User's Manual
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Table of Contents
About the Aegis Secure Key 3.0 4
PIN Requirements 4
Battery Note 4
Waking the Key 5
First-Time Use 5
Admin Mode 5
LED States and Their Meaning 6
Locking the Key 6
Unlocking the Key 6
Establishing a New User PIN 7
Deleting the User PIN 8
Changing the User PIN 8
Changing the Admin PIN 8
Setting One-Time Use Recovery PINs 9
Using One-Time Use Recovery PINs 9
Setting Read-Only or Read / Write Modes from Admin Mode 10
Setting Read-Only or Read / Write Modes from the User Mode 11
Setting LED Flicker / Button Press Indicator Mode 12
Setting Minimum PIN Length Requirement 12
Setting the Unattended Auto-Lock Feature 12
Setting a Self-Destruct PIN 13
Aegis Secure Key Brute-Force Protection 14
Performing a Complete Reset 15
Initializing after Performing a Complete Reset 16
Hibernating or Logging Off from the Operating System 17
Aegis Secure Key Setup for Mac OS 17
Diagnostic Mode 18
Lock-Override Mode 19
Troubleshooting / FAQs 20-21
Technical Support 22
Warranty and RMA information 22