iStorage datashur PRO Manual

Introduction

Note: The datAshur PRO rechargeable battery is not fully charged, we recommend the battery be charged prior to first use. Please plug in the datAshur PRO to a powered USB port for 60 minutes to fully charge the battery.
The datAshur PRO has attained FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification by NIST (certificate no 2688). This is a high level US government accreditation and means the product has passed numerous tests relating to the encryption algorithm and tamper-evidence as well as to thwart attacks directed at the Critical Security Parameters.
The datAshur PRO uses military grade AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption, which encrypts all data stored on the drive in real-time. The datAshur PRO requires no software and is OS and host independent.
The datAshur PRO incorporates a rechargeable battery allowing the user to enter a 7-15 digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) onto the on-board keypad before connecting the drive to a USB port.
Should the drive be lost or stolen, the user can rest assured that all data held on the datAshur PRO is safe and cannot be accessed by any unauthorised person.
The datAshur PRO can be configured with both a User and Admin PIN, making it perfect for corporate and government deployment. As the datAshur PRO is unlocked via the onboard keypad and not a host computer, it is not vulnerable to software/hardware based key-loggers or brute force attacks.

The datAshur PRO is shipped with a default User PIN of 1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4 and although it can be used straight out of the box with the default PIN, for security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately by following instructions under section "How to change User PIN". If you forget your User PIN and no Admin PIN exists, or you forget both PINs, all data will be inaccessible.

Package contents

datAshur PRO Layout

LED indicators and their actions

How to use the datAshur PRO for the first time

The datAshur PRO is shipped with a default User PIN of 11223344 and although it can be used straight out of the box with the default PIN, for security reasons we highly recommend a new User PIN be created immediately by following the instructions under section 'How to change the User PIN'.
Please follow the 3 simple steps in the table below to unlock the datAshur PRO with the default User PIN.

Instructions - first time use	LED	LED State
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will flash together once and then the Red LED will continue to blink
Within 10 seconds begin to enter User PIN (default - 11223344) to unlock datAshur PRO		Red LED will continue to blink
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful default User PIN entry

Note: Once the datAshur PRO has been successfully unlocked, the Green LED will remain on and in a solid state for 30 seconds only, during which time the datAshur PRO needs to be connected to a USB port. It can be locked down immediately by pressing and holding down the KEY button for 3 seconds, or waiting for the 30 seconds to expire or by clicking the 'Safely Remove Hardware/Eject' icon within your operating system.

How to change the User PIN

PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)

Password Tip: You can create a memorable word, name, phrase or any other Alphanumerical PIN combination by simply pressing the key with the corresponding letters on it.

Examples of these types of Alphanumerical PINs are:

• For "Password" you would press the following keys:
  7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 7 (pqrs) 7 (pqrs) 9 (wxyz) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 3 (def)
• For "iStorage" you would press:
  4 (ghi) 7 (pqrs) 8 (tuv) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 4 (ghi) 3 (def)

Using this method, long and easy to remember PIN's can be created.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will flash together once and then the Red LED will continue to blink (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin PIN has been set up)
Within 10 seconds begin to enter the User PIN (default User PIN 11223344)		Red LED will continue to blink
Press the KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Blue LED blinks
Within 10 seconds begin to enter New User PIN		Blue LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Green LED blinks
Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter New User PIN		Green LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating User PIN change successful

Note: If a mistake was made while defining a new PIN or the procedure was not completed, the drive will retain the old PIN.

How to enable Options as User

The Options mode will allow the User to perform different functions such as enabling and disabling the datAshur PRO as 'Read-Only', setting a 'Timeout' automatic lock and determining the version of the device.
The table below illustrates how to access the Options mode.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will flash together once and then the Red LED will continue to blink (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin PIN has been set up)
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your User PIN		Red LED will continue to blink
Press the KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Press the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's blinking together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

How to enable Read-Only as User

The User is able to write content to the datAshur PRO and restrict access to read-only. This is done by performing the following steps.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with User PIN		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's blinking together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 7 (pqRs) followed by the number 6 (mnO) button - (76)		Green and Blue LED's continue to blink together
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED. When datAshur PRO is inserted into a USB port the Green LED blinks every two seconds indicating the drive is in Read-Only mode

Once activated, access is limited to Read-Only until write protect is disabled.
Note: We have applied a naming convention to make it easy for the User to remember the keystrokes for each optional setting. In the table above we have used numbers that represent the 'first letters' of the optional feature name. For example, Read-Only = 7 (pqRs) 6 (mnO).
Admin can override User Read/Write settings by enabling/disabling Read/Write in Admin mode.

