e-nova X-Wall MX User manual

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X-Wall MX Dongle board quick guide Rev 1.2
X-Wall MX Dongle Board Quick Guide
Zone C
Extra Mini-USB Connector
Allows Enova mini-USB key fob
24C02B
SEEPROM that
contains AES key
X-Wall MX Crypto Processor
Hardware AES 128, 192 or
256-bit Strength.
Zone A
Connect to SATA
Host with SATA
22-pin cable
Figure 1. The front view of the MX dongle board
Figure 2. The back view of the MX dongle board. The measured length is in mm.
Zone B
Connect to SATA
disk drive
Dimension: 68mm (L) X 28mm (W) X 18mm (H)

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X-Wall MX Dongle board quick guide Rev 1.2
Figure 3. The MX dongle board is affixed with a standard SATA 22-pin cable to the host
and an Enova mini-USB type key fob to the socket in Zone C.
Quick Installation
Zone Description
A SATAAchannel – Connect to motherboard SATAhost using standard SATA22-Pin cable.
B SATAB channel – Connect to SATAdisk drive via direct insertion.
C Socket for key fob insert. TheAES secret key code is written to the on-board EEPROM.
Or, it can be done with the external key fob. If your board comes with an external key fob,
it will not have an on-board EEPROM.
1. Connect the A connector (SATA channel A as illustrated in Figure 1) to your motherboard
or controller SATA host via a standard SATA 22-Pin cable.
2. Connect the B connector (SATA channel B as illustrated in Figure 1) to your SATA hard
disk via direct insertion.
3. The dongle board is default at Crypto Mode, which means the key code is affixed to the
dongle board as a form of key fob. If key fob is not applied, the MX dongle board acts as a
pure ByPass mode, which read/write data blocks in clear text. If the key fob is applied, the
MX dongle board enters into Crypto mode for regular cryptographic operations.
4. For development purpose, the AES key is affixed to the key fob. To alterAES key and later
on the development stage to deliver the AES key, remove the key fob.
5. Power up your System.
6. Partition and Format this new X-Wall MX controlled disk drive with key fob ON and load
OS and/or other applications software just like what you had performed with a regular
unencrypted disk drive. The X-Wall MX automatically and transparently encrypts when you
write and decrypts when you read.