Lockngo Professional - User Manual (English) v5 29-08-11
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1. 5 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Please refer to the Keynesis website for Frequent Asked Questions www keynesis com 2003 2011 Keynesis Ltd All rights reserved This document is subject to change without prior notice Keynesis assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Keynesis products are not warranted to operate without failure ega o OKeynesis Ltd www keynesis com2. Lockngo will disregard it and will start the pe O Ky nis Ltd www keynesis com kevnesis Rev 29 08 11 locking process Possible values yes no explorer If set to no Lockngo will not open Explorer neither after locking nor after unlocking Notes 1 Each parameter should be written in a separate line 2 Parameter names should be all lower case 3 Between the parameter names and their values a sign must be included with no spaces before or after it Examples Example 1 notepad should be launched with a specific file for editing It should open in a maximized window and should be closed before the disk is locked open notepad exe C WINDOWS nsw log window maximize close yes Example 2 Firefox should be launched In this example its executable file is located in a removable drive under directory X firefox X portable drive letter as assigned by the system open firefox firefox exe Pages Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com KEVI OSIS Rev 29 08 11 3 4 Advanced command line functionality 3 4 1 General Command line features are mainly intended for configuring Lockngo for predefined behavior while simplifying or limiting its user interface operation Command line actions are divided into two categories 1 Running Lockngo directly from the command line and 2 Setting and storing parameters inside the Lockngo file 3 4 2 The command line Command line window is sometimes referr
3. Rev 29 08 11 Lockngo Professional User Manual Rev 29 08 11 Updated for Version 5 Page 1 Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com kevnesis Rev 29 0811 Table of contents I System REGUITCINENIES arrei uno sna sass Eas Re SE POE a SECESE ATS EEEa AS AS 3 2 Usinge LoCkn i ca cats es cis Or OE TEE E O OAOE 3 2 1 Th Lockngo user TET ACE sristi iseit inisee anD ENE SS i aratia adatai 3 2 2 Locking your portable drive using Lockngo sssesesseeessesersinerrrerererrerereresrsrerrnrnereese 4 2 3 Unlocking your driv aueriinninuenieianersin nienia niia i R 5 24 L ckremindefsssss isitin irinn ao E E EEOSE OOE A EE 5 2 5 Auto lockern ie oE EEE TADES E EAEAN EEEE 5 2 6 Visual feedback during drive unlock spcsssudsengessgsneiastaddvolearpe tabstaxemanivedsnasssinensanbinantanan 6 3 Advanced features of Lockngo Professional sssessesssessseseseeserererereersrererrnesrssrnrnererers 6 3 1 Private Dive ClOry issssicecdesssvscessapiavecdsseagsadeceseessbescadaaneddecascaiseetsesesnsboesedsasoebsesdanebensestzabe 6 3 2 Sp cial file excl si tm irsiisresitsirari iiiaae asiru inean rN ETERA SIEEN E COENE ESEN SEVE SIVERS 6 3 3 Automatically launching applications after Unlock operation 7 3 4 Advanced command line functionality sas siscsnivienstansetesancnsmognnsotonsbeanianithserorataoninisaseant 9 3 4 1 GENEVO To ree O EET EROE OEE CORE ORE COE 9 3 4 2 The COMPA Unesseisinitii onenn a Ea n E S ENNE EE EE 9 3 4 3 Running Lockngo from the
4. able command line again is to use the original saved backup copy of the lockngo exe file Example Reset previously used parameters to factory settings Lockngo exe s reset Result when Lockngo will be executed next time it will return to its default factory settings Notice that the reset option will not work if per flag was used pets OO Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com kevnesis Rev 29 08 11 4 Important issues Data backup It is always a good practice to backup your data Backing up your data will assure that if your drive is lost stolen or if your data is deleted or corrupted for any reason such as power shortage accidental delete or format you will have still have a safe copy Please make sure to backup your data on a regular basis Backup copy of Lockngo Always keep a backup copy of Lockngo This might become handy if you accidentally delete Lockngo from your drive or if the file Lockngo exe file is corrupted This might happen in rare cases of power shortage during drive locking or in cases of a removable drive that was plugged out during the read or write operation If for some reason Lockngo exe does not work from your drive copy the backup copy of Lockngo onto your drive overwriting the existing file and run it Uninstalling other removable drive utilities before using Lockngo If you are using or have installed any other removable drive software we recommend uninstalling it before using Lockngo
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6. ed to as a DOS window You can open the command line window by doing one of the following Sending command line actions to Lockngo from the Run menu all versions of Windows from the Windows Start menu select Run In the Open text box type the drive letter where lockngo exe is located for example x followed by the command you wish to send to Lockngo and then press OK Example x lockngo exe dap p 1234 Opening the command line window in Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 from the Windows Start menu select Run In the Open text box type cmd without the apostrophes and then press OK Important Always make a backup of lockngo exe file before running any command line actions Doing so will enable you to keep a clean copy of Lockngo for future use or for going back to factory settings eges O CK nis Ltd www keynesis com awe O oa KEVNES S Rev 29 08 11 ct C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp E gt lockngo exe s 1d 20 3 4 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 2 Page 10 Figure 9 The command line Running Lockngo from the command line This option allows you to run Lockngo with certain features enabled or disabled directly from the command line This can be handy if you would like to automate the usage of Lockngo using batch files for example To store your choices in Lockngo please use the storing action para
