Samsung SECRETZONE User Manual

Samsung SecretZone

User Manual

Copyright© 2008 Clarus, Inc. All Rights Reserved.[Rev. 02 02/10/2009 Samsung SecretZone User Manual First edition October 2008 This revision - 03] Copyright © 2008 Clarus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be communicated, distributed, reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Clarus, Inc., or Samsung Electronics Co. except as allowed under the copyright laws.Though every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this document, Clarus, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any loss, whether legal or natural, occurring to any person when acting, or refraining from action, because of the information contained herein. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Samsung® and Clarus®, Inc. is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co. and Clarus, Inc.Samsung SecretZone is a trademark of Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft® Microsoft, Encarta, MSN, Windows, and Windows Vista™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. IBM®, PC-DOS, PC are register trademark of International Machine Corporation Intel® and Intel® Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Linux © 2006 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. “Red Hat,” Red Hat Linux, the Red Hat “Shadowman” logo, and the products listed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the US and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Patents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Moreover, Clarus, Inc. may have patents or patent pending applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give the recipient or reader any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights. Please read and understand the complete contents of this manual. The contents of this manual may be modified without prior notice.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................... 5

ANDLING PRECAUTIONS ............................................................. 7

Regular Virus Scanning .......................................................... 7

Safely Remove Hardware ........................................................ 7

CHAPTER 2 TERMS AND CONCEPTS .......................... 8

Idle Timeout ............................................................................ 9

Partition .................................................................................. 9

File Systems ............................................................................ 9

FAT16 ................................................................................... 10

FAT32 ................................................................................... 11

NTFS .................................................................................... 12

Volume .................................................................................. 12

Volume Image ....................................................................... 13

Virtual Drive ......................................................................... 13

CHAPTER 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ............. 14

NTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 15

EFORE INSTALLATION .............................................................. 16

REPARING YOUR COMPUTER ..................................................... 17

System Requirements ............................................................. 17

ONNECTING THE DRIVE TO YOUR COMPUTER .......................... 18

NSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ....................................................... 19

Welcome message ................................................................. 19

Choose the preferred Language ............................................ 20

Install Wizard ........................................................................ 20

Installation Progress Bar ...................................................... 21

Create Password ................................................................... 22

Complete installation ............................................................ 23

CHAPTER 4 SETTING UP THE SECRETZONE ......... 24

ETTING STARTED ..................................................................... 25

Starting the Software ............................................................. 25

Logging In ............................................................................. 26

Samsung SecretZone Main Screen ........................................ 26

ENU CHOICES .......................................................................... 28

CON DESCRIPTION ..................................................................... 31

CHAPTER 5 CREATE A NEW VOLUME IMAGE ...... 33

REATE NEW .............................................................................. 34

Designating a Letter to your Drive ....................................... 37

Checking the new volume from Windows Explorer ............... 41

CHAPTER 6 WORKING WITH VIRTUAL DRIVE ..... 42

Expand .................................................................................. 43

Changing the Name ............................................................... 45

Create a New Volume ........................................................... 47

Change a Volume Password ................................................. 51

Adding Users ........................................................................ 52

Deleting Users....................................................................... 55

Dismounting a Virtual Drive ................................................. 57

Mounting a Volume Image to a Virtual Drive ....................... 58

Deleting a Volume Image ...................................................... 59

Upgrade a Volume ................................................................ 60

CHAPTER 7 CREATING AN EXECUTABLE IMAGE 62

ONVERTING A VOLUME ............................................................ 63

Launching the Image File ..................................................... 67

Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on becoming an owner of the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive with SecretZone. You made an excellent choice and we hope you will enjoy all its capabilities.

SecretZone allows you to create multiple virtual drives on the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive. Samsung’s SecretZone protects important files and data in the form of software-based 128-bit AES, 256bit AES, and Blowfish 448 encryption. The external drive owner's data is also locked with a password which ensures data security. In addition to the freedom of knowing that your data is secure, you can transfer your secured data from one Samsung External Hard Disk Drive to another. No more transporting information on a memory stick that can be easily lost, stolen, or misplaced.

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Handling Precautions

The following are precautions that must be followed to enjoy a long Samsung External Hard Disk Drive life.

