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User Manual

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Remember to save your PIN in a safe place. If lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the datAshur Pro.

If you are having difﬁculty please refer to this complete user manual loaded on your datAshur Pro and is also available at iStorage’s website: www.istorage-uk.com/support

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iStorage datAshur is developed and manufactured by iStorage Limited and is based on DataLock

technology licensed

from ClevX, LLC.

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iStorage datAshur Pro is developed and manufactured by iStorage Limited and is based on DataLock® technology licensed from ClevX, LLC.

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4

Package contents .......................................................................................................................... 4

1. datAshur Pro Layout ............................................................................................................... 5

2. LED Indicators and their actions.............................................................................................. 5

3. How to use the datAshur Pro for the ﬁrst time ......................................................................... 6

4. How to change the User PIN .................................................................................................. 6

5. How to enable Options as User ............................................................................................... 7

6. How to enable Read-Only as User .......................................................................................... 8

7. How to enable Read/Write as User .......................................................................................... 8

8. How to set the Timeout Lock in User mode ............................................................................ 9

9. How to disable the Timeout Lock in User mode ..................................................................... 9

10. How to determine the device Version Number in User mode ................................................... 10

11. How to create an Admin PIN .................................................................................................. 10

12. How to unlock the datAshur Pro as Admin .............................................................................. 11

13. How to create a New User PIN in Admin mode ........................................................................ 11

14. How to change the Admin PIN ................................................................................................ 12

15. How to verify whether an Admin/User PIN has been set up ..................................................... 13

16. How to enable Read-Only in Admin mode ............................................................................... 13

17. How to enable Read/Write in Admin mode .............................................................................. 13

18. How to determine the device Version Number in Admin mode ................................................ 14

19. How to set the Timeout Lock in Admin mode .......................................................................... 15

20. How to disable the Timeout Lock in Admin mode ................................................................... 16

21. How to delete all ﬁles in Admin mode ..................................................................................... 16

22. Brute Force Hacking Detection ................................................................................................ 17

23. How to Reset the datAshur Pro ................................................................................................ 17

24. Booting from the datAshur Pro ................................................................................................ 18

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25. How to conﬁgure the datAshur Pro with Windows OS ............................................................. 18

26. How to conﬁgure the datAshur Pro with Mac OS .................................................................... 21

27. Technical Support ................................................................................................................... 22

28. Warranty and RMA information ............................................................................................... 22

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Introduction

Note: The datAshur Pro rechargeable battery is not fully charged, we recommend the battery be charged

prior to ﬁrst use. Please plug in the datAshur Pro to a powered USB port for 60 minutes to fully charge the battery.

Thank you for purchasing the iStorage datAshur® Pro, an ultra secure and easy to use, hardware encrypted USB 3.0 PIN activated ﬂash drive.

datAshur Pro has attained FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certiﬁcation by NIST (certiﬁcate no 2688). This is a high level US government accreditation and means the product has passed numerous tests relating to the encryption algorithm and tamper-evidence as well as to thwart attacks directed at the Critical Security Parameters.

The datAshur Pro uses military grade XTS-AES 256-bit hardware encryption, which encrypts all data stored on the drive in real-time. The datAshur Pro requires no software and is OS and host independent.

The datAshur Pro incorporates a rechargeable battery allowing the user to enter a 7-15 digit PIN (Personal Identiﬁcation Number) onto the on-board keypad before connecting the drive to a USB port.

Should the drive be lost or stolen, the user can rest assured that all data held on the datAshur Pro is safe and cannot be accessed by any unauthorised person.

The datAshur Pro can be conﬁgured with both a User and Admin PIN, making it perfect for corporate and government deployment. As the datAshur Pro is unlocked via the onboard keypad and not a host computer, it is not vulnerable to software/hardware based key-loggers or brute force attacks.

Caution: The datAshur Pro is shipped with a default User PIN of 1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4

and although it can be used straight out of the box with the default PIN, for security reasons, we highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately by following instructions under section 4 “How to change User PIN”.