7. en Lockngo is executed when drive is locked to allow the user to enter the password to unlock the drive Example Disable auto locking by idle time Lockngo exe s ld 0 Result auto locking function will be disabled Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com kevnesis Rev 29 08 11 Example Change default delay of auto locking function to one hour Lockngo exe s 1d 60 Result Disk will be locked automatically if you don t use computer during one hour Example Bypass lock window and set current parameters permanent Lockngo exe s per p 1234 Result when Lockngo will be executed next time double click on file it will immediately lock the portable drive with the password 1234 without asking the user for any input and without showing the Lockngo user interface Notice that the dap do not ask for password was not used this is because when the per option is used the do not ask for password is the default value During locking the locking message will appear to indicate that the drive is being locked The Lockngo user interface will only appear when Lockngo is executed when drive is locked to allow the user to enter the password to unlock the drive No future command line actions can be sent to Lockngo after using this parameter Lockngo will refuse to accept new parameters This is handy when you wish to prevent anyone from changing the password or accessing the Lockngo lock user interface The only way to en
8. for text file you will name your file owner txt Try to lock your drive making sure it is still accessible if not double check your file s name 3 3 Automatically launching applications after Unlock operation As of version 3 4 it is possible to automatically launch an application after a successful unlocking operation To set this option create a file named autorun leg and place it in the root directory of your removable drive Note The file will be hidden when the disk is locked this behavior is normal The file must contain the mandatory parameters below Parameter Mandatory Description open The name of the application that should be executed Do not include drive letter If your application is located outside the root directory of your removable drive you must include the relative path to it starting from the root level omitting the drive letter see examples If your application requires some command line parameters include them right after its name see examples window Defines the window mode in which your application will open Possible values are normal default minimize maximize hide close Defines whether Lockngo will try to close the application before locking a disk In case your application fails to terminate for example while waiting for user input Lockngo will make ten attempts to close it waiting one second between each attempt If the application still fails to shut down
9. he drive has been locked double click the Lockngo icon again to show the Unlock screen Uncheck the Use Instant Lock option and click Unlock Next time you launch Lockngo it will be back in its default state showing the lock screen 2 2 Locking your portable drive using Lockngo Locking your drive requires you to select a password confirm it and click the Lock button For additional more advanced features please refer to the Advanced features of Lockngo chapter Paea OO Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com Keynesis Rev 29 08 11 During drive lock the Lockngo user interface will close along with your drive s explore window During its locking operation Lockngo displays its process dialog To make sure you are notified when Lockngo completes its locking operation leave the Always on top option checked Alternatively you can check off this option to have the process dialog out of the way of other windows 2 3 Unlocking your drive Run Lockngo by double clicking on the Lockngo exe inside the locked drive Type the exact same password you used to lock the drive Click the Unlock button and wait for the unlock process to complete Password Turn off instant lock gf Figure 7 Unlock screen 2 4 Lock reminder If Lockngo was used to unlock the drive to access its content and later the drive is unplugged unlocked an alert window will appear reminding to lock the drive This alert window can be tu
10. meters option Available parameters Flag Mandatory Description p lt password gt k This flag is the password flag and therefore mandatory cannot be empty Examples of use Example Bypass lock window lock without entire drive encryption Lockngo exe p 1234 Result Lockngo will be executed and immediately lock the portable drive with the password 1234 without asking the user for any input and without showing the Lockngo user interface During locking the locking message will appear to indicate that the drive is being locked The Lockngo user interface will only appear when Lockngo is executed when drive is locked to allow the user to enter the password to unlock the drive Please note it is also possible to unlock the drive from the command line To unlock just use Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com bat TASS Rev 29 08 11 Lockngo exe p lt the password you used for locking gt 3 4 4 Changing and storing parameters from command line This option allows you to set different options that you would like to store inside the lockngo file for future use This is a handy and powerful option to simplify the day to day use of Lockngo Important Make a backup of lockngo exe file before running command line actions on it so that you will have a clean copy of Lockngo for future use Page 11 Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com KEVI OSIS Rev 29 08 11 3 4 4 1 Available parameters Flag Ma
