ENG_Samsung SecretZone Quick Manual Ver 2.0

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Samsung SecretZone

Quick User Manual


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Samsung SecretZone Quick User Manual Ver 2.0

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Installing the SoftwareConnecting the Drive to Your Computer

Contained in the packaging is a USB cable. The

smallest end of the cable plugs into the Samsung

External Hard Disk Drive and the larger end plugs into

your Computer. This is keyed so you can only plug it

in one way.

Figure 1 - Connecting your External drive to your Computer

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Connect toCom uter

Connect to SamsungExternal Hard Disk Drive


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Installing the Software

When you connect the Samsung External Hard Disk

Drive to your computer, there is a short pause. After

the pause, the Welcome screen appears.Welcome message

The first screen is the Welcome Screen. To continue

on to the installation:

1. Click Install Samsung SecretZone

Figure 2 - Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard Welcome

NOTE: WHEN YOU INSTALL THE

SECRETZONE PROGRAM ON THE WINDOWS 7,

YOU SHOULD RUN THE "APPINST.EXE"

MANUALLY IN SAMSUNG EXTERNAL HARD

DRIVE.

THE WINDOWS 7 DOES NOT SUPPORT THE

AUTORUN FUNCTION.


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The first options to choose is the preferred language.

From the Choose Setup Languagepull-down:

2.Choose the preferred language

From the Welcome screen:

3.Click Next>


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Figure 3 - Install Wizard will guide you through the setup

The Progress Bar indicates how far the installation has

gone and how much further it has to finish.

From the Create the account for the administratorscreen:

4. Click in the box to the right of Password and enter apassword

5. Click in the box to the right of Confirm and re-enter thesame password

6. Click Next>Provided that the installation was successful, the final

Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard screen appears.7.Click Finish


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Setting Up the SecretZone

Getting Started

Now that the software has been installed, start the

SecretZone software to create virtual drives.

From the Windows Desktop:

1. Double click the SAMSUNG SECRETZONEicon

Logging InThe first screen is the Login for Administrator/User

prompt. Make sure that THE ADMINISTRATOR check

box is checked.

2. Click in the Password field3. Enter your PASSWORD

4. Click OKFigure 4 - Login Screen

Samsung SecretZone Main ScreenThe following screen is the Samsung SecretZone Main

screen. All changes or modifications are created from

this screen.


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Create a New Volume ImageThe first thing to do is create a new Volume Image.This Volume Image is also referred to as a Drive.

From the Samsung SecretZone Main Screen:

1. Click New Create

Figure 5 - Click the New Create button

This screen is to designate the size and location of thevolume. The default size is 1024 megabyte however,

a volume can be created up to the size of the Free

Space displayed to the right of the letter designation.

In the following screen, the letter designation is F.

NOTE: THE FAT32 FILE SYSTEM LIMITS THE

SIZE OF ANY FILE ON THE DRIVE TO AMAXIMUM OF 4GB. TO ENSURE RELIABLE

OPERATION UNDER FAT32, SECRETZONE

LIMITS EACH VIRTUAL DRIVE'S SIZE TO A

MAXIMUM OF 2GB. WINDOWS PC OWNERS

WHO WISH TO UTILIZE CAPACITY GREATER

THAN 2GB SHOULD REFORMAT THEIR

EXTERNAL SAMSUNG DRIVE TO NTFS IN THE

WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM


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If the size of the volume is correct:

2. Click BrowseFigure 6 - Create Your New Volume Image Name

The File Selection screen is to assign a Volume name

and file type. For the purposes of this manual, the FileType will be the default MSR FILE.

3. Click in the File Name box

4. Type Finances5. Click OKFigure 7 - Volume Name and Type


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If the volume name and size are correct:

6. Click Next>>

Figure 8 Name and Size Complete


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Designating a Letter to your DriveA drive letter not used by any other drive is assigned

to the new Volume.

Your Virtual drive now must have a label name andhave the Idle Timeout given. In the Mountscreen:

7. Click in the Label box and enter a name8. Click in Idle Timeout and choose 0 (zero )

The File System is NTFS and Access Type is Read/Write.9. Click Next>Figure 9 - Choosing the File System


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In the Create the account for the volume image screen

create the password and algorithm for your new drive.

10. Click in the Password box and enter the passwordfor your new virtual drive

11. Click in the Confirm box and retype your password12. Click in the Algorithm box and choose the algorithm

from the pull-down list. For the purposes of thismanual, choose AES-128

13. Click Next >

Figure 10 - Creating the Password and Algorithm


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The Result screen gives a summary of the new Virtual

Drive.

14. If you are satisfied with the information displayed,click Finish

Option 1 To go back and make any changes, clickBack.

Figure 11 - Results screen gives a summary


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The Creating the volume image progress bar displays

where how much of the task has completed.( 1 GB =

1 min, 10 GB = 12 min )The Main Screen displays the newly created volume

displaying the drives alpha designation.

From this point, you can exit out of the software and

see where the new Virtual Drive is in Windows

Explorer.

Figure 12 - Your Virtual Drive in Windows

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