Buffalo DriveStation HD-HS1.0TQ User manual

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User Manual - Secure Lock Ware
Drive Encryption System
v1.7
Ultra High Security - 256-bit
Capable AES Encryption for
Buffalo USB Hard Drives

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting up Secure Lock Ware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   Conguration...................6
Reformatting Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UsingSecureLockWare...........................16
   EnteringyourPassword.................16
Locking a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing Secure Lock Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Disabling Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
File Encrypter Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Doyoukeepsensitivematerialonyourportableharddrive?SecureLockWare’s256-bit
capable AES encryption provides powerful protection for data on your portable USB devices.
WhenSecureLockWareiscongured,noonewillbeabletoaccessthedataonyourportable
devicewithoutenteringthecorrectpassword-period.
AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard and is one of the most secure forms of
encryption currently available.
Protect your password carefully! Your data is only secure as long as your password is
secret.Ontheotherhand,ifyouloseyourpassword,youwillnotbeabletoaccessdata
on your device.
System Requirements
•Windows 2000 or Windows XP on any client computers that the portable USB device will
be used with.
Introduction

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Insert your DriveNavigator CD in the CD drive of the computer that you’ll be using to
accesstheportabledevice.Ifitdoesn’tstartautomatically,openMy Computer and browse
yourCDdrive.Double-clickontheSetup.exeletoopentheinstallationprogram.
Setting up Secure Lock Ware
Tobegin,clickontheSecure Lock Ware Software Installationbutton,thenclickonSecure
Lock Ware Setup.

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Setting up Secure Lock Ware
This screen will appear. Click Start.
Wheninstallationcompletes,clickNext to open the
Settings screen. Secure Lock Ware software is now
installedonyourcomputer,butyoustillneedtosetup
encryption on the device.
IfyourdevicewasalreadyencryptedfromanotherPC,
just click Finish instead of Next. You may now access the
device normally.

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Highlight Drive Encryption Settings and click Start.
Configuring Secure Lock Ware
Choose Set Up Drive Encryption on Device and click Start.

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Do not connect the device that you want to
encrypt to the computer at this time. If you've
alreadyconnectedit,disconnectitnow.Click
OK.
Configuration
Now,pluginthedevicethatyouwantto
encrypt and allow it to power up. Then click
OK.

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Enter your desired password twice and choose either AES 128
bitsecurityorAES256bitsecurity.Becausethisencryptionis
extremelysecure,informationonyourdevicewillbeinaccessible
if you forget your password. You may wish to enter a hint to help
you remember the password later. Click OK when done.
Configuration
If you click Yesonthisscreen,yourdevicewillbeencryptedand
all data currently on it will be lost.
Click OKtonishconguration.Now,you’llneedtoreformat
the device.

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Right-clickonMy Computer and select Manage.
Reformatting Your Encrypted Device
Ontheleftside,underStorage,clickonDisk
Management.Yourharddrives,CDdrives,
and other devices will appear to the bottom
right,andtheInitialize and Convert Wizard
will open.

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Click Next,
Reformatting Your Device
and Nextagain,
andnally,clickFinish.