If you forget your User PIN and no Admin PIN exists, or you forget both PINs, all data will be inaccessible.

Package contents

• iStorage datAshur Pro

• Extruded Aluminium Sleeve

• QSG - Quick Start Guide

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1. datAshur Pro Layout

RED LED

GREEN LED

1 2

5 6

9 0

Keypad

KEY Button

BLUE LED

Keyring, unscrew to add to key ring.

2. LED indicators and their actions

LED LED State Description LED LED State Description

Red - Fade Out

Red blinking Locked and awaiting factory default

Locking down/incorrect PIN entry

PIN or User deﬁned PIN entry

Red and Green

blinking alternately

Red and Green

ﬂickering together

Factory reset/deleting ﬁles in Admin mode

Awaiting Admin PIN entry

Green Solid datAshur Pro is unlocked in User

mode

When connected to a USB port if

Green blinking

Green ﬂickering datAshur Pro is unlocked in Admin

Green Led blinks every 2 seconds

this indicates the datAshur Pro has been set as ‘Read-Only’

mode

Blue Solid

Blue Blinking

Connected to a USB port

Data exchange with host/changing User PIN/when not connected to a USB port indicates an Admin PIN exists

Green and Blue

blinking together

Green and Blue

ﬂickering together

Red and Blue

blinking together

Red and Blue

ﬂickering together

Red, Green & Blue

blinking in sequence

to Red and fade out

User Options mode

Admin Options mode

When not connected to a USB port indicates that both User and Admin PINs have been set on the datAshur Pro

Awaiting Admin PIN change

Drive has developed a fault. Please retry the command and if the problem persists contact technical support

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3. How to use the datAshur Pro for the ﬁrst time

The datAshur Pro is shipped with a default User PIN of 11223344 and although it can be used straight out of the box with the default PIN, for security reasons we highly recommend a new User PIN be created immediately by following the instructions under section 4 ‘How to change the User PIN’.

Please follow the 3 simple steps in the table below to unlock the datAshur Pro with the default User PIN.

Instructions - ﬁrst time use LED LED State

1. Press KEY button once

2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter User PIN (default - 11223344) to unlock datAshur Pro

3. Press KEY button once

Note: Once the datAshur Pro has been successfully unlocked, the Green LED will remain on and in a solid state

for 30 seconds only, during which time the datAshur Pro needs to be connected to a USB port. It can be locked down immediately by pressing and holding down the KEY button for 3 seconds, or waiting for the 30 seconds to expire or by clicking the ‘Safely Remove Hardware/Eject’ icon within your operating system.

4. How to change the User PIN

PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length

• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will ﬂash together once

and then the Red LED will continue to blink

Red LED will continue to blink

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful default User PIN entry

• 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 create a memorable word, name, phrase or any other Alphanumerical PIN combination

by simply pressing the key with the corresponding letters on it.

Examples of these types of Alphanumerical PINs are:

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• For “Password” you would press the following keys: 7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 7 (pqrs) 7 (pqrs) 9 (wxyz) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 3 (def)

• For “iStorage” you would press:

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4 (ghi) 7 (pqrs) 8 (tuv) 6 (mno) 7 (pqrs) 2 (abc) 4 (ghi) 3 (def)

Using this method, long and easy to remember PIN’s can be created.

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Instructions LED LED State

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will ﬂash together once

and then the Red LED will continue to blink

1. Press KEY button once (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin

PIN has been set up)

2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter the User PIN

(default User PIN 11223344)

3. Press the KEY button once

4. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

Red LED will continue to blink

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Blue LED blinks

5. Within 10 seconds begin to enter New User PIN Blue LED continues to blink

6. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

Green LED blinks

7. Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter New User PIN Green LED continues to blink

8. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating User PIN change successful

Note: If a mistake was made while deﬁning a new PIN or the procedure was not completed, the drive will retain

the old PIN.

