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Please make sure you remember your PIN (password), without it there
is no way to access the data on the drive.
If you are having difficulty using your datAshur SD please contact our support team by email,
support@istorage-uk.com or by phone on +44 (0) 20 8991 6260.
www.istorage-uk.com

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  • Page 1 Please make sure you remember your PIN (password), without it there is no way to access the data on the drive. If you are having difficulty using your datAshur SD please contact our support team by email, support@istorage-uk.com or by phone on +44 (0) 20 8991 6260.
  • Page 2 Copyright © iStorage Limited 2021. All rights reserved. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. Distribution of modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    37. How to disable the datAshur SD Bootable feature .......................... 29 38. How to check the Bootable setting ..............................29 39. How to set your datAshur SD to enable KeyWriter cloning ......................30 40. How to disable KeyWriter cloning ..............................30 41.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Note: The datAshur SD rechargeable battery is not fully charged, we recommend the battery be charged prior to first use. Please plug in the datAshur SD to a powered USB port for 20-30 minutes to fully charge the battery.

  • Page 5: Led Indicators And Their Actions

    When battery output drops to 3.3V or below, the LED flashes three times and fades out. At this point, the User should connect the datAshur SD to a powered USB port and charge for 20-30 minutes. Once recharged, the datAshur SD will resume normal function.

  • Page 6: First Time Use

    Note: When datAshur SD is unlocked and not connected to a USB port and no operations are performed within 30 seconds, the device will enter Idle State automatically. The LED turns to solid and then fades out to the Idle State.

  • Page 7: Unlocking Datashur Sd With The Admin Pin

    Locking datAshur SD To lock the drive, safely eject the datAshur SD from your host operating system and unplug from the USB port. If data is being written to the drive, unplugging the datAshur SD will result in incomplete data transfer and possible data corruption.

  • Page 8: To Enter Admin Mode

    5. To enter Admin Mode The Admin PIN can be used to setup the datAshur SD with a host of security features including the creation of a secondary User PIN by first entering the Admin Mode indicated by a solid BLUE LED.

  • Page 9: Changing The Admin Pin

    LED switches to a solid LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 10: Setting A User Pin Policy

    Blinking GREEN BLUE LEDs will change to a solid GREEN LED and finally to a solid BLUE 3. Press the SHIFT ( ) button once LED indicating the User PIN Policy has been successfully set. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 11: How To Delete The User Pin Policy

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 9. How to delete the User PIN Policy To delete the User PIN Policy, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5.

  • Page 12: How To Check The User Pin Policy

    LED switches to a solid LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 13: Adding A New User Pin In Admin Mode

    LED switches to a solid LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 14: Changing The User Pin In Admin Mode

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 13. Deleting the User PIN in Admin Mode To delete an existing User PIN, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5.

  • Page 15: How To Unlock Datashur Sd With User Pin

    User Mode Changing the User PIN in User Mode To change the User PIN, first unlock the datAshur SD with a User PIN as described in section 14. Once the drive is in User Mode (solid GREEN LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 16: Creating A One-Time User Recovery Pin

    16. Creating a One-Time User Recovery PIN The User Recovery PIN is extremely useful in situations where a user has forgotten their PIN to unlock the datAshur SD. To activate the recovery mode, the user must first enter the correct One-Time Recovery PIN, if one has been configured. The user PIN recovery process does not impact the data, encryption key and Admin PIN, however the user is forced to configure a new 8-64 digit User PIN.

  • Page 17: Activating Recovery Mode And Creating New User Pin

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 18. Activating Recovery Mode and Creating New User PIN The User Recovery PIN is extremely useful in situations where a user has forgotten their PIN to unlock the datAshur SD.

  • Page 18: Set User Read-Only In Admin Mode

    (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 20. Enable User Read/Write in Admin Mode To set the datAshur SD back to Read/Write, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5. Once the drive is in Admin Mode (solid BLUE LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 19: Set Global Read-Only In Admin Mode

    User can write to the drive and both are restricted to Read-Only access. Only the Administrator is able to change the setting back to Read/Write as described in section 22. To set the datAshur SD and restrict Global access to Read-Only, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5. Once the drive is in Admin Mode (solid BLUE LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 20: How To Configure A Self-Destruct Pin

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 23. How to configure a Self-Destruct PIN Warning: You can configure a self-destruct PIN which when entered performs a Crypto-Erase on the drive (encryption key is deleted).This process deletes all configured PINs and renders all data stored on the microSD...

  • Page 21: How To Delete The Self-Destruct Pin

    Activating this feature will cause the Self-Destruct PIN to become the New User PIN and the datAshur SD will need to be formatted before any new data can be added to the drive.

  • Page 22: How To Configure An Admin Pin After A Brute Force Attack Or Reset

    26. How to configure an Admin PIN after a Brute Force attack or Reset It will be necessary after a Brute Force attack or when the datAshur SD has been reset to configure an Admin PIN before the drive can be used.

  • Page 23: Turn Off The Unattended Auto-Lock Clock

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 28. Turn off the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock To turn off the Unattended Auto Lock, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5.

