Creating An Admin Pin - Apricorn Aegis Secure Key User Manual

Apricorn Aegis Secure Key

7. Creating an Admin PIN

The ADMIN PIN is useful in a corporate environment where an Administrator
will provide access to the Key if the User PIN is forgotten or unavailable.
Individuals are strongly discouraged from using this feature as it can be
cumbersome to setup and improper use can provide unintended results.
The Aegis Secure Key can be setup with an Admin PIN. If the Admin PIN is
used to access the Key the User PIN will be erased, and a new USER PIN will
need to be created. The User data will not be erased, only the User PIN
The Admin PIN can be changed to almost any number that is desired. To create your
new PIN be sure to follow the instructions below
1. The new PIN is 7 to 15 digits long.
2. The new PIN can not contain all repeating numbers (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
3. The new PIN can not have sequential numbers (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) or 7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Instructions
1. Press the Key button
2. Enter the User PIN within 10 seconds
and press the Key Button
3. Rapidly press the Key button twice
and hold the Key button on the
second press for 4 seconds
4. Enter a new Admin PIN number and
press the Key button
Note: If the LEDs in the above step are "single blinking" then the first Key Press did not
register or was not fast enough. If you continue, you will be changing the User PIN
5. Re-enter the new Admin PIN number
and press the Key button
Note: if
After setting up the Admin PIN you should create a User PIN. If you use the
Admin PIN to access the Key the User PIN will be erased.
LED Activity
will blink
will double blink if the new PIN is
accepted and the Key is unlocked
blink alternately you will need to start over from step 3.
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will blink togeather
will be on
will double blink
Will blink alternately if the new
PIN was not accepted