Changing The Admin Pin; Setting Read-Only Or Read/Write Modes From Admin Mode - iStorage Datashure SSD User Manual

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You can change the User PIN by doing the following:
1. Unlock the datAshur SSD with the User PIN.
2. Press and hold UNLOCK
3. Enter the current User PIN and press the
4. Enter the new User PIN and press the
BLUE LED and the GREEN
Should the PIN NOT meet the requirements, the
blinking GREEN (restart from step 4).
5. Re-enter the new User PIN and press the
return to User mode, indicated by the
Should the PINs NOT match, the
GREEN
(restart from step 4).

10. Changing the Admin PIN

Changes to the Admin PIN can only be made while the datAshur SSD is in the Admin mode.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press the
2. Press UNLOCK + the number 9 button. The
3. Enter the new Admin PIN and press the
Should the PIN NOT meet the requirements, the
blinking GREEN (restart from step 3).
4. Re-enter the new Admin PIN and press the
return to solid BLUE
Should the PINs NOT match, the
GREEN (restart from step 3).
5. To exit Admin mode, press LOCK button and the datAshur SSD will return to sleep mode, or after 30 seconds of
inactivity, the drive will auto

11. Setting Read-Only or Read/Write modes from Admin Mode

With a large number of Viruses and Trojans that attach themselves to USB flash drives, this feature is especially useful if you
need to access data on the datAshur SSD when used in a public setting. Additionally, Read-Only is an important feature to
implement for forensics, where data must be preserved in its original, unaltered state and can't be overwritten or modified.
The Admin can set the datAshur SSD to a Read-Only mode for both the Admin and the User. If set by the Admin, the Admin
is the only one that can change the datAshur SSD back to Read/Write mode.
When the datAshur SSD is unlocked in Read-Only mode and inserted into a USB port, the
the RED LED will blink once every three seconds.
To set the datAshur SSD to Read-Only:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press the
2. Press and hold the buttons r + o (7 + 6) together for three seconds. The
3. The datAshur SSD will return to Admin mode. The LED will now be solid BLUE.
4. Until changed, the datAshur SSD can only be read.
To return the datAshur SSD to Read/Write:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold
Admin PIN and press the
#8
(GREEN
+ the number 1 button for five seconds (the
UNLOCK
UNLOCK
LED blinking.)
UNLOCK
GREEN
LED blinking.)
RED
LED will blink three times, before returning to a solid
UNLOCK + the number 0 button for five seconds – with the LED blinking RED, enter the
UNLOCK button.) The
BLUE
UNLOCK
UNLOCK
LED to indicate the datAshur SSD is in the Admin mode.
RED LED will blink three times, before returning to a solid
UNLOCK + the number 0 button for five seconds – with the
UNLOCK button.) The LED will now be solid BLUE.
UNLOCK + the number 0 button for five seconds – with the
UNLOCK button.) The LED will now be solid BLUE.
LED will blink)
RED LED will blink)
button. (BLUE LED will be solid and the
button. (the GREEN LED will blink three times, followed by a solid
RED LED will blink three times, before returning to solid
button. (The GREEN LED will be solid for two seconds, then will
BLUE LED will be solid.
LED will glow solid and the
button. The GREEN LED will blink three times.
RED
LED will blink three times, before returning to solid
button. The GREEN LED will be solid for two seconds and then
GREEN
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GREEN
LED will blink.)
BLUE
BLUE
and blinking
GREEN LED will blink.
BLUE
BLUE and blinking
GREEN LED will be solid and
RED LED blinking, enter the
LED will blink three times.
RED LED blinking, enter the
and
and