Apricorn Aegis Bio 3.0 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Basic LED States
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1
2
LOCK RED LED
UNLOCK GREEN LED
ADMIN BLUE LED
4ENROLL Button
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Solid RED = Standby, swipe nger to unlock
Flashing RED = Error
Solid BLUE / Flashing GREEN = Ready to enroll ngerprint
Solid GREEN = Drive unlocked
Flashing GREEN = Disk activity
Aegis Bio 3.0
Swiping your Finger
To successfully swipe your nger,
start your swipe by placing your
ngertip on the downward facing
arrow at the top of the biometric
sensor. Swipe your nger in a
downward motion across the
sensor. If your swipe is successful
the GREEN LED will start to icker.
Start
swipe
here

1. Attach the integrated USB cable of
the Aegis Bio to an available USB
port on your computer. The Aegis
Bio LEDs will show Solid BLUE and
Flashing GREEN indicating that the
drive is ready to enroll your ngerprint.
2. Swipe your Finger. The BLUE LED
will turn off while the GREEN LED
starts to icker briey as the Aegis Bio
processes your ngerprint.
Wait until the BLUE LED turns back
to Solid BLUE and the GREEN LED
returns to its ashing state.
3. Continue to repeat Step 2 until both
the BLUE and GREEN LED are
in a solid state, indicating that your
ngerprint is fully enrolled.
NOTE: The number of attempts will vary depending on the quality of
the ngerprint read. For most people six swipes will be sufcient.
If there is a problem with a ngerprint read, the BLUE LED will turn off and
the RED LED with start to ash.
4. To enroll more ngerprints, press the ENROLL button within 15
seconds from your last successful ngerprint enrollment and repeat
the process in steps 2 and 3.
NOTE: A maximum of 5 ngerprints can be stored. There is a 15 second
timeout between entering ngerprints. If the ENROLL button is not pressed
again after the last ngerprint, the unit will assume no more ngerprints will
be entered and return to a standby state.
Once 5 ngerprints have been stored, all three LEDs will turn on. After 2
seconds the GREEN and BLUE LED will turn off with just the Solid RED
LED showing. At this point no more ngerprints can be enrolled.
NOTE: Once enrolled, ngerprints cannot be un-enrolled
individually. To remove enrolled ngerprints, a complete re-set
of the drive is required.
Getting Started - Out of the Box
TIP: We highly recommend that you enroll at least three
different ngers to ensure access to the drive in the case
that your primary nger cannot be used.

Unlocking the Aegis Bio
Locking the Aegis Bio
Complete Reset
To lock the Aegis Bio after it has been unlocked, use the directions below.
1. Press the ENROLL button until the RED LED turns on. The drive
will check for disk activity. If no data has been written to the drive for 2
seconds, the drive will lock. If data is being written to the drive, it will wait
until the disk activity has been nished before locking the drive.
2. The Aegis Bio LED will go from GREEN to Solid RED when locked.
NOTE: If you use the safely remove hardware button (Windows) or
Eject device (Mac), the Aegis Bio will lock and dismount but the LED
will remain GREEN. You will need to physically remove and re-plug the
USB cable before being able to access the drive.
Once your ngerprints are enrolled, unlock the Aegis Bio using the directions below.
1. Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Bio to an available USB port
on your computer. The Aegis Bio LED will show Solid RED indicating that
the drive is locked and is in Standby mode.
2. Swipe your Finger. The RED LED will turn off while the GREEN LED will start
to icker briey as the Aegis Bio processes your ngerprint.
3. You will know that your ngerprint has been accepted once the GREEN
LED stops ickering and turns Solid GREEN. The drive is now unlocked
and ready for use.
NOTE: The complete re-set will delete all stored ngerprints and will
change the encryption key used to secure the drive.
THIS WILL ERASE ANY DATA ON THE DRIVE. USE WITH CAUTION.
1. Hold down the ENROLL button and plug the Aegis Bio USB cable into
your computer. The LED will alternate RED / BLUE.
2. Release the ENROLL button, then within 5 seconds repress and hold the
ENROLL button for 15 seconds. The LED will alternate between RED /
BLUE / GREEN during the 15 seconds.
3. When the drive successfully resets, the GREEN LED will stay on for 3
seconds, then will change to Solid BLUE with the GREEN LED ashing.
You can now release the ENROLL button.
4. The Aegis Bio has now been returned to its OUT OF THE BOX state
and is now ready to enroll ngerprints. Once ngerprints are enrolled
the Aegis Bio will need to be partitioned and reformatted before use.
(For formatting and partition instructions refer to product manual.)

Enrolling a new nger
If there are less than 5 ngerprints enrolled and you want to enroll a new nger,
follow the instructions below.
1. Plug in the Aegis Bio to a USB port on your computer. The LED should
be Solid RED indicating that the drive is Standby mode.
2. Push the ENROLL button for 3 seconds.
If less than 5 ngerprints are enrolled, the BLUE LED will become Solid
BLUE and RED LED will remain illuminated. Proceed to Step 3.
If 5 ngerprints are enrolled, the BLUE and GREEN LED will come on for 2
seconds and the RED LED will be Solid RED. You will not be able to enroll
any more ngerprints.
3. Swipe a nger that has been previously enrolled. The GREEN LED will
ash if the ngerprint is accepted. If the ngerprint is not accepted the RED
LED will ash.
4. Once the ngerprint is accepted the BLUE LED will become Solid BLUE and
the GREEN LED will continue ashing, indicating that the Aegis Bio is ready
to enroll a new ngerprint.
5. Swipe a new nger. The BLUE LED will turn off while the GREEN LED
starts to icker briey as the Aegis Bio processes your new ngerprint.
Wait until the BLUE LED turns back to Solid BLUE and the GREEN LED
returns to its ashing state.
6. Repeat Step 5 until both the BLUE and GREEN LED are in a solid state,
indicating that your ngerprint is fully enrolled.
NOTE: Once enrolled, ngerprints cannot be un-enrolled individually. To
remove enrolled ngerprints, a complete re-set of the drive is required.
Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:
1. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com)
This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information
2. E-mail us at [email protected]
3. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448
Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Pacic Standard Time Monday through Friday
Technical Support