Buffalo Technology Secure Lock Ware User Manual

www.buffalotech.comUser Manual - Secure Lock WareDrive Encryption Systemv1.3Ultra High Security - 256-bit Capable AES Encryption for Buffalo USB Hard

10Click Next, Reformatting Your Deviceand Next again, and fi nally, click Finish.

11The drive that you need to format will have a black bar to the right of it because it’s “Unallocated”. Usually this will be "Disk 1". Ri

12Click Next,Reformatting Your Devicethen Next again,and again,

13and Next again.Reformatting Your DeviceLeave the fi le system set to NTFS, but you can change the Volume Label (the drive’s name in My Computer) if d

14Your encrypted device will begin to format. This may take several minutes if you did not select Perform a Quick Format.Reformatting Your DeviceWhen

15Open up My Computer. You should be able to see your new device, ready to use! If you chose the defaults during installation, your new drive will b

16When you use your encrypted device, you’ll have to enter your password. This will happen whenever a computer with the device attached is booted, an

17To lock your encrypted device without unplugging it from your computer, select Lock the Device from within Secure Lock Ware software and then click

18As long as you know the password, you may remove Secure Lock Ware’s Encryption from a device at any time. This will erase any data on the device.

19Now, click Yes,enter your password one last time and click OK,and then click OK again. You will now need to reformat the device to use it. See pag

2Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Setting up Secure Lock Ware. . . . . . . . . . . .

20To remove Secure Lock Ware software from a computer, select Start/Buffalo/Secure Lock Ware/Uninstaller. Now, click Start, and then click Yes to res

21You may start Secure Lock Ware at any time by clicking on Start/Programs/Buffalo/Secure Lock Ware. Using File EncrypterFrom the Secure Lock Ware

22From the Encryption tab, choose a destination for Encrypted fi les. This is the location that encrypted fi les will be placed after the encryption pr

23From the Compression tab, choose a rate for compression. Low compression rates result in faster encryption processing, but make for larger fi les.

24If you right click on any fi le, then an Encrypt option will be available. If you right click on any .CRY (encryption fi le), then a Decrypt option w

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3Do you keep sensitive material on your portable hard drive? Secure Lock Ware’s 256-bit capable AES encryption provides powerful protection for data

4Insert your MiniStation CD in the CD drive of the computer that you’ll be using to access the portable device. If it doesn’t start automatically, op

5Setting up Secure Lock WareThis screen will appear. Click Start.When installation completes, click Next to open the Settings screen. Secure Lock Wa

6Highlight Drive Encryption Settings and click Start.Confi guring Secure Lock WareChoose Set Up Drive Encryption on Device and click Start.

7Do not connect the device that you want to encrypt to the computer at this time. If you've already connected it, disconnect it now. Click OK.C

8Enter your desired password twice and choose either AES 128 bit security or AES 256 bit security. Because this encryption is extremely secure, infor

9Right-click on My Computer and select Manage.Reformatting Your Encrypted DeviceOn the left side, under Storage, click on Disk Management. Your hard