key

1. Press the button to wake the key from sleep (as described above.)
The RED LED will glow solidly.
2. Enter either a User PIN or Admin PIN and press the
GREEN
LED will rapidly blink three times, then will slow down to one blink per second
until it's plugged into a USB port, at which time will glow solidly.
(If the PIN is incorrect, the
3. A blinking GREEN
now ready to plug into a USB port and will function as an external drive. If it's not plugged
into a USB port within 30 seconds, the key will lock itself and return to its sleep state.

Locking the Key

Press the LOCK button. When successfully locked, The
that it's in its standby state.
The Aegis Secure Key will not be recognized by the operating system while in its standby state.
Note: If data is still being written to the key, the Secure Key will wait until that operation is
completed and then it will lock automatically.
RED Battery charging (when plugged into USB port)
Key locked and asleep
RED
Error / incorrect key entry; Mode Not Available; User
PIN Change
RED Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry
GREEN
Key-entry accepted
BLUE / Waiting for New User or Admin PIN to be
GREEN established
BLUE Admin Mode
GREEN
Key ed
BLUE Key ed in Lock-Override Mode
GREEN /
Key ed in Read-Only Mode
RED
Indicates a mode has been entered that can result
BLUE
/ in the deletion of a User or the data on the key
(depending on the mode chosen.)
Also used when setting Auto-lock feature
RED Self-test mode to ensure all components are ready
and working properly
GREEN
BLUE
During Reset Process, indicates successful
RED / GREEN resetting of cryptographic security parameters
RED LED will blink.)
LED indicates that the key is unlocked and ready for use. The key is
button. If the PIN is accepted, the
RED LED will glow solidly, indicating
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