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17. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - continued
Q. HOW DO I CREATE AN ADMIN PIN?
The Admin PIN is useful in a corporate environment where an Administrator can provide access to the
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Please follow this procedure:
Press the Key Button
Enter the User PIN within 10 seconds and press the Key Button
Rapidly press the Key Button twice and hold the Key Button on the second press for 4 seconds
Enter a new Admin PIN 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
Re-enter the New Admin PIN and press the Key Button
Q. WHAT IS BRUTE FORCE OR HACKING ATTEMPT PROTECTION?
10 consecutive incorrect PIN entries will activate the brute force mechanism and will completely reset
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the drive as follows:
• A new encryption key is generated
• The User and Admin PIN are deleted
• All the data on the
• A new User PIN will need to be set
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Q. HOW DO I RESET THE
In case the User PIN is forgotten, or if you would like to delete all data stored on the drive and
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configure a New User PIN, the RESET process will clear the User and Admin PIN, the encryption
key and will destroy all data. This means a New User PIN will have to be defined in order to re-enable
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Also, since this forces the creation of a new encryption key, the
have to be reformatted.
Please follow this procedure:
Press and hold the Key Button and the number 2 Button for 3 seconds
Press 9 - 9 - 9 and press the Key Button
Press the Key Button again
NOTE
When the solid
drive if the User PIN is forgotten or unavailable.
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RED LED is on, a New User PIN will need to be set.
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