11. ndatory Description S This flag tells Lockngo that it should store the command line parameters inside the lockngo exe file for future use dap Enable Do not ask for password when locking disk per This flag makes the chosen parameters permanent Once this flag is used Lockngo cannot accept future command line parameters If this flag is chosen the flag dap will be also turned on by default Important Make a backup of lockngo exe file before running this option so that you will have a copy of Lockngo for future use without permanent settings ld lt minutes gt Change delay for Auto locking function Default value 10 minutes To disable auto locking set this value to 0 Maximum value 720 minutes 12 hours reset Reset previously used parameters to factory settings will not work if per flag was used This flag is the password flag and therefore mandatory cannot be empty p lt password gt 3 4 4 2 Examples of use Page 12 Example Bypass lock window lock without entire drive encryption Lockngo exe s dap p 1234 Result when Lockngo will be executed next time double click on file it will immediately lock the portable drive with the password 1234 without asking the user for any input and without showing the Lockngo user interface During locking the locking message will appear to indicate that the drive is being locked The Lockngo user interface will only appear wh
12. ndi gt Password Confirm Password indicator Password Quit lt 1 Hide password Figure 1 The user interface while typing Skips the lock screen Double click Lockngo The lock button Cancel button application to encrypts and closes Lockngo protect files hides your data without Locking Redes Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com Rev 29 08 11 Password you are required to select a password to protect your drive You are required to fill in at least one character in the password field To keep your data from being compromised try to select a password that will not be easy to guess A strong password usually contains character symbols and a combination of lowercase and uppercase characters Important Lockngo has no back doors This means that if you forget your password even we will not be able to unlock it for you and you will be forced to format it Password Quality Graphical indicator for _ evaluation of your password quality Password Quality Hide Password uncheck this option to make Password Quality C EEEE your password visible while you type Hide Passwori Use instant Lock Checking this option will ree allow you to lock your data instantly by double Use Instant Lock clicking the Lockngo icon in your drive When you use this function Lockngo will use your current password To turn this feature off Lock your drive by double clicking the Lockngo icon After t
13. of Lockngo Professional 3 1 Private Directory Lockngo Professional allows you to protect the most sensitive data by full encryption of such files These files should be placed into the folder Private Directory on the external drive Lockngo will encrypt them every time when disk is locking Since this operation is very time consuming it may increase locking and unlocking time The total size of these files should not be more than 500Mb If there are more that 500Mb in this folder than will be encrypted only the first 5 00Mb The folder Private Directory will be automatically created after the first disk lock 3 2 Special file exclusion Lockngo Professional allows you to save a special personal details file in your removable drive s root directory You can use this file to include your personal information and contact details so that if the drive is found by anyone it can be safely returned to you Your personal details file will be excluded from the locking process and will remain available even when your drive is locked To create a personal details file please follow the instructions below Pages Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com KEVI OSIS Rev 29 08 11 Create a file containing your personal details such as your name address and phone number The file can be of any type textual graphical etc Make sure you keep the file size below 150 KB Name your file owner depending on its type For example
14. rned off manually by clicking the OK button in the alert window This alert window will self close in 25 seconds if the OK button was not pressed manually 2 5 Auto lock The drive will be automatically locked automatically if you don t work with computer during 10 minutes Before locking drive Lockngo will show following window Page 5 Keynesis Ltd www keynesis com bat TASS Rev 29 08 11 Security Warning Your portable drive will be automatically locked in 14 seconds Later will lock it myself later This dialog allows you to lock the drive immediately postpone locking or cancel this operation If you don t do click any buttons during 25 seconds the drive will be locked with the previously used password Lock it now lock drive immediately with last used password Later cancel this operation now and show this dialog next time when computer has not been used during 10 minutes I will lock it myself later cancel this operation now and disable auto locking till the next time when disk is unlocked Delay in 10 minutes can be changed or disabled see Advanced features of Lockngo 2 6 Visual feedback during drive unlock 3 During drive unlock the Lockngo user interface will close along with the explorer window of your drive An Unlocking message will appear Next the explorer window of the drive should reappear showing the entire content of the drive Advanced features
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