5. How to enable Options as User

The Options mode will allow the User to perform different functions such as enabling and disabling the datAshur Pro as ‘Read-Only’, setting a ‘Timeout’ automatic lock and determining the version of the device.

The table below illustrates how to access the Options mode, sections 6 - 9 describe how to perform the various functions.

Instructions LED LED State

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will ﬂash together once

and then the Red LED will continue to blink

1. Press KEY button once (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin

PIN has been set up)

2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your User PIN Red LED will continue to blink

3. Press the KEY button once

4. Press the KEY button 3 times - treble

click

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Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

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6. How to enable Read-Only as User

The User is able to write content to the datAshur Pro and restrict access to read-only. This is done by performing the following steps.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with User PIN

2. Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times -

treble click

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 7

(pqRs) followed by the number 6 (mnO) button - (76)

4. Press KEY button once

Once activated, access is limited to Read-Only until write protect is disabled.

Note: We have applied a naming convention to make it easy for the User to remember the keystrokes for each

optional setting. In the table above we have used numbers that represent the ‘ﬁrst letters’ of the optional feature name. For example, Read-Only = 7 (pqRs) 6 (mnO).

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to blink together

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED.

When datAshur Pro is inserted into a USB port the Green LED blinks every two seconds indicating the drive is in Read-Only mode

Admin can override User Read/Write settings by enabling/disabling Read/Write in Admin mode.

7. How to enable Read/ Write as User

Restricted write protect (Read-Only) access can be turned off with access restored to Read/Write. This is done by performing the following Steps.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with User PIN

2. Press the KEY button three times (treble-click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press the number 7 (pqRs)

button followed by the number 9 (Wxyz) button (79)

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4. Press KEY button once

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

Green and Blue LED’s continue to blink together

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED.

When the datAshur Pro is inserted into a USB port a solid Green LED indicates the datAshur Pro is Read/Write enabled

Once activated, access is restored to the default Read/Write state.

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Note: Admin can override User Read/Write settings by enabling/disabling Read/Write in Admin mode.

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8. How to set the Timeout Lock in User mode

To protect against unauthorised access when the datAshur Pro is connected to a host and unattended, the datAshur Pro can be set to automatically lock after a pre-set amount of time.

In its default state, the datAshur Pro Timeout Lock feature is turned off. The Timeout Lock feature can be set to activate (lock) anywhere between 1 and 99 minutes.

To set the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with User PIN

2. Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times -

treble click

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8

(Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to blink together

4. Press KEY button once

Blinking Green LED

5. Within 10 seconds begin enter the length of User

Timeout in 2 digits: 00 = 0 minutes (default) 01 = 1 minute

Green LED continues to blink

99 = 99 minutes etc

6. Press the Key button once

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED -

Admin can override USER Timeout Lock

9. How to disable the Timeout Lock in User Mode

To disable the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with User PIN

2. Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times -

treble click

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8

(Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to blink together

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4. Press KEY button once

5. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 0 button

twice (double click) (zero,zero)-(00)

6. Press the Key button once

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Blinking Green LED

Green LED continues to blink

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED -

Timeout Lock has been disabled

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10. How to determine the device Version Number in User mode

To display the device Version Number of the datAshur Pro do the following.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with User PIN

2. Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times -

treble click

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8

(tuV) followed by the number 6 (mNo) button - (86)

4. Press KEY button once

For example, if the revision number is ‘1.11’, the Red LED will blink once (1) and the Green LED will blink eleven (11) times. Once the sequence has ended the Red, Green & Blue LED’s will blink together once and then to solid Green.

