Univex DSSP8GB-001, DSVWE4GB-001, DSW16GB-005, DSSP16GB-001, DSVWE32GB-001 User Manual

Quick Start Guide

Welcome to SecurFlash™, Version 8.2 software from encryptX Corporation (www.encryptX.com) . The
SecurFlash software encrypts and hides sensitive information on removable drives such as USB flash drives,
removable hard drives, and also works to encrypt and hide files on your local PC hard drive. Encryption is
designed to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, such as files for corporate projects, personal
finances, entertainment (e.g. video and audio files) or can be used as a repository to store all your other
usernames and passwords in a central and hidden location. When you encrypt files through the SecurFlash
application, they are also hidden on the drive from the PC Operating System so th at they can only be seen a nd
opened by first running the SecurFlash application and providing the password.

Supported Operating Systems. The software is supported on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro,
and Vista. The software is
Macintosh operating systems.
Operating System through the SecurFlash software.

Important Product Use Concepts

1. Use of the SecurFlash software is not mandatory to the use of the drive. If you do not want to encrypt

and hide files on the drive that the software is installed on you can simply drag a nd drop or save files to the
drive within your application or copy files using Windows Explorer.

not supported on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Linux, or any of the

You can encrypt and hide any type of file supported by the Microsoft Windows

2. If you forget both your password and recovery hint you will not be able to access the encrypted and

hidden files on the drive unless you have upgraded. You will need to reme mber either your password

or your recovery hint question to be able to access your encrypted and hidden files. If you are concerned
about forgetting your password and recovery hint, you should consider upgrading to the “Corporate
Version” of the SecurFlash software by running the selecting the To ols > Upgrade menu selection from
within the SecurFlash application. You do not have to reinstall or download new software. You will have to
pay a small fee to upgrade – which is explained in the “Learn more about Corporate Features” dialog box
when you select Tools > Upgrade from within the SecurFlash application. The Corporate Version of the
software integrates with a web accessible server application that provides Admin istrator password recovery
for users that forget their password and recovery hint, provides audit tracking of encrypted file system
content, provides dynamic revocation of authorized password access to encrypted file system content if the
drive is lost/stolen and the password is compromised, and provides optional enforcement of strong
passwords and periodic password changes.

3. It is very important to understand that when you encry pt files using the SecurFlash sof tware they

are stored in a hidden and encrypted file system on the drive. The encrypted files and folders tha t you

have protected through the SecurFlash software are not visible to applications or the Microsoft Windows
Operating System. You cannot launch these files directly from the drive from within the Operating Syste m
or from within other applications, such as Microsoft Office. The only way to access these files is to run the
EncryptX SecurFlash application by double clicking the Run SecurFlash.exe from the drive w here it is
installed and providing the correct password. Only then will you be able to see the hidden and encrypted
files and folders that you have previously stored in the encrypted file system on y our drive. You can then
open the files and modify them within your applications by double clicking the files that are shown to you in
the SecurFlash encrypted and hidden file system.

4. You can open and edit your files from within the SecurFlash software and any changes will be

automatically saved. Any edits you make to files that you have previously encrypted and are opening

from within the SecurFlash application will be

automatically saved back in to the hidden and encrypted file
system on the drive, when you SAVE or EXIT your application. If you perform a SAVE AS , the SecurFlash
application assumes you want to save your changes outside of the encrypted file system on the drive.

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I. Running the SecurFlash Applicat ion

The SecurFlash software may have been pre-installed on your drive. The first time you run the
application you will be asked to accept a license agreement and to establish your password and
password recovery hint.

1. If the Run SecurFlash.exe file is not already present on your drive:
a. Download the SecurFlash installation file from the encryptX website (
download directory.
b. Connect the removable drive to a PC.
c. Double-click the installation file to install the Run SecurFlash.exe file to the drive.

2. If the Run SecurFlash.exe is already present on your drive, then Double-click the Run
SecurFlash.exe file.

3. Review the license in the EncryptX SecurFlash End User License Agreement dialog box.

4. To accept the license agreement, click I Accept. (If the user does not accept it, they cannot use the
software.)

5. For Corporate mode setup, in the SecurFlash Server Setup dialog box, enter the server
connection URL in the Security Server URL box if the URL is not already displa yed and enter your
email address. You will also be required to verify your email address by entering it a second time.
Then click OK.

– or –
If the server connection URL is displayed, click OK. If you want to learn more about Corporate

mode setup and features, please read Section IX of this document.

www.encryptx.com) in the

Note: The SecurFlash Server Setup dialog box only displays during Corporate mode setup.

6. In the SecurFlash User Setup dialog box, enter the password, hint information, and click OK.

The EncryptX
displays.

Note: The password is case-sensitive and the hint answer must be eight characters or longer.

II. Encrypting

The left pane of the SecurFlash main window contains a My Files folder which is a default folder
provided in the application to organize your encrypted files. It functions similar to the My Documents
folder on your PC. You can also create new folders at the same level as My Fil es or subordinate
folders under My Files and rename folders based on y our personal preferences.

There are several methods for encrypting files and folders: dragging-and-dropping files and/or folders
into the Left or Right Pane of the SecurFlash main window, clicking on the Encrypt button in the toolbar,
or selecting Encrypt from the File Menu in the SecurFlash Application.

1. To add folders and/or files through dragging-and-dropping, open Windows Explorer, if it is not
already open.

2. In Windows Explorer, select one or more files and/or folders.

3. Drag-and-drop the selected items onto a location in the SecurFlash window.

– or –

1. In the SecurFlash window, select the folder location where you want to store the encrypted file or
create a New Folder and encrypt files to that location. NOTE: The se folders are hidden from view
on the drive when you are not using the SecurFlash application.

2. Click the toolbar button for adding files.

3. In the Select Files for Encryption dialog box, select one or more file s to encrypt and click Open.

SecurFlash window that enables the user to perform encryption operations

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