  • Page 24: How To Check The Unattended Auto-Lock Clock

    (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 30. Set Read-Only in User Mode To set the datAshur SD to Read-Only, first enter the User Mode as described in section 14. Once the drive is in User Mode (solid GREEN LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 25: Enable Read/Write In User Mode

    2. If Admin set the drive as Read-Only, the User cannot set the drive as Read/Write. 31. Enable Read/Write in User Mode To set the datAshur SD to Read/Write, first enter the User Mode as described in section 14. Once the drive is in User Mode (solid GREEN LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 26: How To Set The User Pin Brute Force Limitation

    • After a total of 10 incorrect Admin PIN attempts, the encryption key will be deleted and all data and PINs stored on the drive will be lost forever. Unless you have cloned another datAshur SD as a backup drive, this will also render data on other microSD cards that have been encrypted by this drive as inaccessible and lost forever too.

  • Page 27: How To Check The User Pin Brute Force Limitation

    LED switches to a solid LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 28: How To Perform A Complete Reset

    Admin/User PINs, the encryption key and all data will be deleted and the drive will need to be formatted before it can be reused. Unless you have cloned another datAshur SD as a backup drive, resetting this drive will also render data on other microSD cards that have been encrypted by this drive as inaccessible and lost forever.

  • Page 29: How To Disable The Datashur Sd Bootable Feature

    37. How to disable the datAshur SD Bootable feature To disable the datAshur SD Bootable Feature, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5. Once the drive is in Admin Mode (solid BLUE LED) proceed with the following steps.

  • Page 30: How To Set Your Datashur Sd To Enable Keywriter Cloning

    The datAshur SD can be used in conjunction with the iStorage KeyWriter application to enable cloning of up to 9 devices at a time. To set the datAshur SD to enable KeyWriter cloning, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5. Once the...

  • Page 31: How To Check Keywriter Cloning Configuration

    PINs. The drive will be enter reset state at the next boot. To set the datAshur SD encryption mode, first enter the Admin Mode as described in section 5. Once the datAshur SD is in...

  • Page 32: How To Check Datashur Sd Encryption Mode

    Important: After configuring the encryption mode, the datAshur SD completely resets and a new Admin PIN must be configured, refer to Section 26 on page 22 on ‘How to Configure an Admin PIN after a Brute Force attack or Reset’.

  • Page 33: Formatting The Datashur Sd (Microsd Card) For Windows

    LED which then fades out to the Idle State. To access the drive contents (data), the datAshur SD must first be in the Idle State (all LEDs off) before an Admin/User PIN can be entered. 44. Formatting the datAshur SD (microSD card) for Windows To format your datAshur SD on Windows, please follow the below steps: 1.

  • Page 34: Formatting The Datashur Sd (Microsd Card) For Macos

    To format your datAshur SD on macOS, please follow the below steps: Insert the microSD card in the datAshur SD, unlock the drive and attach the to the macOS machine. A warning message will pop up (Image 1). Press “Initialise”.
  • Page 35 Extended for macOS and MS-DOS or exFAT for cross platform including windows. Select Scheme as GUID Partition Map. Click Erase. Image 3 The formatted datAshur SD (microSD card) will appear in the Disk Utility window and will mount onto the desktop. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 36: Formatting The Datashur Sd (Microsd Card) For Linux Os

    To format your datAshur SD on Linux, please follow the below steps: Insert the micro SD card in the datAshur SD drive and unlock and attach the drive to the Linux machine. Open ‘Show Application’ and type ‘Disks’ in the search box. Click on the ‘Disks’ utility when displayed.
  • Page 37 Enter a name for the drive and select ‘For use in all systems and devices (FAT)’ for the ‘Type’ option. e.g.: datAshur SD. Then, click the ‘Format’ button. After the format process is finished, click to mount the drive to Linux. Now the drive should be mounted to Linux and ready to use. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 38: Hibernating, Suspending Or Logging Off From The Operating System

    Hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the operating system Be sure to save and close all the files on your datAshur SD before hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the operating system. It is recommended that you lock the datAshur SD manually before hibernating, suspending, or logging off from your system.

  • Page 39: How To Check Firmware In User Mode

    LED will blink twice (6) and the GREEN LED will blink three (2 ) times. Once the sequence has ended the RED, GREEN & BLUE LED’s will blink together once and then return to the User Mode, a solid GREEN LED. www.istorage-uk.com...

  • Page 40: Technical Support

    If you are a consumer, this warranty is in addition to your legal rights in relation to Products that are faulty or not as described. Advice about your legal rights is available from your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau or Trading Standards office. The warranties set out in this clause apply only to the original purchaser of a Product from iStorage or an iStorage authorized reseller or distributor. These warranties are non-transfera- ble.
  • Page 41 Copyright © iStorage Limited 2021. All rights reserved. iStorage Limited, iStorage House, 13 Alperton Lane Perivale, Middlesex. UB6 8DH, England Tel: +44 (0) 20 8991 6260 | Fax: +44 (0) 20 8991 6277 e-mail: info@istorage-uk.com | web: www.istorage-uk.com www.istorage-uk.com...

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