Addonics Technologies CRTM4HES Network Card User Manual
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1. USB status LED ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES Model CRTM4HES lll Initial RAID setup of the Cipher tower a Insert the AES 256 bit cipher key into cipher keyhole located at the back of the Cipher tower b Set the Rotary switch to the RAID configuration required c Push the RAID Setting button with a ballpoint pen tip while the Cipher tower is turned off d While holding the RAID setting button turn on the Cipher tower and continue to hold for at least 5 seconds to confirm RAID mode setting e Observed that the green Cipher power LEDs at the front of the Cipher tower are on If they did not reinsert the cipher keys and re power the Cipher tower while holding the RAID setting button Note The Cipher tower LED s for the eSATA status and USB status will start blinking while holding down the raid setting button Once the raid setting button is released the HPM Health LED will blink 4 6 times If the HPM Health LED stops blinking the raid set is set correctly If the HPM Health LED lights up as solid green it is a bad setup You need to repeat setting up the raid again f Goto the operating system s management utility to verify raid volume detection Partition format and mount the encrypted drives IV How to operate the Cipher tower after initial setup 1 Insert the AES 256 bit cipher key into cipher keyhole located at the back of the Cipher tower 2 Push the power switch of the Cipher tower to turn it on Observed2. that the green Cipher power LEDs at the front of the Cipher tower are on If they did not reinsert the cipher keys and re power the Cipher tower 3 Use the system s File Explorer to access the files on the encrypted drive 4 For security purposes remove the cipher keys from the Cipher tower after the drives are detected by the system All the files being transferred into the drives are still encrypted even if the cipher key is removed 5 When the Cipher tower is restarted the cipher key must be inserted again in order to gain access to the drives V Instruction for Special RAID Modes BIG 2 2 Drives Spanned o Note Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port multiplier Doing so will hang the system when you configure the raid o For SATA drives with different capacities the hardware port multiplier will use the smallest drive capacity of the 2 drives connected to create the total partition size FAST 2 2 Drives Striped o Note Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the hardware port multiplier Doing so will hang the system when you configure the raid VI Verify RAID Setting on the Cipher tower Note Disconnect the Cipher tower from computer when verifying the RAID setting It is assumed that you have already connected the SATA drives and set up the raid mode when verifying the raid setting 1 Turn on the power for Cipher tower Push the RAID setting button with a ballpoint pen Using the t
3. ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES Model CRTM4HES IMPORTANT There is no back door for the Cipher tower encrypted hard drives if the Cipher keys are lost or stolen Cipher key Check to make sure you have the correct version of the Cipher key A sample key is shown amp To ensure there is a spare key your Cipher tower comes with 4 pairs of Cipher keys These cipher keys have all identical encryption code unless you requested then to be coded differently One of these keys should be kept in a safe and secure location and can be sent back to Addonics for duplicating additional keys If you are down to the last key be sure to make a back up of all the data stored inside your Cipher tower prior to sending the last key to Addonics Addonics is not responsible for key lost in the mail or retrieval of the data inside the encrypted hard drive Black label AES 256 stands for Cipher 256 bit key Keeping track of the hard drive If you are using the Cipher tower to encrypt multiple hard drives it is important to label your hard drive if you are taking the drive out of the Cipher tower The hard drive from the Cipher tower that is encrypted will look like a brand new drive when attach directly to the SATA controller of a computer There will be no partition or any hint to indicate that the drive contains encrypted data When the drive is partitioned all the encrypted data will be lost The same holds true if a hard drive already has data on it
4. able below verify if the LEDs are lighting up The selected LEDs will light up for 2 seconds followed by a blink and cycles back RAID Mode LEDs BIG 2 LEDs 1 2 amp 4 all OFF BIG 4 4 ON 2 amp 1 OFF FAST 2 2 ON 4 amp 1 OFF LED reference LED 1 eSATA Status LED 2 USB Status LED 4 HPM Health Best Practice Create a label to identify the SATA hard drive and the associated Cipher key used TECHNICAL SUPPORT Phone 408 453 6212 Hours 8 30 am 6 00 pm PST Email http www addonics com support query
5. is installed into the Cipher tower The computer detects the hard drive as a brand new drive or a drive that is unallocated Once you proceed to partition the drive the data that was on the hard drive will be erased and cannot be recovered Installing drives into the Cipher Tower Open the front panel of the Cipher tower Slide the 3 5 SATA hard drive into the drive bay Note It is recommended to fill up the tower with SATA drives from top to bottom This is to help in identifying which drives connect to which ports for easier troubleshooting ll Connecting the power cable and Cipher Tower to the computer a Connect the power cord provided from the wall outlet to the back of the Cipher Tower b A power switch is located on the front of the tower Make sure the power is off on the switch power LED light should be off c Connect the provided eSATA cable from the back of the Cipher tower to the eSATA port on the computer Power Switch LED 4 LED 2 Power HPM USB LED Health Status WEDS cepa coms eSATA port HPM eSATA rotary switch Power Status RAID Cipher setting l power button Cipher LED keyhole LED Information Power LED When power switch is turned on the green LED lights up HPM Health LED When the RAID volume fails the LED blinks eSATA status LED When eSATA port is used to connect to a system the LED lights up When USB port is used to connect to a system the LED lights up
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