Kingston Technology SecureTraveler User Manual

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SecureTraveler

User’s Manual

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SecureTraveler

is the DataTraveler® configuration utility that allows corporate and home users
to set up public and password-protected privacy zones on compatible DataTraveler USB Flash
Drives. It also allows users to set Windows shortcuts to launch the program conveniently.

This document is designed to get you started with SecureTraveler and includes important frequently
asked questions (FAQs). For the latest FAQs, please visit the DataTraveler

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website at

www.kingston.com/support/USBFLASHDRIVES .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 System ...................................................................................................................................3

1.1 Requirements.................................................................................................................3

1.2 Recommendations.........................................................................................................3

2 Public And Privacy Zones....................................................................................................3

3 Connecting The DataTraveler®............................................................................................5

4 Configuring The DataTraveler® With SecureTraveler™......................................................6

4.1 Creating the Privacy Zone..............................................................................................6

4.2 Accessing Your Privacy Zone......................................................................................11

4.3 Customizing SecureTraveler™ Settings........................................................................14

5 Frequently Asked Questions .............................................................................................19

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1 SYSTEM

1.1 Requirements

• Pentium II 266 MHz Processor

• 2MB hard drive free space

• Operating Systems: Windows Vista™ (32-bit only)*, Windows XP® SP1 and SP2, Windows

2000® SP4

• Administrative privileges for Windows XP and 2000.

• USB Port 2.0/1.1

* Windows ReadyBoost not supported.

1.2 Recommendations

• Graphic accelerator that supports 24-bit color depth for best-quality graphics

2 PUBLIC AND PRIVACY ZONES

The DataTraveler® can be set up for a public zone only, or a public and privacy zone. A public
“zone” refers to the area on the DataTraveler® that is not protected. By default, Kingston sets up
the entire DataTraveler as a public zone at the factory. Files in the public zone can be seen and
read on USB-ready computers; there is no data security in the public zone.

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DataTraveler listed as 1GB of capacity

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Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please

consult Kingston’s Digital media Guide at Kingston.com/Digital_Media_Guide.

will be set up as a single zone by default (Figure 1):

Figure 1: Single Zone

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If the SecureTraveler

is used to format and create a privacy zone, then a 1GB DataTraveler could be

divided as follows (Figure 2):

Figure 2: Divided Zone

In the previous example (Figure 2), the total available data storage area is broken up as:

-Privacy partition of 363 MB

-Public partition for the remainder, or 984 MB – 363 MB = 621 MB.

Files in the privacy zone cannot be accessed without entering a password set up by the person who
set up the privacy zone. Privacy zones thus offer data security for private data. Without a
password, there is no way to even view the file names stored in the privacy zone, let alone the files
themselves.

This User Guide will explain how to set up public and private partitions for increased data security,
as well as setting up Windows shortcuts to allow for faster and easier access to the SecureTraveler
program.

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ONNECTING THE DATATRAVELER®

Insert your DataTraveler USB Flash drive into the USB port. The Operating Systems will
automatically recognize the DataTraveler and install the required drivers.

Generally, Windows will display the contents of the public zone of the DataTraveler (Figure 3).

Figure 3: DataTraveler Public Zone Contents

If you do not need a privacy zone for data security, you can use the DataTraveler without running
SecureTraveler™.

For computers running supported Microsoft Windows: If you’d like to set up a privacy zone,
double-click on the SecureTraveler™ executable program (Figure 3). Section 4 will describe
the use of the SecureTraveler program.

Note: SecureTraveler software is not supported on Macintosh systems.

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4 CONFIGURING THE DATATRAVELER

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WITH SECURETRAVELER

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CAUTION! When you create or update a privacy zone, the DataTraveler® is formatted and
ALL data stored on the drive will be lost. Backup your files before you create or change your
privacy zone. SecureTraveler will save the SecureTraveler.exe file; however, you will need to
save the User Guide to your hard drive prior to any format changes.

4.1 Creating the Privacy Zone

When the SecureTraveler™ program is executed, a Language Selector screen will appear (Figure 4):

Figure 4: SecureTraveler Language Selector

If English is OK for the program language, click the OK button to continue. To prevent this screen
from showing up every time you run the DataTraveler®, please check the box next to the Don’t
show this message next time; note that you can still change this option and the language on the
Formatting screen.

To change the language, click on the language display to show all available languages and
highlight the desired language before clicking the OK button (Figure 5). You can also check Don’t
show this message next time if desired

Figure 5: SecureTraveler Languages List

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