User manual ADDONICS CDSC500-02 INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Inserting the Smart Card To begin authentication, simply insert the smart card with the contacts facing down into the Cipher Drive SC. Once a valid card is inserted, the Status LED will blink once. If an invalid card is inserted, the Error LED will light up. Smart Card Security Features You can perform certain smart card related security functions with Cipher Drive SC. [. . . ] Upon a successful PIN change, Cipher Drive SC will proceed to connect the drive. At the same time, the Status LED will blink three times and there will be two `beep' sounds upon a successful PIN change. If not, the Error LED will blink continuously. Note: If an incorrect PIN is entered, the Error LED will blink continuously. Press the Esc button to restart Cipher Drive SC. If you have mistyped your PIN, press the Esc key at any time to restart the entire authentication process. You will be LOCKED-OUT of your smart card after 8 incorrect PIN attempts. V. Setting up the drive After you have successfully authenticated yourself to Cipher Drive SC, drive access will be granted. The connected drive will then present itself to the operating system as a removable drive. Please wait for a few seconds for this process to fully complete. The mounting duration depends on your drive and operating system. Once the drive appears in your operating system, you may proceed to use it like a normal hard drive. To set up a new hard drive, you have to partition and format it. Follow your operating system's instructions on how to do so. As with any other storage solution, please ensure that you make regular backups of your data to protect against possible data loss. Note: VI. Disconnecting the drive To disconnect Cipher Drive SC, follow your operating system's proper device removal process. Cipher Drive SC only accepts 8-digit PINs. If a shorter or longer PIN is entered, the Error LED will blink continuously. Press the Esc button to restart the authentication process again. You will need to restart the entire PIN Change process from step 2. Pressing the Esc key restarts the entire authentication process. Smart card PINs are specific to the physical smart card. Please be aware that you may have different PINs for each of the two included smart cards. Again, you will be locked out of your smart card after 8 incorrect PIN attempts. ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES Model: CDSC500-02 B. Administrative Mode You may enter Administrative mode with Cipher Drive SC. In this mode, you can change the Admin PIN and/or initialize a Addonics smart card so as to use it with Cipher Drive SC. [. . . ] To change your Admin PIN, follow these steps: 1. Insert the smart card into Cipher Drive SC. Press the Change Pin button, followed by the `0' button. Enter the current 8-digit Admin PIN and press Enter. [. . . ]