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s blinking together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to blink together

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will quickly blink

together once followed by the Red LED blinking to the most signiﬁcant digit of revision and the Green LED will blink according to the least signiﬁcant digit of the revision number

11. How to create an Admin PIN

An Admin PIN is a useful feature for corporate deployment, for example:

• Recovering data from a drive and conﬁguring a new User PIN in the event an employee has forgotten their PIN

• Retrieving data from a drive if an employee leaves the company

• Setting policies such as ‘Read-Only’

• The Admin PIN can be used to override all User settings

PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length

• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)

• 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)

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Instructions LED LED State

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will ﬂash together once

and then the Red LED will continue to blink

1. Press KEY button once (if Blue LED also blinks this indicates an Admin

PIN has been set up)

2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your User PIN (default

PIN 11223344)

3. Press the KEY button once

4. Press and hold down the number 1 button and press

the KEY button twice (double click) (1 & )

5. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your new Admin PIN

Red LED will continue to blink

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful User PIN entry

Red and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together ready to

receive new Admin PIN

Red and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker together

6. Press KEY button twice (double click)

7. Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter your new Admin PIN

8. Press KEY button twice (double click)

Green LED blinks

Green LED continues to blink

Red solid LED changing to Green solid LED

indicating successful Admin PIN entry

12. How to unlock the datAshur Pro as Admin

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Press and hold down the number 1 button and press the

KEY button once (1 & )

2. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your Admin PIN

3. Press the KEY button once

Red and Green LED’s ﬂicker together

Red and Green LED’s continue to ﬂicker together

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Note: Once the datAshur Pro has been successfully unlocked, the Green LED will remain on for 30 seconds only,

during which time the datAshur Pro needs to be connected to a USB port. It can be locked down immediately by pressing and holding down the KEY button for 3 seconds, or waiting for the 30 seconds to expire or by clicking the ‘Safely Remove Hardware/Eject’ icon within your operating system.

13. How to create a New User PIN in Admin mode

Creating a new User PIN in Admin mode will become necessary if the datAshur Pro has been unlocked for any reason with the Admin PIN, as this will automatically clear the User PIN. To create a new User PIN in Admin mode please follow the instructions on the table below.

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Admin PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length

• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)

• 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)

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button twice (double-click)

Blue LED blinking ready to receive new PIN

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

3. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your New User PIN Blue LED continues to blink

4. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

Green LED blinks

5. Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter the New User PIN Green LED continues to blink

6. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

Red LED quickly fades out to indicate

Off

successful creation of a New User PIN

14. How to change the Admin PIN

Once an Admin PIN has been created, the datAshur Pro needs to be unlocked in Admin mode in order to change the Admin PIN. The Admin PIN cannot be changed from the User mode.

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Admin PIN requirements:

• Must be between 7-15 digits in length

• Must not contain only repetitive numbers, e.g. (3-3-3-3-3-3-3)

• 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)

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with existing Admin PIN

2. Press and hold down the number 1 button and press the KEY button twice (double-click) (1 & )

3. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your New Admin PIN

4. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

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Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Red and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together ready to

receive new Admin PIN

Red and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker together

Green LED blinks

5. Within 10 seconds begin to re-enter the New Admin PIN Green LED continues to blink

6. Press KEY button twice (double-click)

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Red solid LED changing to a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN change

Note: If a mistake was made while deﬁning a new Admin PIN or the procedure was not completed, the drive

will retain the old Admin PIN.

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15. How to verify whether an Admin/User PIN has been set up

The following table illustrates how to determine which PINs, User and/or Admin, have been set up. With the datAshur Pro in a locked state (all LEDs off), press the KEY button once.

1. Press KEY button once Red, Green & Blue LED’s will ﬂash together once, then one of the following states occurs.

Only User/default PIN exists Red LED blinks

Only Admin PIN exists Blue LED blinks

Both User and Admin PIN’s exist

Red and Blue LED’s blink together

16. How to enable Read-Only in Admin mode

When Admin writes content to the datAshur Pro and restricts access to read-only, the User cannot change this setting in User mode. To set the datAshur Pro to Read-Only, please follow the steps below.

