Origin Storage DataLocker DL3 manual

1" ! ! ! U SER M ANUAL DL3 ------------------------ May 2014 ------------------------[...]

2" ! ! ! Content s At a Glance Troubleshoot 3 Introduction 26 Forgotten password 5 About the DL3 27 Initialize & format y our drive Getting Started Miscellaneous 6 First time setup 32 Linux configuration 9 Admin password 34 Frequently asked questions 11 User password 34 Contact supp ort team 13 Main s creen 14 Disconnecti ng your DL3 Basic[...]

3" ! ! ! At a Glance INTROD UCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the DataLocker DL3™ Encrypted Hard Drive. This user manual is intended to help you configure your device . Because we are constantly updating our products, the images and text in this manual may vary slightly from the images and text displayed by your DataLocker DL3™. T[...]

4" ! ! ! Although the DataLocker DL3™ is extremely user friendly, it is recommended that you review this guide to e nsure that you become fully acquainted with the DataLocker DL3™ and all of its features. To register your product, p lease visit our website and fill out the online form under the Support tab to complete the product registrat[...]

5" ! ! ! ABOUT THE DL3 The DataLocker DL3™ has a minimum power requirement of 5 Volts and 1A of current that is drawn from the USB port. The DataLocker DL3™ utilizes 256-bit AES encryption operating in XTS mode to fully encrypt your drive’s contents. The DataLocker DL3™ comes preformatted with Windows N TF S file system. All major file[...]

6" ! ! ! Gett ing Star ted FIRST TIME SETUP This section will guide you through the necessary steps to set up the DL3 drive for the first time around. It is highly recommended that you s et a new administrator password using alphanumeric characters. Step 1: Connect the DL3 to your computer with the included USB c able. Step 2: At the startup s[...]

7" ! ! ! Step 6: Press the [CONTINUE] button , and then enter in the current password, which is 000000 . Please follow the onscreen instruct ions to set your new password. It is recommended that you use a combination of both alpha and numeric characters for your password. Step 7: After the new password has been set. You may set other options o[...]

8" ! ! ! After you press the [CONNECT] button on the DL3 drive, it wil l begin connecting to the computer. By default, Windows will show an AutoPlay dialog once the drive has successfully connected. In Windows Explorer you will now see a new drive called “DataLocker” listed in the Hard Disk Drives section. A new drive letter will be automa[...]

9" ! ! ! ADMIN PASSWORD The process of changing the Administrator password is identical to the setup process. It is highly recommended that you set a new administrator password using alp hanumeric characters. Step 1: Power on your DL3 by plugging it in to your computer. If the drive is already connected, press the [DISCONNECT] button and then [...]

10 " ! ! ! Step 5: Press the [CONTINUE] button and then enter in the current password, which is 000000 . Please follow the onscreen instructions to set your new password. It is recommended that you use a combination of both alpha and numeric characters for your password. Step 6: After the new password has been set. You may set other options, o[...]

11 " ! ! ! USER PASSWORD The DL3 supports the creation of a user password. The user will have access to all data on the drive; however, the user will not be able to access certain administrative options and controls. Note: You must change the default administrator passw ord before creating a user password. Step 1: Power on your DL3 by plugging[...]

12 " ! ! ! Step 5: Press the [CREATE] button. A user with the default password of 000000 is now created. Step 6 : The user should then re -login with the default user password of 000000 and change the default password to a personal password. The user password change proc ess is identical to changing the administrator’s password. The user’s[...]

13 " ! ! ! MAIN S CREEN The connected status screen on your DL3 drive displays useful information. Indicates that the DL3 drive has a USER PASSWORD enabled. Indicates that the DL3 drive’s USER PASSWORD is disabled. Displays the current firmware installed on the DL3 drive. Disconnects the DL3 drive from the computer. To prevent data loss or d[...]

14 " ! ! ! DISCONNECTING YOUR DL3 One way to prevent loss or corrupted data is to properly eject the DL3 drive. It is best practice to use your operating system’s Safely Remove H ardware or Eject function b efore you power dow n or detach the DataLocker DL3™ from the host system. This will also help prevent damage to the disk. WINDO WS U S[...]

15 " ! ! ! Basics ADMINISTRATOR CONTROLS Previous Menu / Save Settings Button Used to go back to previous menu and save the current settings. Change Password Used to set the administrator p assword . User Password Used to create a u ser p assword . System Enter the System Menu (see next page). Self Destruct If enabled, the Self Destruct functi[...]

16 " ! ! ! SYSTEM MENU Previous Menu / Save Settings Button Used to go back to previous menu and save the current settings. Next Menu Button Used to go to the next screen. Language Set the menu language. Supported languages are: • English • French • German • Spanish Virtual The DL3 supports the creation of an UNENCRYPTED Read Only part[...]

17 " ! ! ! are prohibited. 3. Repeating passwords such as "11111111", "99999999", "AAAAAAAA", "BBBBBBBB" are prohibited. 4. The pas sword must contain both numeric and alpha characters. LCD Contrast Adjust the LCD screen’s contrast. Previous Menu Button Used to go back to previous menu and save the cur[...]