NOTE: PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL

THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE

PROCEEDING TO USE TOUR SAMSUNG

EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE

Regular Virus Scanning

Frequently scan the device for viruses and protect the device from virus infection.

Safely Remove Hardware

Always use the Safely Remove Hardware feature before shutting down the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive or disconnecting the USB cable.

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Chapter 2 Terms and

Concepts

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Idle Timeout

As long as the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive is receiving input or doing a task, the

drive is 'active'. When there is no activity for a set period of time, the drive becomes 'inactive'. When the drive is 'inactive' it is called 'Idle' and the drive will come to a 'rest'. You set the 'Idle Timeout' to start when there has been no activity for a period of time by entering a time in this field. For instance, if you w ant the drive to rest if there has been no activity for 10 minutes, you would enter a '10'' in the Idle Timeout field. After 10 minutes of inactivity, the drive would come to a rest until it detects activity again.

Partition

Most operating systems, such as Windows NT or Windows XP, allow users to divide a hard disk into multiple partitions, in effect making one physical hard disk into several smaller logical hard disks.

There are many reasons to partition a hard drive but the most widely used is to have one partition that contains all of the programs and one partition that contain all the data. Using this type of partitioning makes backing up your data much easier since it is all contained on one partition. As well, if the operating system has any problems, it is much easier to format and reinstall the operating system.

Partitions are identified by a drive alpha name like the "C" drive or the "G" drive.

File Systems

A File System is how the computer keeps track of where all the files are on the disk. Like a Table of Contents, the File System on a

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computer is referenced whenever you look for, or write to, a file Types of File Systems are FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS. The following will give a brief explanation of each Filing System's Pros, Cons, and the primary audience for the File System.

FAT16

FAT is an abbreviation for File Allocation Table. The FAT file system is straightforward and is

supported by most existing operating systems for personal computers. This makes it an ideal format for solid-state memory cards and a convenient way to share data between operating systems.

TABLE 1. Pros and Cons of FAT16

Pros Cons Used Mostly For:

Can read/write on most operating systems (Windows and Macintosh).

File transfer using a disk is more probable since file sizes must be smaller than with NTFS

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If you lose power while working, you may corrupt the FAT and you take a chance of losing your data.

Can only be partitioned up to 2 gigabytes.

Non-IT environments. More for home or individual use.

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FAT32

FAT32 is used to create much larger partitions than what you can with FAT16.

NOTE: FOR THE SAMSUNG SECRETZONE, THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 2 GIGABYTES.

TABLE 2. Pros and Cons of FAT32

Pros Cons Used Mostly For:

Can read/write on most operating systems

Partitions can be as large as 2 Terabytes

File transfer using a disk is probable since file sizes must be smaller than with NTFS

Can only handle files up to 4 Gigabytes

Partitions using a Windows operating system can only be as large as 32 gigabytes

If you lose power while working, you may corrupt the FAT and you take a chance of losing your data

Non-IT environments. More for home or individual use

NOTE: THE FAT32 FILE SYSTEM LIMITS THE

SIZE OF ANY FILE ON THE DRIVE TO A MAXIMUM OF 4GB. TO ENSURE RELIABLE OPERATION UNDER FAT32, SECRETZONE LIMITS EACH VIRTUAL DRIVE'S SIZE TO A MAXIMUM OF 2GB. WINDOWS PC OWNERS WHO WISH TO UTILIZE CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2GB SHOULD REFORMAT THEIR EXTERNAL SAMSUNG DRIVE TO NTFS IN THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM

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NTFS

NTFS is an abbreviation for Windows NT File System or is sometimes called New Technology File System. If you are familiar with using paper files, the same concept applies here. NTFS is the way in which the operating system (Windows NT, XP, etc) organizes the files on the drive. NTFS is quite secure and robust. It provides security by supporting access control and ownership privileges, meaning you can set permission for groups or individual users to access certain files.

TABLE 3. Pros and Cons of NTFS

Pros Cons Used Mostly For:

Very secure. You can setup groups with different permissions to different files

Can support files up to 4 gigabytes

Can maintain file system for partitions or drives that are 137 gigabytes and larger

Volume

A drive Volume is simply the name that you give to a partition. It is often referred to as the Volume Name. So, let's say that you have two partitions; one is for your programs and one is for your data. The partition for your programs may be called PROGRAMS C:. The drives volume name is then PROGRAMS C:.

