Locking The Device; Typing Passwords With The Virtual Keyboard - Kingston Technology IronKey 1000B Anleitung

Locking The Device

Lock your device when you are not using it to prevent unwanted access to your secure files on the
drive. You can manually lock the device or you can set the device to automatically lock after a
specified period of inactivity.
Caution: By default, if a file or application is open when the device tries to auto-lock, it will not
force the application or file to close. Although you can configure the auto-lock setting to force the
device to lock, doing so can result in loss of data to any open and unsaved files.
If your files have become corrupt from a forced lock procedure or from unplugging the device
before locking, you might be able to recover the files by running CHKDSK and using data recovery
software (Windows only).
To manually lock the device:
1. Click Lock in the bottom left-hand corner of the IronKey Control Panel to safely lock your
device.
• You can also use the keyboard shortcut: CTRL + L (Windows only), or right-click the
To set a device to automatically lock:
1. Unlock your device and click Settings on the menu bar in the IronKey Control Panel.
2. Click Preferences in the left sidebar.
3. Click the Checkbox for auto-locking the device and set the time-out to one of the following
time intervals: 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, or 180 minutes.
To run CHKDSK (Windows only):
1. Unlock the device.
2. Press the WINDOWS LOGO KEY + R to open the Run prompt:
3. Type CMD and press ENTER.
4. From the command prompt, type CHKDSK, the IRONKEY SECURE FILES USB drive letter, then
"/F /R". For example, if the IRONKEY SECURE FILES USB drive letter is G, you would type:
CHKDSK G: /F /R
5. Use data recovery software if necessary in order to recover your files.
Typing Passwords With The Virtual Keyboard (Windows Only)
If you are unlocking your device on an unfamiliar computer and are concerned about keylogging
and screen logging spyware, use the Virtual Keyboard. It helps protect your device password by
letting you click out letters and numbers using your mouse and the virtual keyboard. The
underlying techniques in the Virtual Keyboard will bypass many trojans, keyloggers, and screen
loggers.
Note: This feature uses a standard QWERTY key set. It is available on Windows only and the language
preference for the device must be set to English.
To type a password using the Virtual Keyboard (Windows only):
1. Open the Virtual Keyboard by doing one of the following actions:
IronKey Icon in the system tray and click Lock Device.
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