3. First Time Use
diskAshur M
is supplied in the 'Initial Shipment State' with no pre-set Admin PIN. A 7-15 digit Admin PIN must be
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confi gured before the drive can be used. Once an Admin PIN has been successfully confi gured, it will then not be possible to switch the
drive back to the 'Initial Shipment State'.
PIN Requirements:
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Must be between 7-15 digits in length
•
Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
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Must not contain only consecutive numbers, e.g. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7), (7-8-9-0-1-2-3-4), (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
Password Tip:
You can confi gure a memorable word, name, phrase or any other Alphanumerical PIN combination
by simply pressing the button with the corresponding letters on it.
Examples of these types of Alphanumerical PINs are:
• For "Password" press the following buttons:
7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 7 (pqrs) 7 (pqrs) 9 (wxyz) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 3 (def)
• For "iStorage" press the following buttons:
4 (ghi) 7 (pqrs) 8 (tuv) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 4 (ghi) 3 (def)
Using this method, long and easy to remember PINs can be confi gured.
To confi gure an Admin PIN and unlock the diskAshur M
Instructions - First Time Use
1. Connect the diskAshur M
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computer
2. Press and hold down both KEY ( ) + 1 buttons
3. Enter a New Admin PIN (7-15 digits) and press the
KEY ( ) button once
4. Re-enter your New Admin PIN and press the KEY ( )
button again
Locking the diskAshur M
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To lock the drive, safely eject the diskAshur M
written to the drive, unplugging the diskAshur M
for the fi rst time, please follow the simple steps in the table below.
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to a powered USB port on your
from your host operating system and then unplug from the USB port. If data is being
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will result in incomplete data transfer and possible data corruption.
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LED
LED State
RED,
GREEN
and
sequence then the
switches to solid
drive is in the Initial Shipment State
LEDs turn to blinking
Blinking
GREEN
GREEN
blink then back to Blinking
BLUE
LEDs
BLUE
LED rapidly blinks then switches to a solid
LED and fi nally to a solid
Admin PIN has been successfully confi gured and drive
unlocked
BLUE
LEDs blink once in
GREEN
LED blinks twice and fi nally
RED
and
GREEN
LEDs indicating the
GREEN
and solid
BLUE
and solid
BLUE
LEDs switch to a
GREEN
and solid
GREEN
LED indicating the
BLUE
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