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iStorage diskAshur PRO
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Manual – v 2.1
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................4
Box contents ..................................................................................................................................4
1. diskAshur PRO
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LED States .....................................................................................................5
2. How to use the diskAshur PRO
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for the first time .....................................................................5
3. Unlocking the diskAshur PRO
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............................................................................................... 6
4. Locking the diskAshur PRO
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...................................................................................................6
5. Entering Admin Mode .............................................................................................................6
6. Changing the Admin PIN .........................................................................................................7
7. Setting a User PIN Policy ........................................................................................................8
8. How to check the User PIN Policy ...........................................................................................9
9. Adding a new User PIN in Admin Mode ..................................................................................10
10. Changing the User PIN in Admin Mode ..................................................................................10
11. Deleting the User PIN in Admin Mode ....................................................................................10
12. Set Read-Only in Admin Mode ................................................................................................ 11
13. Enable Read/Write in Admin Mode .........................................................................................11
14. How to create a Self-Destruct PIN ...........................................................................................11
15. How to delete the Self-Destruct PIN ........................................................................................12
16. How to Unlock with the Self-Destruct PIN ...............................................................................12
17. How to Create an Admin PIN after a Brute Force attack or Reset ............................................13
18. Setting the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock ................................................................................. 13
19. Turn off the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock ................................................................................ 14
20. How to check the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock ........................................................................ 14
21. How to Unlock diskAshur PRO
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with User PIN ........................................................................15
22. Changing the User PIN in User Mode .....................................................................................15
23. Set Read-Only in User Mode ................................................................................................... 16
24. Enable Read/Write in User Mode ............................................................................................16
25. Brute Force Protection .............................................................................................................17
26. How to perform a complete reset ............................................................................................ 17
27. Initialising and formatting the diskAshur PRO
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.......................................................................18
28. diskAshur PRO
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Setup for Mac OS ......................................................................................... 20
29. diskAshur PRO
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Setup for Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) ....................................................................22
30. Hibernating, Suspending or Logging off from the Operating System .....................................25
31. How to check Firmware in Admin Mode .................................................................................. 25
32. How to check Firmware in User Mode ..................................................................................... 26
33. Technical Support ...................................................................................................................27
34. Warranty and RMA information ...............................................................................................27
Appendices
A. iStorage Security Directive #1 – Secure Handling ....................................................................28
B. iStorage Security Directive #2 – Sanitisation and Secure Disposal ...........................................33