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

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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 that they can only be seen and 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 not supported on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Linux, or any of the Macintosh operating systems. You can encrypt and hide any type of file supported by the Microsoft Windows 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 and drop or save files to the drive within your application or copy files using Windows Explorer.

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 remember 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 Tools > 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 Administrator 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 encrypt files using the SecurFlash software they are stored in a hidden and encrypted file system on the drive. The encrypted files and folders that 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 System 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 where 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 your 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 Application

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 (www.encryptx.com) in the 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 displayed and enter your email address. You will also be required to verify your email address by entering it a second time. Then click OK.

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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.

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 SecurFlash window that enables the user to perform encryption operations 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 Files or subordinate folders under My Files and rename folders based on your 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: These 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 files to encrypt and click Open.

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