User manual MAXELL LOCK USB PROGRAM SECURITY

[. . . ] Checking the Security Application Program ­ LOCK's Version . . . . . . . . . . FAQ ­ Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction u This LOCK security application program applies to only secure series of products only. DO NOT plug in two or more secure device at the same time when running this security application program - LOCK. [. . . ] (f) Multi Language Support ­ support English, Japanese, Simplify Chinese, Traditional Chinese language interface, will auto detect the language used by operating system. Before Using the Security Application Program ­ LOCK When you plug in your device to a USB port, your operating system should recognised the device and showed two "Removable Disk" icons. The security application program LOCK will be stored in the second partition. If you have set up a password, then before you can access partition 1, you will need to enter the password first. Partition 1 Secure Area Partition 2 Public Area Partition 1 ­ Secure Area This secure area gets locked when a password exists, and can only be accessed by typing in the correct password. If NO password exists, then you can use it like the public area of partition 2. Partition 2 ­ Public Area This area is "Always Open" to all users using the device. The security application program ­ LOCK will be stored in this partition. Password security will only apply to partition 1 and will not affect this partition. page 4 LOCKv100 E. Main Screen Move mouse cursor to the icons, and the friendly description of the button will appear within second. E2. Set Password / Change Password Press the top right hand button to setup or change your password. page 5 LOCKv100 Setup Password : If there is no password exist, simply enter a password of your choice within 16 characters; you may also enter a password hint (maximum 32 characters including spaces) of your choice to remind you of your password, in case you forget your password. NB : You can only type in English letters and numbers. Tick the "Show Password" box, if you want to see what you are typing. When ready, press (apply) to save the password and password hint. You will see the following messages telling you that the password had been changed and device will be locked automatically when you remove it from the USB port or if there is a suspension in power. Press (cancel) to cancel the set up procedure, if you do not wish to save the password and password hint. page 6 LOCKv100 Change Password : If there exist a password, before you make any changes, you will need to enter the current password. Enter the current password and new password of your choice; you may also edit the password hint at the same time. Tick the "Show Password" box, if you want to see what you are typing. Press (apply) to save changes to the password and password hint. You will see the following messages telling you that the password had been changed and device will be locked automatically when you remove it from the USB port or if there is a suspension in power. Press (cancel) to cancel the change password procedure, if you want to keep current password and password hint. page 7 LOCKv100 E3. Disable Password Press the second button on the right to "Disable" (remove) the password. Press (cancel) to cancel, if you do not want remove your current password and password hint. You have six chances to enter the password correctly, before your device gets formatted. page 8 LOCKv100 You will be reminded with the following message if you have typed in the wrong password for the fifth time. If you typed in the wrong password for the sixth time, your device gets formatted automatically. If you have forgotten your password, click on the password hint and see if it reminds you with your password. Enter the correct password and your password will be disabled (removed). page 9 LOCKv100 E4. Unlock Device If you have setup a password, when you removed your device from USB port (or if there is a suspension in power), partition 1 of your device gets locked automatically. You will not be able to access this partition 1, nor read or write data to this partition 1. Press the third button on the right to "Unlock" the partition temporarily. page 10 LOCKv100 You will be prompted to enter your password. Press do not want unlock partition 1. (cancel) to cancel, if you You have six chances to enter the password correctly, before your device gets formatted. You will be reminded with the following message if you have typed in the wrong password for the fifth time. page 11 LOCKv100 If you typed in the wrong password for the sixth time, your device gets formatted automatically. If you have forgotten your password, click on the password hint and see if it reminds you with your password. Once you have entered the correct password, partition 1 will available temporarily until you remove your device from USB port or if there is a suspension in power. When partition 1 is unlocked, you can read or write data to the partition. page 12 LOCKv100 E5. Configure Partition Sizes You can change the sizes of the two partitions (public and secure). Partition 1 Secure Area Partition 2 Public Area page 13 LOCKv100 Press the middle button on the bottom of the LOCK application program to resize public and secure partition areas. You need to "Disable" you password first, before you can use this "Configure Size" (resizing) function, if you have already setup a password. Follow section E3 of this manual to disable your password. A warning message will show, telling you that data will be destroyed. [. . . ] If your operating system cannot find the device, then it is very likely that the built-in driver files were missing or corrupted; please try to recover these files from other computer or from the original Windows operating system CD. When I run the LOCK program, it displayed "Please insert the device or run this utility as privileged user" ?This problem may occur in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, under the following two situations. Situation 2 : The security application program ­ LOCK requires some security privileges in these Windows operating systems. [. . . ]