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No file system checker or deframentation option

There is no way to retrieve user data if accidently erased

Limited maintenance tools

Users with a professional IT administrator

Applications require files over 4 gigabytes

Partition/Hard Drive is more than 137 gigabytes

Terms and concepts

Volume Image

The Volume Image is the contents of the volume. So the Programs C: volume contains all of your programs. The Image of that volume would be all of your programs.

Virtual Drive

A virtual drive is a part of the whole drive. So, for instance, if you create a new Volume and name it the "G" drive, that has now become a virtual drive. Since the whole Hard Disk Drive is also called a drive, when you create a partition you also call that a drive - but it is not the whole Hard Disk Drive, it is only a part (or volume) on the Hard Disk Drive. So, just as a room in your house is not the whole house, a virtual drive on a Hard Disk Drive is not the whole drive.

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Chapter 3 Installing the

Software

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Introduction

Samsung SecretZone is a software program that runs in the MS windows environment and protects personal information. If you want to keep private information or other important information from others, including your colleagues at work and your family members, or if you want to move your data to a different location, you can use the Samsung SecretZone, the secure, perfect solution to do these tasks easily and conveniently. You can think of Samsung SecretZone as a safe within your computer, and store your important data in the safe.

Installing the Software

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Before Installation

Samsung SecretZone is a software program that runs in the Microsoft Windows environment and protects personal, private information. If you want to keep private information private important information unreadable to others keep your sensitive data with you at all times you can use the SecretZone™ program provided on the sleek Samsung External Hard Disk Drive. Have the confidence that your data is secured using software-based 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, or Blowfish 448 encryption. You can think of Samsung SecretZone as a safe within your computer.

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Preparing your Computer

We recommend that you check the current condition of your computer and take any necessary measures to optimize or defragment it before using this software. For help with optimizing and defragmenting your computer, please see the manufacturer's recommendations. If your system is unstable, for example if it displays blue screens, you encounter an error message while booting the system, or crashes frequently in everyday use, you must resolve these problems before using this software. If you think your system is stable, optimize it anyway by running the recommended optimizing software before using this software.

System Requirements

The following is the minimum system specifications for Samsung SecretZone:

TABLE 1.

Component Minimum Specification

Minimum System Requirements

CPU Intel® Pentium® equivalent 1GHz MEMORY 512 MB HDD 500 MB Operating System

Web Browser

Microsoft Windows® XP SP2 or Windows Vista™ (32 bit) or Windows 7 (32 bit)

Microsoft Windows® Internet Explorer® 5.5

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Connecting the Drive to Your Computer

Contained in the packaging is a USB cable. The smallest end of the cable plugs into the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive and the larger end plugs into your Computer. This is keyed so you can only plug it in one way.

Figure 3-1 Connecting your External drive to your Computer

LED

Connect to Computer

Connect to Samsung External Hard Disk Drive

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Installing the Software

When you connect the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive to your computer, there is a short

pause. After the pause, the Welcome screen appears.

Welcome message

The first screen is the Welcome Screen. To continue on to the installation:

1. Click

Figure 3-2 Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard Welcome

Install Samsung SecretZone

NOTE: WHEN YOU INSTALL THE

SECRETZONE PROGRAM ON THE WINDOWS 7,

YOU SHOULD RUN THE "APPINST.EXE"

MANUALLY IN SAMSUNG EXTERNAL HARD

DRIVE.

THE WINDOWS 7 DOES NOT SUPPORT THE

AUTORUN FUNCTION.

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Choose the preferred Language

The first options to choose is the preferred language. From the Choose Setup Language pull-down:

2. Choose the

Figure 3-3 Use the Pull-Down to choose the Language

Install Wizard

The Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard will guide you through the steps for installing the SecretZone software. From the Welcome screen:

3. Click Next>

Figure 3-4 Install Wizard will guide you through the setup

preferred language

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Installation Progress Bar

The Progress Bar indicates how far the installation has gone and how much further it has to finish.

Figure 3-5 Installation Progress Bar

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