Device Initialization
Admin and User passwords
By enabling Admin and User passwords, you can leverage multi-password functionality, in which the Admin role can
manage both accounts. Selecting 'Enable Admin and User passwords' allows for an alternative method of drive
access in case one of the passwords is forgotten.
With Admin and User passwords enabled, you can also access:
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Dual-Partition configuration
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One-Time Recovery password
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Forced read-only mode for User login
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User password reset
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Force Reset password for User login
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Crypto-Erase password
To learn more about these features, navigate to page 25 within this user guide.
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To Enable Admin and User passwords
click on the box next to 'Enable Admin
and User Passwords' and select Next
once a valid password has been chosen.
(Figure 4.12)
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If this feature is enabled, then the
chosen Password at this screen will be
the Admin Password. Click Next to
proceed to the User Password screen
where a password is chosen for the User.
Note: Enabling Admin and User passwords is optional.
If the drive is set up with this feature NOT enabled (box unchecked), then the drive will be configured as a Single
User, Single Password drive without any Admin features. This configuration will be referred to User-Only mode
throughout this manual.
To proceed with a Single User, Single Password setup, keep Enable Admin and User Passwords unchecked, and
click Next after creating a valid password.
Note: 'Admin and User Passwords' will be referred to as 'Admin Role' for the remainder of this guide.
Figure 4.12 – Enabling Admin and User Passwords
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