18 " ! ! ! USER OPTIONS Previous Menu / Save Settings Button Used to go back to previous menu and save the current settings. Change Password Used to set the administrator p assword . Language Set the menu language. Supported languages are: • English • French • German • Spanish Key Tone Turn the keypad tone ON or OFF. LCD Contrast Adjus[...]

19 " ! ! ! SELF - DESTRUCT MODE The Self Destruct feature is designed to defend against brute force password hacks. The DL3 performs this by zeroizing all of the device’s encryption keys once the appointed number of failed login attempts is reached. Once the encryption key is deleted, your data is no longer recoverable. Powering off the unit[...]

20 " ! ! ! 4. After many unsuccessful attempts you will see the “Self Destruct Will Begin” warning. If the next attempt fails, the Self Destruct function will destroy all data on the DL3 drive. This process is instantaneous and all data will be wiped. 5. The DL3 drive will emit a steady alert tone and will not stop until you unplug the USB[...]

21 " ! ! ! Advanced RFID AUTHENTICATION The DL3 features an optional RFID module for a 2 nd layer of authentication. A total of 3 RFID tags can be registered on each DL3 drive. Step 1: If the drive is currently connected, press the [DISCONNECT] button and then press the [CONNECT] button on the next screen. Otherwise, connect the DL3 drive to y[...]

22 " ! ! ! Step 4: At the setup menu press the [SYSTEM] button. Step 5: Press the button to display the [SYSTEM 2/2] screen. Step 6: At the next menu screen, press the [RFID] button. Step 7: At the setup RFID screen, press [ADD RFID TAG] button. Step 8: Place the supplied RFID tag near the bottom right hand corner of the DL3 until you hear a ?[...]

23 " ! ! ! Step 9: After registering, the RFID tag value will be displayed. Please make note of the RFID tag ID incase the tag is lost or damaged. You have now successfully registered a RFID tag and the RFID function is enabled. The next time you reconnect the DL3 drive, you are required to use the RFID tag to authenticate before entering the [...]

24 " ! ! ! VIRTUAL CD PARTITION The DL3 drive supports a feature called “Virtual CDs” or VCD. This allows the DL3 drive to emulate a physical CD-ROM drive using ISO images. A VCD is a drive partition , which is recognized by your operating system as a physical Read Only drive with its own unique driv e letter. A VCD is “Read Only” and [...]

25 " ! ! ! 2 Select ISO Click the Select ISO button to select the ISO image you would like to upload to the DL3 drive. 3 Update Then click the Update button to upload the ISO image to the DL3 drive. This will finalize the steps to mount an ISO image on the DL3. If successful, Windo ws will display Drive Autoplay dialog window. 4 Format You sho[...]

26 " ! ! ! Troubles hoot FORGOTTEN PASSWO RD Passwords are stored at the device level only, meaning that there is NO way to retrieve a lost or forgotten password. This is to ensure that access to the DL3 is restricted to the owner of the device. DataLocker does not store any passwords or carry a master password for it would compromise the secu[...]

27 " ! ! ! INITIALIZIN G AND FORMATTING YOUR DL 3 On occasion – for example, after self-destructing your DL3 - you will need to initialize and reformat the drive to make it usable again. How to Initialize your Drive 1 Touch start screen. 2. Press Yes . 3. Press Yes . 4. Press Continue . 5. Press Yes . 6. Hit screen 16 times. Default password[...]

28 " ! ! ! You will now have to format your drive. The instructions to format your drive will vary depending on your OS. Windows 1 Right click My Computer and press Manage 2 Then press Disk Management 3 Right click the unformatted disk and select New Simple Volume 4 Press Next 5 Press Next 6 Pick a letter, and then click Next[...]

29 " ! ! ! 7 Rename the volume label, and then press Next 8 Review, and then press Finish 9 The status of your formatted disk should be Healthy (Primary Partition) 10 Your DL3 should now appear under My Computer[...]

30 " ! ! ! Mac 1 Go to Applications under your Finder. 2 Go to Utilities and then open Disk Utility . 3 Select your unformatted DL3 disk. 4 Rename your disk label.[...]

31 " ! ! ! 5 Press Erase . 6 Your formatted DL3 should now appear under Devices . Click on the links for a video walkthrough on formatting your DL3. Format your DL3 - Windows Format your DL3 - Mac[...]

32 " ! ! ! Mis cel lan eous LINUX COMPATIBILITY AND C ONFIGURATION The DL3 is platform independent, capable of being run with 100% compatibility on most systems. For optimal Linux or Unix based system compatibility, we recommend using at least the Linux 2.6.31 Kernel (released 9 September 2009), which implemented the xHCI specification for USB[...]

33 " ! ! ! Finally you'll use the mkfs command to format the disk for Linux. Here, we use ext4. # mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1 If you want to rename the drive, use the e2label command. # e2label /dev/sdb1 /DataLocker[...]

34 " ! ! ! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS If you still have questions after reviewing the user guide, please consult our FAQ page at the DataLocker website. http://support.datalocker.com/ Contact t he Suppor t Team If you have any unresolved issues with the DL3 , give us a call or go to our website to chat with a real DataLocker representative. Ph[...]