V-Safe 100 User Guide February 2005 1 User Guide V-Safe 100 Copyright Verbatim Corporation 2005
DOCUMENT CONTROL INFORMATION DCO No.: Title Issued by: 2 Product Manager, Store ‘n’ Go User Guide KeySafe 100 Name M.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 4 2. System ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1. Requirements ................................................................................................................. 4 2.2. Recommendations .....................................................
1. INTRODUCTION V-Safe 100 is the Store ‘n’ Go tool that enables you to create and access a password-protected secure area, called a Privacy Zone, on your Store ‘n’ Go. Messages and prompts guide you through setting up V-Safe 100 with your password and customizing the Privacy Zone to suit your personal and business needs for securing your information. The combination of enhanced hardware with a high-speed USB 2.
3. GETTING STARTED CAUTION! When you create your Privacy Zone, the Store ‘n’ Go is formatted and ALL data will be lost. Back up your files before you create your Privacy Zone. 3.1. Creating the Privacy Zone 1. Select the removable disk drive that was assigned to your Store ‘n’ Go, and double click the V-Safe 100.exe file to launch the application. 2. Click OK to continue after you have read the V-Safe 100 Welcome window (Figure 1). Figure 1: Welcome Message 3.
4. Move the Store ‘n’ Go slide bar (up or down) to designate the size of your new Privacy Zone. When you have set the Privacy Zone size, click OK. The Privacy Zone maximum size is limited. A minimum portion of your Store ‘n’ Go is kept free to store the V-Safe 100 application, future upgrades, and future applications without hindering V-Safe 100 operation. 5. The V-Safe 100 Format Warning window is displayed (Figure 3). To proceed with the format operation, click OK.
3.2. Working with Your Privacy Zone 3.2.1. 1. Logging In to Your Privacy Zone After you have created a Privacy Zone, V-Safe 100 automatically prompts you to log in. Alternatively, you can double click the V-Safe 100 icon on your desktop to display the VSafe 100 Login window (Figure 6). Figure 6: V-Safe 100 Login Window 2. To log in to your Privacy Zone, type in your password and click OK. If you enter the wrong password, an error message is displayed (Figure 7).
3. After logging in successfully, V-Safe 100 displays a confirmation message (Figure 9). Figure 9: Successful Login V-Safe 100 terminates automatically after five incorrect attempts and ejects your Store ‘n’ Go in order to protect your secure data. If this happens, remove your Store ‘n’ Go and re-insert it. This will give you another five chances to enter the correct password before your Store ‘n’ Go locks up again. 3.2.2.
3.2.3. Logging Out of Your Privacy Zone If you attempt to log out of, restart, or shut down the system while working on files in the Privacy Zone, file changes may not be saved. It is therefore recommended to close all files prior to logging out of the system or shutting down your computer. To log out of the Privacy Zone: 1. Save and close all files that you have opened from your Store ‘n’ Go. 2. When inside the Privacy Zone, log out by double clicking on the Logout Privacy Zone icon. (Figure 10).
4. If you attempt to log out of the Privacy Zone while a file is still open, V-Safe 100 notifies you with a Warning message. When the Warning message (Figure 12) is displayed, click OK, close any open files from the Privacy Zone and try again to log out of Privacy Zone.
4. CUSTOMIZING YOUR SETTINGS 4.1. Desktop 1. To customize V-Safe 100 for your desktop, click Settings in the V-Safe 100 Login window (see Figure 6). Figure 13: V-Safe 100 Settings Window 2. 3. 11 Select any of the options listed (a tool tip for each option is displayed as your mouse passes over it), including: o Create Shortcut in Quick Launch bar o Create Shortcut on Desktop o No login confirmation o No logout confirmation o Language selection Click OK to activate the options selected.
4.2. Changing Your Password 4.2.1. With the Change Password Button To change your password using the Change Password button: 1. Click Change Password in the V-Safe 100 Settings window (Figure 13). . 2. When the Change Password window (Figure 14) is displayed, type in the current (old) password, the new password, and the new password once again for confirmation. It is recommended to type in a hint in case you forget or lose your password. Figure 14: Change Password Window 3. Click OK.
CAUTION! When you change your password without the Change Password button, your Store ‘n’ Go is formatted and ALL data is lost. 4.3. Changing the Size of the Privacy Zone CAUTION! Changing the size of your Privacy Zone requires formatting your Store ‘n’ Go, causing ALL secured and non-secured data to be lost. To change the size of the Privacy Zone: 1. Click Format in the V-Safe 100 Settings window. The V-Safe 100 Format window is displayed, as shown in Figure 2 on page 5. 2.
5. FAQS Q: A: How do I check which version of V-Safe 100 I’m using? The simplest way is to right click the V-Safe 100 icon on your Store ‘n’ Go, and then click Properties>Version in the menu that is displayed. Q: A: How do I know if I’m working in my Privacy Zone or in the Public Zone? If the root folder of your Store ‘n’ Go contains a file that says “Logout Privacy Zone” then you’re in your Privacy Zone. Otherwise you’re in the Public Zone.
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