User Manual

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iStorage diskAshur DT
2
®
Manual – v 3.0
www.istorage-uk.com
3. diskAshur DT
2
LED States
The diskAshur DT
2
is shipped with a default Admin PIN of 11223344 and although it can be used straight out of the box with
the default Admin PIN, for security reasons we highly recommend a new Admin PIN be created immediately by
following the instructions under section 8 ‘Changing the Admin PIN’.
Please follow the 3 simple steps in the table below to unlock the diskAshur DT
2
for the first time with the default Admin PIN.
4. How to use the diskAshur DT
2
for the first time
Instructions - first time use LED LED State
1. Connect the diskAshur DT
2
to a USB port RED LED will be solid awaiting PIN entry
2. Enter Admin PIN (default - 11223344)
RED LED remains solid
3. Within 10 seconds press the “UNLOCK” button once
to unlock diskAshur DT
2
GREEN and BLUE LEDs will alternately blink
several times and then to a solid BLUE LED
changing to a blinking GREEN and finally solid
GREEN LED
Note: Once the diskAshur DT
2
has been successfully unlocked, the GREEN LED will remain on and in a
solid state. It can be locked down immediately by pressing the “LOCK” button once or by clicking the ‘Safely
Remove Hardware/Eject’ icon within your operating system. To ensure no data is corrupted, we recommend using
‘Safely Remove Hardware/Eject’.
When the diskAshur DT
2
is plugged in, there are three possible behaviours for the LED indicators as shown in the table
below.
RED GREEN BLUE diskAshur DT
2
State
Solid Off Off Factory Reset
1
Solid Solid Solid Brute Force
2
Solid Off Off Standby
3
1. In Factory Reset State, the drive is waiting for the operation to set up an Admin PIN.
2. In Brute Force state, the drive is waiting for an operation to get more PIN entry attempts.
3. In Standby state, the drive is waiting for an operation to unlock the drive, or enter Admin mode, or reset the drive.