User's Manual

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Changing the Admin PIN
Changes to the Admin PIN can only be made while the key is in the Admin mode.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds – with the RED LED blinking,
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The BLUE LED will glow solidly.
2. Press UNLOCK + 9. The BLUE LED will glow solidly and the GREEN LED will blink.
3. Enter the new Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The GREEN LED will blink
three times.
4. Re-enter the new Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The GREEN LED will glow
solidly for two seconds and then return to the Admin mode, indicated by the BLUE LED
glowing solidly.
Deleting the User PIN
You can delete the User PIN by doing the following:
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. With the RED LED blinking,
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The BLUE LED will now glow solidly.
2. Press and hold the 7 + 8 buttons for ve seconds. The GREEN LED will blink three times and
then will be followed by the RED and BLUE LEDs blinking alternately.
3. Press and hold the 7 + 8 buttons again for ve seconds. The GREEN LED will glow
solidly for two seconds.
4. The key will return to Admin mode indicated by the BLUE LED glowing solidly.
* NOTE: Deleting the User PIN will also delete the Self-Destruct PIN (if it has been set..)
Changing the User PIN
The User PIN can be changed within the User mode (key unlocked, GREEN LED blinking)
*Note: The Admin PIN cannot be changed while in the User mode. The Admin PIN can only
be changed from within the Admin mode.
You can change the User PIN by doing the following:
1. Unlock the Aegis Secure Key with the User PIN. (the GREEN LED will blink)
2. Press and hold UNLOCK + 1 for ve seconds (the RED LED will blink)
3. Enter the current User PIN and press the UNLOCK button. (the BLUE LED will glow
solidly and the GREEN LED will blink.)
4. Enter the new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button (the GREEN LED will blink
three times, followed by the BLUE LED glowing solidly and the GREEN LED blinking.)
5. Re-enter the new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button (the GREEN LED will glow
solidly for two seconds, then will return to the User mode, indicated by the GREEN
LED blinking.)
Setting One-Time-Use Recovery PINs
Using a One-Time-Use Recovery PIN
Gives the Admin the ability to set Recovery PINs that will allow a User to access data on the
Secure Key in the event of a forgotten PIN by creating a new state of User Forced Enrollment
in which a new User PIN can be established without wiping any data off of the drive. The
Admin can establish up to four one-time-use Recovery PINs. Once a Recovery PIN has been
used to access the Secure Key, it will no longer be available. NOTE: The Recovery PIN will
not unlock the device, but will place the Secure Key into a User Forced Enrollment state,
where the User can then establish a new User PIN and then access the Key’s data.
1. Enter the Admin mode. (Hold UNLOCK + 0 for ve seconds. With the RED LED blinking,
enter the Admin PIN and press the UNLOCK button.) The BLUE LED will now glow solidly.
2. Press the UNLOCK + 8 buttons. The GREEN LED will blink three times by itself, and then will
be joined by a solid BLUE LED.
3. Enter the Recovery PIN and press the UNLOCK button. If PIN is accepted, the GREEN LED
will blink three times.
4. Repeat by entering that same Recovery PIN and pressing the UNLOCK button again. If PIN is
accepted for the nal time, the GREEN LED will blink three times and the Secure Key will then
return to the Admin mode indicated by a solid BLUE LED.
5. To add more Recovery PINs, repeat steps 2-4. When nished, press the LOCK button to
return Key to its Standby mode.
Remember that using a Recovery PIN to set the Secure Key into User Forced Enrollment
renders that PIN unavailable.
1. With the Secure Key in Standby mode, press and hold the UNLOCK + 7 buttons together for
ve seconds and release once the RED LED starts blinking.
2. Enter a recovery PIN (from Admin) and press the UNLOCK button. The GREEN LED will blink
three times by itself, and then will be joined by a solid BLUE LED indicating the Key is in User
Forced Enrollment mode.
3. Enter a new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button. The GREEN LED will blink three times
if accepted.
4. Re-enter that same new User PIN and press the UNLOCK button again to verify it. If
accepted, the GREEN LED will blink three times and then the Secure Key will return to its
Standby state, indicated by the RED LED glowing steadily. The Secure Key will now be
accessible using this new User PIN.