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button three times

(treble-click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 7 (pqRs)

button followed by the number 6 (mnO) button (76)

4. Press KEY button once

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

Red solid LED changing to ﬂickering Green

LED. when the datAshur Pro is inserted into a USB port the Green LED blinks every two seconds indicating the datAshur Pro is in Read-Only mode

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17. How to enable Read/Write in Admin mode

Admin can override User set Read-Only by enabling Read/Write on the datAshur Pro using the Admin PIN. To set the datAshur Pro to Read/Write, please follow the steps below.

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

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Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button three times

(treble-click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 7 (pqRs)

button followed by the number 9 (Wxyz) button (79)

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

Red solid LED changing to ﬂickering Green

4. Press KEY button once

LED. when the datAshur Pro is inserted into a USB port the Green LED is solid indicating the datAshur Pro is Read/Write enabled

18. How to determine the device Version Number in Admin mode

To display the device Version Number of the datAshur Pro do the following.

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button three times

(treble-click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 8 (tuV)

button followed by the number 6 (mNo) button (86)

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

Red, Green & Blue LED’s will quickly blink

4. Press KEY button once

together once followed by the Red LED blinking to the most signiﬁcant digit of revision and the Green LED will blink according to the least signiﬁcant digit of the revision number

For example, if the revision number is ‘1.11’, the Red LED will blink once (1) and the Green LED will blink eleven (11)

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times. Once the sequence has ended the Red, Green & Blue LED’s will blink together once and then to ﬂickering Green LED.

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19. How to set the Timeout Lock in Admin mode

To protect against unauthorised access when the datAshur Pro is connected to a host and unattended, the datAshur Pro can be set to automatically lock after a pre-set amount of time.

In its default state, the datAshur Pro Timeout Lock feature is turned off. The Timeout Lock feature can be set to activate (lock) anywhere between 1 and 99 minutes. Admin Timeout Lock settings will override User settings.

To set the Timeout Lock please follow steps in the table below.

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button 3 times

(treble click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to press button number 8

(Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

4. Press KEY button once

5. Within 10 seconds begin to enter the length of User

Timeout in 2 digits: 00 = 0 minutes (default) 01 = 1 minute 99 = 99 minutes etc

6. Press the Key button once

Blinking Green LED

Green LED continues to blink

Red solid LED changing to ﬂickering Green

LED. Admin can override USER Lock Timeout

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20. How to disable the Timeout Lock in Admin Mode

To disable the Timeout Lock, please follow steps in the table below.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Enable Options by pressing the KEY button 3 times -

treble click

3. Within 10 seconds begin to Press button number 8

(Tuv) followed by the number 5 (jkL) button - (85)

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂickering together

awaiting new instructions in OPTIONS mode.

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

4. Press KEY button once

5. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 0 button

twice (zero,zero) - (00)

6. Press the Key button once

Blinking Green LED

Green LED continues to blink

Red solid LED changing to ﬂickering Green

LED. Timeout Lock has been disabled

21. How to delete all ﬁles in Admin mode

In the event that Admin wants to delete all data stored on the datAshur Pro, please follow the instructions below. All Admin settings will remain on the datAshur Pro but all data will be deleted and cannot be retrieved and the datAshur Pro will have to be reformatted (see section 24 or 25)

Caution: Entering the Admin PIN to access a locked drive will clear the User PIN. For security reasons, we

highly recommend that a new User PIN be created immediately once the drive has been unlocked

using the Admin PIN. Refer to section 13 on page 11.

