Kanguru RocIT Defender User Manual

RocIT™ Defender User’s Guide

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 3

1.1.

1.2.

Minimum System Requirements 3 Drive Specifications 4

2. Startup Procedure 4

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

Configure computer BIOS to boot from USB 4 Authentication Process 5 Changing the Drive Password 7

3. The Preloaded Virtual Machine and Operating System 7

4. ViSoS™ Runtime Environment (VRE) 8

4.1.

4.2.

4.3.

VRE Overview 8 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) – Oracle VirtualBox 8 Accessing the VRE 9

5. VM Taskbar Menus 10

5.1.

5.2.

Machine Taskbar Menu 12 Devices Taskbar Menu 13

6. Installing a New Guest Operating System 13

6.1.

6.2.

Creating a New Virtual Machine (VM) 13 Installing a New Guest Operating System 17

7. Attaching USB Devices and Printers 17

8. Windows Tuning Tips 18

8.1.

8.2.

Set Swap File to 200MB 18 Set Automatic Updates for Windows to Download and Notify 19

9. Setting up Network Connections 19

9.1.

Setting up Wireless Network 19

10. Windows Activation 21

11. Warranty Information 21

12. Technical Support 21

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Kanguru RocIT Defender USB drive, the world’s premier, secure, mobile computing platform.

The technology incorporated into this device provides the ultimate in convenience, portability and security. Utilizing a bootable, hardware encrypted, tamper proof architecture, this drive can be connected to a computer and run completely independent from that system, thereby providing an autonomous and secure solution that will leave no trace on the host system once it is shutdown and disconnected/removed.

The drive comes equipped with a virtualized Windows operating system (demo version) that is integrated within a Virtual Machine Manager. A different operating system may also be installed and activated. Currently 32 bit Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, as well as Linux are supported. A virtual machine (VM) is a special environment that is created where a guest OS may be run. In other words, the guest operating system is run within a VM.

Since the drive is compatible with multiple OS’s running under this Virtual System on a Stick (ViSoS) environment, any applications which are supported by each operating system may be run within the VM, as drive space allows of course. The ViSoS Runtime Environment (or VRE) on the drive provides a secure area within the drive from which multiple Guest operating systems can be installed and managed. The VRE also provides a convenient mechanism for switching among each OS that has been loaded and is running on the drive.

This guide covers the initial configuration of the drive, and details regarding key functions and operations. Please be sure to read this entire guide to ensure you will get the most out of the drive’s unique features and important operational processes.

1.1.

Minimum System Requirements

The RocIT Defender drive is a self-contained virtual platform that can be connected to a computer and operated independently from that computer’s hard drive and operating system. The USB drive will make use of the computer’s hardware resources: processor, memory, ports and attached or networked devices. When removed from one computer and then transported and connected into another computer (office/home/etc.), it will then make use of the resources of that computer. As such, the operating system(s) on the RocIT Defender drive will be subject to the limitations of each computer it is connected to, such as variations in the amount of RAM, which may affect the performance of applications installed on the USB drive.

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The following are the recommended minimum requirements of the host computer system which the drive runs upon:

 X86-based processor  2 GB RAM  USB 2.0 port  LAN/WAN Card: 10/100baseT support

1.2.

Drive Specifications

 Weight: 10 grams  Power Requirements: 266 mA  Type: 256-bit AES Hardware encrypted USB drive

FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certified US DoD DIACAP Certified Tamper Resistant

 Capacity: 16 GB - 128 GB  Certifications: FIPS 140-2 Level 2 (RocIT Defender Elite model only)

Startup Procedure

The following steps are required in order to start up and boot a host computer system:

1. Configure computer BIOS to boot from USB drive.

2. Boot the RocIT Defender drive

3. Authenticate to the drive

2.1.

Configure computer BIOS to boot from USB

The BIOS settings of most computers may need to be configured to boot to the USB drive first. When using the RocIT Defender drive, it will completely bypass the regular computer system (eg. – it will not be accessing the computer’s C:\ drive), so it will not be booting into the operating system installed on the computer. Note: RocIT Defender drive must be connected to computer prior to boot up.

Refer to the computer’s manual for instructions on how to access and configure the computer’s BIOS settings. If the computer manual is not available, check with the manufacturer for an online version. If using a corporate computer, permission from the System Administrator may be required to access the computer BIOS settings.

Another way to determine how to access the BIOS area is to watch the initial characters that appear on the screen when the computer is first booted. A couple of lines will usually appear for a brief moment that will tell which key (or sequence of

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keys such as <ESC>, <DEL>, or <F1>, <F2>) to press on the keyboard in order to access the BIOS settings. Press the specified key before the computer begins to load its default operating system. If it begins loading the default OS before the BIOS is started, shut down and reboot the computer.

Once in the BIOS area, change the boot order so that the system attempts to boot from a USB drive prior to booting from the system’s internal hard drive. To do this, look for the “Boot Priority” settings (or something similar) and change it to move the “Kanguru USB drive” to position # 1 in the boot sequence. Save the changes, exit the BIOS, and reboot if necessary. Additionally, there may be an option to select the boot order. Set the boot order to boot to USB prior to booting to other media such as hard disk, CD / DVD ROM, etc.

A few things to note about BIOS settings:

The BIOS may have 2 different areas which need to be changed to boot to the USB drive.

1. Look for a setting area that indicates “Boot Priority”.

2. Also look for a setting/option that shows something similar to “Hard Disk Drives”. This will show the drives that the BIOS system recognizes and will also need to have the “Kanguru USB drive” or “USB Drive” placed in the # 1 position.

After saving and exiting the BIOS, the system should now boot from the RocIT Drive inserted into the USB port. The settings should have been saved, however it has been found that some computers require that the BIOS is reconfigured for subsequent boots.

2.2.

Authentication Process

Once the BIOS settings have been properly configured, or if the computer automatically boots directly from the RocIT Defender drive, the ViSoS Authenticator screen will be displayed.

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ViSoS Authenticator screen

At the ViSoS Authenticator screen, enter the drive password in the password field and then click on the <Login> button.

The default password is: password

To change the password, refer to section 2.3 on page 7.

If this is the first time logging in through the ViSoS Authenticator, it will prompt you to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA). This will only need to be accepted once and will not appear again during the next login session.

After accepting the license agreement, a “Booting ViSoS…” message will appear, and then the Absolute ID splash screen. The RocIT Defender’s default virtual machine

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and operating system will now be loaded. If more than one virtual machine is loaded on the drive, then a dialog box with a choice of which virtual machine (VM) to load will appear (see image below). Select the VM and click <OK> to continue loading the VM (Windows XP).

Congratulations, the RocIT Defender drive is now ready to be used.

2.3.

Changing the Drive Password

The drive is initially configured with the default password “password”, or with a password specified by your Systems Administrator. The following procedure provides the steps for changing this password:

1. At the ViSoS Authenticator screen (see section 2.2 on page 6), enter the current password into the “Password” field. The default password is: password

2. Enter the new password into the “New Password” field, and then confirm it by entering it again in the “Retype Password” field.

3. Click on the “Change” button to set the new password.

Note: After the new password is entered in the “New Password” and “Retype Password” fields, click on the <Change> button. Do not press the <Enter> button on your keyboard instead of clicking on the <Change> button, as this will default to the Login action and will not change the drive password.

The Preloaded Virtual Machine and Operating System

The RocIT Defender drive comes preloaded with a Windows XP operating system within a RocIT_Defender virtual machine (VM). This is a demo version/license of Windows XP. Once the drive has been booted and has loaded the operating system, the OS can be customized and additional applications can be installed and run as they normally would within Windows XP.

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