How To Create The Admin Pin; Led Indicators And Their Actions - iStorage Datashure SSD User Manual

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1. How to create the Admin PIN

The datAshur SSD is shipped without a preset Personal Identification Number (PIN) installed. A 7 to 16-digit Admin PIN
must be created before the datAshur SSD can be used. This Admin PIN can be used to set any and all of the Admin Mode
Features of the datAshur SSD, as well as to access the datAshur SSD's data.
To Create the Admin PIN:
1. Wake up the datAshur SSD by pressing the
BLUE GREEN
and LEDs will be solid
2. Press UNLOCK + the number 9 button at the same time. The
the GREEN LED will blink.
3. Enter your Admin PIN and press the
If the PIN meets the requirements the
Should the PIN NOT meet the requirements, the
returning to solid BLUE
4. Re-enter the Admin PIN and press the
illuminate for one second, followed by a solid
Should the PINs NOT match, the
BLUE and blinking GREEN
5. The datAshur SSD is now in Admin mode (solid
set. (I.e. adding a User)
6. To exit the Admin mode, press the
state. If no action is taken within 30 seconds, the drive will return to a locked sleep state.
Note: The
the RED LED will blink, and you will need to return to step 3 to resume the Admin PIN setup process.
PINs must be a minimum of 7 digits and a maximum of 16 digits.
Cannot contain all consecutive numbers (2345678 or 9876543)
Cannot contain all of the same number (i.e. 1111111)

2. LED indicators and their actions

UNLOCK
UNLOCK button.
GREEN LED will blink three times.
RED
and blinking GREEN (restart from step 3).
UNLOCK button again. The
BLUE
RED LED will blink three times, before returning to a solid
(restart from step 3).
BLUE
LOCK button. The drive will return to the locked standby
GREEN LED will blink if PIN is accepted; If the PIN is NOT accepted,
Slow Fading RED
No LEDs
RED
Blinking
Solid RED
Blinking GREEN
Solid BLUE /
GREEN
Blinking
Solid BLUE
Solid GREEN
Alternating
RED / BLUE
One second RED
followed by one
GREEN
second
followed by one
second BLUE
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button, both the
BLUE LED will be solid and
LED will blink three times, before
GREEN LED will
LED.
LED) and other Admin features can be
Battery charging (when plugged into USB port)
datAshur SSD locked and asleep
Error / incorrect key entry; Mode Not Available;
User PIN Change
Locked / Standby state; Awaiting PIN entry
PIN entry accepted
Waiting for New User / Admin PIN
Admin Mode
datAshur SSD unlocked
Indicates a mode has been entered that can
result in the deletion of a User or the data on the
datAshur SSD (depending on the mode chosen.)
Also used when setting Auto-lock feature.
Self-test mode to ensure all components are
ready and working properly
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