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Securing the Drive, Password Protecting the Drive

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3 Securing the Drive 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive. CAUTION! The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive. If you forget your password, you will not be able to access the data that is on your drive or write new data to it. You will have to erase the drive before you can use it again. To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive: 1. On the Home screen, if you have more than one external device connected to your computer, select the icon for the one that you want to create a password for. 2. Click the Settings tab and Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 15). Note: If you see the Software Settings screen instead of the WD SmartWare Settings tab display with the Set Up Drive button, then you must use the WD Security software to create a password for the selected external device. 3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to display the Set Security dialog: 4. On the Set Security dialog: a. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters. b. Retype your password in the Verify password box. SECURING THE DRIVE - 22

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
SECURING THE DRIVE
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Securing the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Password Protecting the Drive
Unlocking the Drive
Changing Your Password
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
Password Protecting the Drive
You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain
access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive.
To
create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive:
1.
On the Home screen, if you have more than one external device connected to your
computer, select the icon for the one that you want to create a password for.
2.
Click the
Settings
tab and
Set Up Drive
to display the Drive Settings screen (see
Figure 4 on page 15).
Note:
If you see the Software Settings screen instead of the WD SmartWare Settings tab
display with the
Set Up Drive
button, then you must use the WD Security software
to create a password for the selected external device.
3.
On the Drive Settings screen, click
Security
to display the Set Security dialog:
4.
On the Set Security dialog:
a.
Type your password in the
Choose a password
box, using up to 25 characters.
b.
Retype your password in the
Verify password
box.
CAUTION!
The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically
lock and unlock your drive. If you forget your password, you will not be able to
access the data that is on your drive or write new data to it. You will have to erase
the drive before you can use it again.
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