IronKey Personal manual Initializingyour Ironkey On a Mac

Initializingyour Ironkey On A Mac

If you prefer to use a Mac, you can choose to initialize your IronKey on a Mac OS X computer:

Step

Description

1	Plug the IronKey into your	Your IronKey will run on Mac OS X (10.4 or 10.5),
	computer’s USB port.	PowerPC or Intel computers. It can also be setup and
		used on Windows and Linux.
		To use the full speed of the IronKey, plug it into a USB
		2.0 port.
2	Launch the IronKey Unlocker.	The IronKey has a virtual CD-ROM.
	The “Initialize Your IronKey”	You must start the IronKey Unlocker manually by going
	screen will appear.	to “IronKey:Mac:IronKey Unlocker” and double-click-
		ing on the IronKey icon.

3	Create your device password and	Your password is case-sensitive and must be 4 or more
	a nickname for your IronKey.	characters long. The threat of brute-force password
		attacks is removed by IronKey’s self-destruct feature.
4	Agree to the License Agreement	A screen with IronKey’s End-User License Agreement
		will appear. This can also be found online at:
		https://www.ironkey.com/terms

5 The IronKey will initialize.	During this process, it will generate the AES encryption
	key, and create the file system for the secure volume.
	This process may take a minute.

Your IronKey is now ready for use.

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