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Remember to save your PIN in a safe place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the datAshur.
If you are having difficulty please refer to this complete user manual which is loaded on your datAshur and is also
available at iStorage's website:
www.istorage-uk.com/support
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  • Page 1 140-2 Remember to save your PIN in a safe place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the datAshur. If you are having difficulty please refer to this complete user manual which is loaded on your datAshur and is also available at iStorage’s website:...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3. How to change the User PIN ....................5 4. How to create a new User PIN ....................6 5. How to unlock the datAshur with a User PIN ................8 6. How to lock the datAshur ....................... 8 7. How to create an Admin PIN ....................8 8.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    USB port. Should the drive be lost or stolen, the user can rest assured that all data held on the datAshur is safe and cannot be accessed by any unauthorised person.

  • Page 5: Datashur Layout

    Error alternately 3. How to change the User PIN Unless otherwise noted, all steps are performed when datAshur is NOT connected to a computer. Caution: The datAshur is shipped with a default User PIN of 1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4 and although it can be used straight out of the box with the default PIN, for security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately by following instructions under section 3 “How to change User PIN”.

  • Page 6: How To Create A New User Pin

    After hacking detection has been triggered by 10 consecutive failed attempts to unlock, • When the datAshur has been manually reset (see section 11 “How to Reset the datAshur”). LED indicator. It will be necessary to set a New User PIN by following these This state is evident by a solid lit instructions.
  • Page 7 PIN entry incorrect Note: It becomes necessary to format the datAshur at this point as all previous data is obscured with the previous encryption key (including the file allocation table). LED is lit in a constant state (reset) or changed when the...

  • Page 8: How To Unlock The Datashur With A User Pin

    5. How to unlock the datAshur with a User PIN Once the User PIN is created, all data stored on the datAshur is encrypted, in hardware, to the CBC-AES 256-bit specification. In order to access the data stored on the drive, you must first unlock the drive with your User PIN.
  • Page 9 If the datAshur has been reset or hacking detection has been triggered (i.e. no User or Admin PIN exist), the instructions below can be followed. If a User PIN already exists, the datAshur must be unlocked first with the user PIN by following instructions under section 5, before an Admin PIN can be created by following instructions below.

  • Page 10: How To Unlock With Admin Pin

    PIN was entered Note: Once unlocked, the GREEN LED will double blink for 30 seconds, within which time the drive needs to be connected to a USB port. If no connection has been detected within 30 seconds the drive will lock. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 11: How To Change Admin Pin

    • datAshur must NOT be connected to a host Once an Admin PIN has been created, the datAshur needs to be unlocked by the administrator in order to change the Admin PIN. The Admin PIN cannot be changed from the User mode.

  • Page 12: How To Reset The Datashur

    In the event that hacking detection has been triggered by entering the incorrect PIN 10 times in succession or the drive has been reset, all data on the drive will be lost forever. Once a New User PIN has been created, the datAshur will need to be initialised and formatted. To initialise your datAshur, do the following: 1.
  • Page 13 6. The procedure will finish formatting the drive and confirm that formatting has been completed. While the datAshur is formatting the BLUE will be flashing. Once finished, the BLUE LED becomes solid and your datAshur is ready for use. www.istorage-uk.com www.istorage-uk.com...
  • Page 14 In case that the formatting wizard does not appear, please follow the procedure below: 1. Right click My Computer or Computer and then click Manage. 2. In the Computer Management window under the Disk Management tab, the datAshur is recognised as a removable device in raw format.

  • Page 15: How To Configure The Datashur With Mac Os

    To format your datAshur on Mac OS computers, do the following: 1. Create a New User PIN (see section 4). 2. Unlock the datAshur by entering the New User PIN and connect to a Mac computer’s USB port. 3. The system will prompt you with INITIALIZE window.

  • Page 16: Brute Force Hacking Detection

    User and Admin PIN. Once a new User PIN is created the drive randomly generates a new encryption key. Because of this, the datAshur will have to be formatted after each time the defence mechanism is triggered.

  • Page 17: Faq's - Frequently Asked Questions

    Q. HOW DO I USE THE datAshur FOR THE FIRST TIME? A. The datAshur comes with a default User PIN which will unlock the device for the first time, allowing the user to create their own unique User and Admin PIN.
  • Page 18 Q. HOW DO I UNLOCK THE datAshur IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD? A. Your datAshur has a built-in rechargeable battery. Even if the battery is fully discharged you can still continue to use the drive by following the instructions below:...
  • Page 19 Q. HOW DO I CREATE AN ADMIN PIN? A. The Admin PIN is useful in a corporate environment where an Administrator can provide access to the datAshur if the User PIN is forgotten or unavailable. Please follow this procedure: Press the Key Button Enter the User PIN within 10 seconds and press the Key Button.
  • Page 20 Q. HOW SHOULD I FORMAT MY DRIVE? A. The datAshur drives come formatted to FAT32 filing system by default. This will allow you to use the datAshur across all platforms (Windows, Apple, Linux) with a file size limitation of up to 4GB.

  • Page 21: Technical Support

    DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTIVE: 1. AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT, MISUSE, NEGLECT, ABUSE OR FAILURE AND/OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION GUIDE: 2. BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY ISTORAGE; 3. BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT; OR 4. AS A RESULT OF SERVICE, ALTERNATION OR REPAIR BY ANYONE OTHER THAN ISTORAGE AND SHALL BE VOID.
  • Page 22 © iStorage, 2013. All rights reserved. iStorage Limited, iStorage House, 13 Alperton Lane Perivale, Middlesex. UB6 8DH, England Tel: +44 (0) 20 8991 6260 | Fax: +44 (0) 20 8991 6277 e-mail: info@istorage-uk.com | web: www.istorage-uk.com www.istorage-uk.com...

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