How to enable Read/ Write as User

Restricted write protect (Read-Only) access can be turned off with access restored to Read/Write. This is done by performing the following Steps.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with User PIN		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Press the KEY button three times (treble-click)		Green and Blue LED's blinking together
Within 10 seconds begin to Press the number 7 (pqRs) button followed by the number 9 (Wxyz) button (79)		Green and Blue LED's continue to blink together
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED. When the datAshur PRO is inserted into a USB port a solid Green LED indicates the datAshur PRO is Read/Write enabled

Once activated, access is restored to the default Read/Write state.
Note: Admin can override User Read/Write settings by enabling/disabling Read/Write in Admin mode.

How to set the Timeout Lock in User mode

To protect against unauthorised access when the datAshur PRO is connected to a host and unattended, the datAshur PRO can be set to automatically lock after a pre-set amount of time.
In its default state, the datAshur PRO Timeout Lock feature is turned off. The Timeout Lock feature can be set to activate (lock) anywhere between 1 and 99 minutes.
To set the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with User PIN		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's blinking together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8 (Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)		Green and Blue LED's continue to blink together
Press KEY button once		Blinking Green LED
Within 10 seconds begin enter the length of User Timeout in 2 digits: 00 = 0 minutes (default) 01 = 1 minute 99 = 99 minutes etc		Green LED continues to blink
Press the Key button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED - Admin can override USER Timeout Lock

How to disable the Timeout Lock in User Mode

To disable the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with User PIN		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's blinking together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8 (Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)		Green and Blue LED's continue to blink together
Press KEY button once		Blinking Green LED
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 0 button twice (double click) (zero, zero)-(00)		Green LED continues to blink
Press the Key button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED - Timeout Lock has been disabled

How to determine the device Version Number in User mode

To display the device Version Number of the datAshur PRO do the following.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with User PIN		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's blinking together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8 (tuV) followed by the number 6 (mNo) button - (86)		Green and Blue LED's continue to blink together
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will quickly blink together once followed by the Red LED blinking to the most significant digit of revision and the Green LED will blink according to the least significant digit of the revision number
For example, if the revision number is '1.11', the Red LED will blink once (1) and the Green LED will blink eleven (11) times. Once the sequence has ended the Red, Green & Blue LED's will blink together once and then to solid Green.

How to create an Admin PIN

An Admin PIN is a useful feature for corporate deployment, for example:

• Recovering data from a drive and configuring a new User PIN in the event an employee has forgotten their PIN
• Retrieving data from a drive if an employee leaves the company
• Setting policies such as 'Read-Only'
• The Admin PIN can be used to override all User settings

PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)

Instructions	LED	LED State
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will flash together once and then the Red LED will continue to blink (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin PIN has been set up)
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your User PIN (default PIN 11223344)		Red LED will continue to blink
Press the KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful User PIN entry
Press and hold down the number 1 button and press the KEY button twice (double click) (1 & )		Red and Blue LED's flicker together ready to receive new Admin PIN
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your new Admin PIN		Red and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button twice (double click)		Green LED blinks
Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter your new Admin PIN		Green LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double click)		Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

How to unlock the datAshur PRO as Admin

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Press and hold down the number 1 button and press the KEY button once (1 & )		Red and Green LED's flicker together
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your Admin PIN		Red and Green LED's continue to flicker together
Press the KEY button once		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Note: Once the datAshur PRO has been successfully unlocked, the Green LED will remain on for 30 seconds only, during which time the datAshur PRO needs to be connected to a USB port. It can be locked down immediately by pressing and holding down the KEY button for 3 seconds, or waiting for the 30 seconds to expire or by clicking the 'Safely Remove Hardware/Eject' icon within your operating system.

How to create a New User PIN in Admin mode

Creating a new User PIN in Admin mode will become necessary if the datAshur PRO has been unlocked for any reason with the Admin PIN, as this will automatically clear the User PIN. To create a new User PIN in Admin mode please follow the instructions on the table below.

Admin PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button twice (double-click)		Blue LED blinking ready to receive new PIN
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your New User PIN		Blue LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Green LED blinks
Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter the New User PIN		Green LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double-click)	Off	Red LED quickly fades out to indicate successful creation of a New User PIN

How to change the Admin PIN

Once an Admin PIN has been created, the datAshur PRO needs to be unlocked in Admin mode in order to change the Admin PIN. The Admin PIN cannot be changed from the User mode.