Instructions LED LED State

1. Unlock the datAshur Pro with Admin PIN

2. Press the KEY button 3 times (treble-click)

3. Within 10 seconds begin to press the number 3 (Def)

button followed by the number 2 (Abc) button (32)

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5. Within 10 seconds begin to enter your Admin PIN again

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6. Press KEY button once

Red solid LED followed by a ﬂickering Green

LED indicating successful Admin PIN entry

Green and Blue LED’s ﬂicker together

Green and Blue LED’s continue to ﬂicker

together

Red and Green LED’s blink alternately

Red and Green LED’s continue to blink

alternately

Red solid LED to Red & Green solid LED’s to a

Green ﬂickering LED indicating that all data has

been deleted

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22. Brute Force Hacking Detection

If both Admin and User PINs have been created and a User enters an incorrect User PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, the datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN will be deleted. All data will remain on the datAshur Pro and can only be accessed by the Admin entering the correct Admin PIN.

If Admin enters an incorrect Admin PIN 10 (ten) consecutive times, then both the User and Admin PINs, the encryption key and all data will be deleted and lost forever. The datAshur Pro will then revert back to factory default settings and will need to be formatted before it can be reused.

The table below illustrates the different PIN set-up states and what happens when entering an incorrect Admin or User PIN incorrectly 10 (ten) consecutive times.

PINs Set-up on

datAshur Pro

PIN used to unlock

datAshur Pro

What happens after 10 consecutive incorrect PIN entries?

The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN will

Admin & User

PINs

User PIN

be deleted. All data will remain on the datAshur Pro and can only be accessed by the Admin entering the correct Admin PIN.

Admin & User

PINs

Admin PIN

User PIN Only User PIN

Admin PIN Only Admin PIN

The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and both the User and Admin PINs, the encryption key and all data will be deleted and lost forever.

The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the User PIN, the encryption key along with all data will be deleted and lost forever.

The datAshur Pro’s brute force mechanism will trigger and the Admin PIN, the encryption key along with all data will be deleted and lost forever.

The datAshur Pro, unlike other similar drives, incorporates a random number generator, once the drive is reset a new encryption key is randomly generated.

23. How to Reset the datAshur Pro

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In the event both the Admin and User PINs have been forgotten, or the user wants to delete all data stored on the datAshur Pro, please follow the instructions below.

The reset process will clear all cryptographic parameters including both User and Admin PINs. This means the datAshur Pro will revert back to the default User PIN set as11223344 - see section 4 on page 6 on how to change the User PIN. Also, since this will force the creation of a new encryption key, the datAshur Pro will have to be reformatted (see section 24 or 25).

Caution: Resetting the datAshur Pro will delete all data stored on the drive.

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Instructions LED LED State

1. Press and hold down number 7 (seven) button and then

press the KEY button and release buttons (7 & )

2. Within 10 seconds begin to Press the number 9 button

three times (triple click) (999)

3. Press and hold down number 7 (seven) button and then

press the KEY button and release buttons (7 & )

Red and Green LED’s blink alternately

Red and Green LED’s continue to blink

alternately

Red LED fades out to complete the reset process

24. Booting from the datAshur Pro

iStorage datAshur Pro USB drives are equipped with a boot delay feature in order to accommodate power cycling during a host boot process.

There may be occasions where you might want to boot from the datAshur Pro for various reasons. When booting from the datAshur Pro, you are running your computer with the operating system that’s installed on the datAshur Pro.

No special actions are required on the part of the user, and to use this feature, simply unlock the drive and connect to the USB port of a host computer.

To force an immediate lock, always unplug to remove USB power to the datAshur Pro.

25. How to conﬁgure the datAshur Pro with Windows OS

In the event that hacking detection has been triggered by entering the incorrect PIN 10 times in succession or the drive has been reset, all data on the drive will be lost forever. Once a New User PIN has been created, the datAshur Pro will need to be initialised and formatted.

To initialise your datAshur Pro, do the following:

1. Create a New User PIN (see section 5).

2. Unlock the datAshur Pro by entering the New User PIN and connect to a computer’s USB port.

3. The computer should notify the user with the following message:

4. Proceed by clicking on Format disk. Select FAT32 or NTFS depending on your needs, enter a Volume Label and click Start.

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5. Click OK to continue with formatting the drive.

Warning: This procedure will erase ALL data on the drive.

