Unlocking The Aegis Bio; Locking The Aegis Bio; Complete Re-Set - Apricorn Aegis Bio 3.0 User Manual

Unlocking the Aegis Bio

Once your fingerprints are enrolled, you can unlock the Aegis Bio using the
directions below.
1.
Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Bio to an available
USB port on your computer. The Aegis Bio LED will show Solid
indicating that the drive is locked and is in Standby mode.
2.
Swipe your Finger. The
start to flicker briefly as the Aegis Bio processes your fingerprint.
You will know that your fingerprint has been accepted once the
3.
LED stops flickering and turns Solid GREEN. The drive is now
unlocked and ready for use.

Locking the Aegis Bio

To lock the Aegis Bio after it has been unlocked, use the directions below.
1.
Press the ENROLL button until the
will check for disk activity. If no data has been written to the drive for 2
seconds, the drive will lock. If data is being written to the drive, it will wait
until the disk activity has been finished before locking the drive.
2.
The Aegis Bio LED will go from
NOTE: If you use the safely remove hardware button (Windows) or
Eject device (Mac), the Aegis Bio will lock and dismount but the LED
will remain GREEN. You will need to physically remove and re-plug the
USB cable before being able to access the drive.

Complete Re-set

NOTE: The complete re-set will delete all stored fingerprints and will
change the encryption key used to secure the drive.
THIS WILL ERASE ANY DATA ON THE DRIVE. USE WITH CAUTION.
1.
Hold down the ENROLL button and plug the Aegis Bio USB cable into
your computer. The LED will alternate
2.
Release the ENROLL button, then within 5 seconds repress and hold the
ENROLL button for 15 seconds. The LED will alternate between
BLUE / GREEN
3.
When the drive successfully re-sets, the
seconds, then will change to Solid
You can now release the ENROLL button.
4.
The Aegis Bio has now been returned to its OUT OF THE BOX state
and is now ready to enroll fingerprints. Once fingerprints are enrolled
the Aegis Bio will need to be partitioned and reformatted before use.
RED LED will turn off while the
GREEN
during the 15 seconds.
RED LED turns on. The drive
to Solid RED
RED / BLUE.
GREEN LED will stay on for 3
BLUE with the GREEN
RED
GREEN LED will
GREEN
when locked.
RED
LED flashing.
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