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Admin PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length
• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
• Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with existing Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press and hold down the number 1 button and press the KEY button twice (double-click) (1 & )		Red and Blue LED's flicker together ready to receive new Admin PIN
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your New Admin PIN		Red and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Green LED blinks
Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter the New Admin PIN		Green LED continues to blink
Press KEY button twice (double-click)		Red solid LED changing to a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN change

Note: If a mistake was made while defining a new Admin PIN or the procedure was not completed, the drive will retain the old Admin PIN.

How to verify whether an Admin/User PIN has been set up

The following table illustrates how to determine which PINs, User and/or Admin, have been set up. With the datAshur PRO in a locked state (all LEDs off), press the KEY button once.

Press KEY button once Red, Green & Blue LED's will flash together once, then one of the following states occurs.
Only User/default PIN exists		Red LED blinks
Only Admin PIN exists		Blue LED blinks
Both User and Admin PIN's exist		Red and Blue LED's blink together

How to enable Read-Only in Admin mode

When Admin writes content to the datAshur PRO and restricts access to read-only, the User cannot change this setting in User mode. To set the datAshur PRO to Read-Only, please follow the steps below.

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button three times (treble-click)		Green and Blue LED's flicker together
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 7 (pqRs) button followed by the number 6 (mnO) button (76)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to flickering Green LED. when the datAshur PRO is inserted into a USB port the Green LED blinks every two seconds indicating the datAshur PRO is in Read-Only mode

How to enable Read/Write in Admin mode

Admin can override User set Read-Only by enabling Read/Write on the datAshur PRO using the Admin PIN. To set the datAshur PRO to Read/Write, please follow the steps below.

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button three times (treble-click)		Green and Blue LED's flicker together
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 7 (pqRs) button followed by the number 9 (Wxyz) button (79)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED changing to flickering Green LED. when the datAshur PRO is inserted into a USB port the Green LED is solid indicating the datAshur PRO is Read/Write enabled

How to determine the device Version Number in Admin mode

To display the device Version Number of the datAshur PRO do the following.

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button three times (treble-click)		Green and Blue LED's flicker together
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 8 (tuV) button followed by the number 6 (mNo) button (86)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Red, Green & Blue LED's will quickly blink together once followed by the Red LED blinking to the most significant digit of revision and the Green LED will blink according to the least significant digit of the revision number
For example, if the revision number is '1.11', the Red LED will blink once (1) and the Green LED will blink eleven (11) times. Once the sequence has ended the Red, Green & Blue LED's will blink together once and then to flickering Green LED.

How to set the Timeout Lock in Admin mode

To protect against unauthorised access when the datAshur PRO is connected to a host and unattended, the datAshur PRO can be set to automatically lock after a pre-set amount of time.
In its default state, the datAshur PRO Timeout Lock feature is turned off. The Timeout Lock feature can be set to activate (lock) anywhere between 1 and 99 minutes. Admin Timeout Lock settings will override User settings. To set the Timeout Lock please follow steps in the table below.

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button 3 times (treble click)		Green and Blue LED's flicker together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to press button number 8 (Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Blinking Green LED
Within 10 seconds begin to enter the length of User Timeout in 2 digits: 00 = 0 minutes (default) 01 = 1 minute 99 = 99 minutes etc		Green LED continues to blink
Press the Key button once		Red solid LED changing to flickering Green LED. Admin can override USER Lock Timeout

How to disable the Timeout Lock in Admin Mode

To disable the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times - treble click		Green and Blue LED's flickering together awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.
Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8 (Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Blinking Green LED
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 0 button twice (zero, zero) - (00)		Green LED continues to blink
Press the Key button once		Red solid LED changing to flickering Green LED. Timeout Lock has been disabled

How to delete all files in Admin mode

In the event that Admin wants to delete all data stored on the datAshur PRO, please follow the instructions below. All Admin settings will remain on the datAshur PRO but all data will be deleted and cannot be retrieved and the datAshur PRO will have to be reformatted

Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked using the Admin PIN.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Unlock the datAshur PRO with Admin PIN		Red solid LED followed by a flickering Green LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry
Press the KEY button 3 times (treble-click)		Green and Blue LED's flicker together
Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 3 (Def) button followed by the number 2 (Abc) button (32)		Green and Blue LED's continue to flicker together
Press KEY button once		Red and Green LED's blink alternately
Within 10 seconds begin to enter your Admin PIN again		Red and Green LED's continue to blink alternately
Press KEY button once		Red solid LED to Red & Green solid LED's to a Green flickering LED indicating that all data has been deleted

Brute Force Hacking Detection

If both Admin and User PINs have been created and a User enters an incorrect User PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, the datAshur PRO's brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN will be deleted. All data will remain on the datAshur PRO and can only be accessed by the Admin entering the correct Admin PIN.
If Admin enters an incorrect Admin PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, then both the User and Admin PINs, the encryption key and all data will be deleted and lost forever. The datAshur PRO will then revert back to factory default settings and will need to be formatted before it can be reused.
The table below illustrates the different PIN set-up states and what happens when entering an incorrect Admin or User PIN incorrectly 10 (ten) consecutive times.