6. The procedure will ﬁnish formatting the drive and conﬁrm that formatting has been completed. While the datAshur Pro is formatting the BLUE LED will be ﬂashing.

Once ﬁnished, the BLUE LED becomes solid and your datAshur Pro is ready for use.

In case that the formatting wizard does not appear, please follow the procedure below:

1. Windows 7: Right click Computer and then click Manage and then select Disk Management Windows 8: Right click left corner of desktop and select Disk Management Windows 10: Right click on the start button and select Disk Management

2. In the Computer Management window under the Disk Management tab, the datAshur Pro is recognised as a removable device in raw format.

3. In the blank area under the unallocated section right click Removable Raw Drive and select Format.

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4. The Format window will open. Enter a new Volume Label. Select FAT32 or NTFS depending on your needs and click OK.

5. Click OK on the Format warning window to continue with formatting the drive.

Warning: This procedure will erase ALL data on the drive.

6. The procedure will ﬁnish formatting and return to the Disk Management window.

While the datAshur Pro is formatting the BLUE LED will start ﬂashing.

When ﬁnished, the BLUE LED becomes solid and your datAshur Pro is ready for use.

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26. How to conﬁgure the datAshur Pro with Mac OS

In the event that hacking detection has been triggered by entering the incorrect PIN 10 times in succession or the drive has been reset, all data on the drive will be lost forever.

Once a New User PIN has been created, the datAshur Pro will need to be initialised and formatted.

To format your datAshur Pro on Mac OS computers, do the following:

1. Create a New User PIN (see section 4).

2. Unlock the datAshur Pro by entering the New User PIN and connect to a Mac computer’s USB port.

3. The system will prompt you with INITIALISE window.

4. Press INITIALISE and select the datAshur Pro in the Disk Utility window.

To format your datAshur Pro on Mac OS computers, do the following:

5. Click on the datAshur Pro on the left side of the Disk Utility window.

6. Choose Erase from the contextual menu on the right side of the window.

7. Select MS-DOS for the Volume Format.

8. Click Erase.

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9. The formatted datAshur Pro will appear in the Disk Utility window and will mount onto the desktop.

27. Technical Support

iStorage provides the following helpful resources for you:

iStorage’s Website

https://www.istorage-uk.com

E-mail correspondence

support@istorage-uk.com

Telephone support with our Technical Support Department on +44 (0) 20 8991-6260. iStorage’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. GMT - Monday through Friday.

28. Warranty and RMA information

Three Year Warranty:

iStorage offers a 3-year warranty on the iStorage datAshur Pro against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from iStorage or an authorised reseller.

Disclaimer and terms of warranty:

THE WARRANTY BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND MUST BE VERIFIED WITH YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR INVOICE DISPLAYING THE DATE OF PRODUCT

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PURCHASE.

ISTORAGE WILL, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OR SERVICEABLE USED PARTS THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO NEW IN PERFORMANCE. ALL EXCHANGED PARTS AND PRODUCTS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF ISTORAGE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT NOT PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM ISTORAGE OR AN AUTHORIzED RESELLER OR TO ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTIVE: 1. AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT, MISUSE, NEGLECT, ABUSE OR FAILURE AND/OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION GUIDE: 2. BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY ISTORAGE; 3. BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT; OR 4. AS A RESULT

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OF SERVICE, ALTERNATION OR REPAIR BY ANYONE OTHER THAN ISTORAGE AND SHALL BE VOID. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NO OTHER WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ISTORAGE OR BY OPERATION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR ITS INSTALLATION, USE, OPERATION, REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. ISTORAGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE BY VIRTUE OF THIS WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE USE OR OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT, WHETHER OR NOT ISTORAGE WAS APPRISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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iStorage Limited, iStorage House, 13 Alperton Lane

Perivale, Middlesex. UB6 8DH, England

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8991 6260 | Fax: +44 (0) 20 8991 6277

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