Manual

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Locking the Drive
To lock the drive, press the LOCK button.
If data is still being written to the drive, the Padlock will wait until all data has been written to
the drive and then it will lock automatically.
Note: The Aegis Padlock will not be recognized by the operating system in the standby state.
Admin Mode
To enter the Admin Mode, do the following:
1. Attach the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. The Padlock goes
into the Standby Mode after the self-check, and the LED turns RED.
2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds until the LED ashes RED.
This indicates that you can enter the Admin PIN.
3. Enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.
4. The drive is in Admin Mode when the LED has changed to BLUE.
Changing the Admin PIN
You can change the Admin PIN by doing the following:
1. Enter Admin Mode (UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. Enter Admin PIN and press UNLOCK).
2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 9 until the LED turns to Solid BLUE and Blinking GREEN.
3. Enter the new PIN and press UNLOCK (The PIN must be a minimum of 7 digits and a
maximum of 16 digits). The LED ashes GREEN three times, then returns to Solid BLUE
and Blinking GREEN.
4. Re-enter the new Admin PIN and press UNLOCK. The LED stays solid GREEN for
two seconds and then solid BLUE indicating that the Admin PIN has been changed
successfully.
Unlocking the Drive
To unlock the drive:
Enter either a User PIN or Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.
Note: The Aegis Padlock cannot be recognized by the operating system in the standby state.