The datAshur PRO, unlike other similar drives, incorporates a random number generator, once the drive is reset a new encryption key is randomly generated.

How to Reset the datAshur PRO

In the event both the Admin and User PINs have been forgotten, or the user wants to delete all data stored on the datAshur PRO, please follow the instructions below.
The reset process will clear all cryptographic parameters including both User and Admin PINs. This means the datAshur PRO will revert back to the default User PIN set as11223344 - see how to change the User PIN. Also, since this will force the creation of a new encryption key, the datAshur PRO will have to be reformatted.

Resetting the datAshur PRO will delete all data stored on the drive.

Instructions	LED	LED State
Press and hold down number 7 (seven) button and then press the KEY button and release buttons (7 & )		Red and Green LED's blink alternately
Within 10 seconds begin to Press the number 9 button three times (triple click) (999)		Red and Green LED's continue to blink alternately
Press and hold down number 7 (seven) button and then press the KEY button and release buttons (7 & )		Solid Red and Green LED's change to a solid Red LED that fades out to complete the reset process

Booting from the datAshur PRO

iStorage datAshur PRO USB drives are equipped with a boot delay feature in order to accommodate power cycling during a host boot process.
There may be occasions where you might want to boot from the datAshur PRO for various reasons. When booting from the datAshur PRO, you are running your computer with the operating system that's installed on the datAshur PRO.
No special actions are required on the part of the user, and to use this feature, simply unlock the drive and connect to the USB port of a host computer.
To force an immediate lock, always unplug to remove USB power to the datAshur PRO.

How to configure the datAshur PRO with Windows OS

In the event that hacking detection has been triggered by entering the incorrect PIN 10 times in succession or the drive has been reset, all data on the drive will be lost forever. Once a New User PIN has been created, the datAshur PRO will need to be initialised and formatted.
To initialise your datAshur PRO, do the following:

1. Create aNew User PIN.
2. Unlock the datAshur PRO by entering theNew User PIN and connect to a computer's USB port.
3. The computer should notify the user with the following message:
   
4. Proceed by clicking onFormat disk.
   Select FAT32 or NTFS depending on your needs, enter a Volume Label and click Start.
   

5. Click OK to continue with formatting the drive.
   
   
   This procedure will erase ALL data on the drive.
6. The procedure will finish formatting the drive and confirm that formatting has been completed. While the datAshur PRO is formatting the BLUE LED will be flashing.
   

Once finished, the BLUE LED becomes solid and your datAshur PRO is ready for use.

In case that the formatting wizard does not appear, please follow the procedure below:

1. Windows 7: Right click Computer and then click Manage and then select Disk Management Windows 8: Right click left corner of desktop and select Disk Management
   Windows 10: Right click on the start button and select Disk Management
2. In the Computer Management window under theDisk Management tab, the datAshur PRO is recognised as a removable device in raw format.
   
3. In the blank area under the unallocated section right clickRemovable Raw Drive and select Format.
   
4. The Format window will open.
   Enter a new Volume Label.
   Select FAT32 or NTFS depending on your needs and click OK.
   
5. Click OK on the Format warning window to continue with formatting the drive.
   
   
   This procedure will erase ALL data on the drive.
6. The procedure will finish formatting and return to the Disk Management window.
   While the datAshur PRO is formatting the BLUE LED will start flashing.
   When finished, the BLUE LED becomes solid and your datAshur PRO is ready for use.
   

How to configure the datAshur PRO with Mac OS

In the event that hacking detection has been triggered by entering the incorrect PIN 10 times in succession or the drive has been reset, all data on the drive will be lost forever.
Once a New User PIN has been created, the datAshur PRO will need to be initialised and formatted.
To format your datAshur PRO on Mac OS computers, do the following:

1. Create a New User PIN.
2. Unlock the datAshur PRO by entering the New User PIN and connect to a Mac computer's USB port.
3. The system will prompt you with INITIALISE window.
   
4. Press INITIALISE and select the datAshur PRO in the Disk Utility window.
   

To format your datAshur PRO on Mac OS computers, do the following:

5. Click on the datAshur PRO on the left side of the Disk Utility window.
6. Choose Erase from the contextual menu on the right side of the window.
7. Select MS-DOS for the Volume Format.
8. Click Erase.
   
9. The formatted datAshur PRO will appear in theDisk Utility window and will mount onto the desktop.