IronKey Basic S200 - How Does It Work; Product Walkthrough; Initializing Your Ironkey on Windows

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PAGE 7IRONKEY BASIC USER GUIDE

How does it work?

Product Walkthrough

The IronKey Basic consists of the following components:

» IronKey Unlocker: Securely unlocks your IronKey

» IronKey Control Panel (Windows and Mac)

» IronKey Secure Backup (Windows only)

» IronKey Virtual Keyboard (Windows only)

Standard Usage Requires:

» Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2+), Vista, Mac OS X (10.4+) or Linux (2.6+) computer

» A USB 2.0 port for high-speed data transfer

INITIALIZING YOUR IRONKEY ON WINDOWS

When you open the package, you will nd one IronKey Secure Flash Drive, one lanyard, and a

Quick Start Guide. Below is a brief description of the standard way of setting up an IronKey:

# Step Description

1 Plug the IronKey into your

Windows computer’s USB port.

You can initialize your IronKey on a Windows 2000, XP, or

Vista computer. It can also be set up and used on Mac and

Linux.

To use the full speed of the IronKey, plug it into a USB 2.0

port.

2 The “Initialize Your IronKey” screen

appears.

The IronKey autoruns as a virtual CD-ROM.

This screen might not appear if your computer does not

allow devices to autorun. You can start it manually by

double-clicking the IronKey icon in “My Computer” and

then double-clicking the “IronKey.exe” le.