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Pressing Hideez Key button can perform the following operations:
Mode 1 (connected)
▪ one to eight short presses sends an appropriate event to the connected host device (PC or
smartphone). Hideez Safe app handles this event and executes a preset action.
▪ Long press (2-4 sec) disconnects Hideez Key from the current host device and connects to the next
one from the paired devices list. If there are no paired devices near here, Hideez Key will restore
connection with the previous device after 30 seconds.
▪ 9+ short pressings open Hideez Key system menu. Green LED is constantly on. In this mode, short
button pressing means:
▪ 3 times- removing of current connection parameters set (bond) and disconnect from host
device.
▪ 4 times– the device beeps as many times, as the number of paring devices in the list.
It is used for debugging purposes.
▪ 5 times calls bootloader mode.
▪ Long press (10 seconds) turns power off.
Mode 2 (not connected)
▪ Short pressing turns power on and makes the device available to connection.
▪ 9+ short pressings open Hideez Key system menu, as described above. The only difference is that:
o 3 short pressings remove not only current connection parameter set, but all the connection
sets and pairing devices from list.
▪ Long press (10 seconds) turns power off.
Mode 3 (power off)
▪ Short pressing turns power on and makes the device to advertise.
▪ Long pressing (10 seconds) calls bootloader mode.
8.5. Installation of Hideez Safe Software
For Android and iOS: Install Hideez Safe from Google Play. or AppStore. An icon will appear on the screen,
along with a notification about launching Hideez Safe.
For Windows or Mac: download the installation package of Hideez Safe from the web-site
http://hideez.com/download, then launch it and follow the installation wizard instructions. You need
administrator rights to do the installation.
Hideez Safe automatically downloads and installs updates from Hideez.com. Some antivirus and firewall
software might flag or block this functionality. If your antivirus doesn’t allow you to install Hideez Safe, turning
it off before installation and then turn on again.
An icon will appear on your system tray after the installation. Click the icon to open the Hideez Safe main
window.
Hideez Safe will be automatically launched after reboot.
8.6. Registering of My Hideez account
Hideez system is a crucial component of user’s information infrastructure. It provides wireless user
authentication, is a wireless hardware password manager tool, a one-time password generator, as well as an
encryption and electronic signature tool. An important component of the protection system is the My Hideez
cloud service. Please note that My Hideez does not store any user credentials. It is only used for Hideez Key
hardware devices verification, firmware, application software, providing encrypted data channels, etc.
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