Apricorn Aegis Padlock 3.0 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide
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Remember to save your password in a safe place. If
lost or forgotten, there is no way to access the drive.
If you are having difculty please refer to the
complete user’s manual which is loaded on your
Aegis Padlock drive and is also available at
Apricorn’s website at: www.apricorn.com/support
Your Aegis Padlock is preformatted in NTFS for Windows
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and is ready for use. For the Mac
OS please refer to the directions on the reverse to reformat your drive to a compatible format.
To access the Aegis Padlock plug your drive into a powered USB port (for the fastest data
transfer speeds use a USB 3.0 port - the Aegis Padlock is also backwards compatible with
USB 2.0), enter the default PIN number of 123456 and press .
The indicator light will change from RED to GREEN indicating the drive is unlocked and can be
accessed.
Changing the ADMIN PIN number to your own unique PIN number
You are the “administrator” of this drive. The rst thing you will want to do is change the
Administrator PIN number from the default 123456 to a unique, secure PIN number that you
will remember.
To change the Admin PIN number follow the instructions below:
To enter Admin Mode, rst plug the drive into the USB port and wait until the LED light 1.
turns RED.
Next, press and hold 0 + for 5 seconds until the LED light ashes RED.2.
Enter the Admin PIN number (default is 123456) and press . The LED light will turn 3.
BLUE indicating you are in Admin Mode.
While in Admin Mode, press and hold 9 + until the LED light ashes BLUE.4.
Enter the new PIN number (minimum 6 digits) and press . The LED light will ash 5.
GREEN 3 times if successful.
Re-enter the new PIN number and press . The LED light will stay solid GREEN for 6.
2 seconds then solid BLUE indicating you have successfully changed the Admin PIN.
To exit Admin Mode and begin using your Aegis Padlock drive, press the CANCEL 7.
button until the LED turns RED. Now enter your new PIN number and press .
Aegis Padlock 3.0

Apricorn Aegis Padlock 3.0 Specifications

General

NVMe	-
Interface	Serial ATA
Read speed	160 MB/s
Write speed	145 MB/s
SSD capacity	4000 GB
SSD form factor	2.5\
Product color	Black
PIN-secured access	Yes
Protection features	Shock resistant, Vibration proof
Security algorithms	256-bit AES-XTS, FIPS 197
Keypad number of keys	12
Operating shock	1500 G
Operating vibration	20 G
Operating temperature (T-T)	-15 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 95 %
Cables included	USB Type-A
Wi-Fi	No
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Sustainability certificates	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	120 mm
Width	84.5 mm
Height	19 mm
Weight	175.7 g