Addonics Technologies CRC4HESU - Manual

ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES

Model: CRC4HESU

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

Black label AES-256 stands for
Cipher 256-bit key.

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.

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 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.

I.

Installing drives into the Cipher Tower

Refer to Ruby Cipher enclosure hard drive installation guide

Open the front panel of the Cipher
tower.

Slide the enclosure into the drive bay.

A switch located on the left hand side of the Ruby Cipher
enclosure front panel must be placed to the “INT” position. This
will secure the enclosure and provide power to the drive.

Switch

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.

II. 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 or USB2.0 cable from the back
of the Cipher tower to the eSATA or USB2.0 on the
computer. We recommend connecting the eSATA port for
best performance if this port is available on your computer.

Power LED and
Drive Access LED

Cipher keyhole

Power
Switch

(LED 4)
HPM
Health

(LED 2)
USB
Status

Power
LED

RAID
setting
button

USB port

eSATA port

RAID config
rotary switch

(LED 3)
HPM
Power

(LED 1)
eSATA
Status