Lockngo Professional Manual v.7
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1. Supported operating systems Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 versions Important Lockngo requires administrative privileges Supported file systems FAT FAT32 exFat and NTFS file systems Supported media types Flash memory drives and external hard drives of any size including Advanced Format AF disks 2 Using Lockngo 2 1 The Lockngo user interface Lockngo title bar use it to Password entry move Lockngo text boxes DATA UNPROTECTED peed BR oo quality VerbatimS TORE N GO indicator Password Confirm Hid Z VALIDATED m m 7 password 0 2 Jualty hile typing gt me Password Soar wot weed R instant lock E Skips the lock Hay screen a Double click Lockngo Cancel Cancel application to protect files Figure 1 Lock window The lock button Cancel button Skip the encrypts and closes Lockngo Program unlock screen hides your data without preferences on this Locking computer Pages Keynesis LLC www keynesis com KEVI Rev 26 04 15 Password you are required to select a password to protect your drive You are required to fill in at least one character in Jassword Confirm Password the password field To keep your data from being compromised try to select a password that will not be easy to guess A strong password usually contains character symbols and a combination of lowercase and uppercase charact2. Lockngo exe p 1234 Result Lockngo will be executed and immediately lock the portable drive with the password 1234 without asking the user for any input and without showing the Lockngo user interface During locking the locking message will appear to indicate that the drive is being locked The Lockngo user interface will only appear when Lockngo is executed when drive is locked to allow the user to enter the password to unlock the drive Please note it is also possible to unlock the drive from the command line To unlock just use Lockngo exe p lt the password you used for locking gt 4 Important issues Data backup It is always a good practice to backup your data Backing up your data will assure that if your drive is lost stolen or if your data is deleted or corrupted for any reason such as power shortage accidental delete or format you will have still have a safe copy Please make sure to backup your data on a regular basis Backup copy of Lockngo Always keep a backup copy of Lockngo This might become handy if you accidentally delete Lockngo from your drive or if the file Lockngo exe file is corrupted This might happen in rare cases of power shortage during drive locking or in cases of a removable drive that was plugged out during the read or write operation If for some reason Lockngo exe does not work from your drive copy the backup copy of Lockngo onto your drive overwriting the existing file and run
3. Warning You unplugged your external device without protecting it Please plug your external device back and lock it properly This message will automatically disappear in 18 seconds Figure 5 Lock remainder 2 6 Auto lock The drive will be automatically locked automatically if you don t work with computer during 10 minutes Before locking drive Lockngo will show following window Security Warning Your portable drive will be automatically locked in 14 seconds ate will lock it myself later Figure 6 auto lock dialog This dialog allows you to lock the drive immediately postpone locking or cancel this operation If you don t do click any buttons during 25 seconds the drive will be locked with the previously used password Lock drive immediately with last used password Later Cancel this operation now and show this dialog next time when computer has not been used during 10 minutes I will lock it myself Cancel this operation now and disable auto locking till later the next time when disk 1s unlocked Delay in 10 minutes can be changed or disabled see Program Preferences 2 7 Program Preferences Page 7 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com KEVI a Rev 26 04 15 The program does not require changing its properties It can be used immediately after installation to disk with default preferences Preferences window allows changing the default values if it is necessary Lockngo Preferen
4. application that should be executed Do not include drive letter If your application is located outside the root directory of your removable drive you must include the relative path to it starting from the root level omitting the drive letter If your application requires some command line parameters include them right after its name 11 Windows mode Defines the window mode in which your application will open 12 Close this program when Defines whether Lockngo will try to close the disk is locking application before locking a disk In case your application fails to terminate for example while waiting for user input Lockngo will make ten attempts to close it waiting one second between each attempt If the application still fails to shut down Lockngo will disregard it and will start the locking process 13 Button Help Open a web page with help information for this window Page 9 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com KOVNESIS Rev 26 04 15 14 Button Restore Defaults Restore defaults values 15 Button Save Save updated parameters and close the window 16 Button Cancel Cancel changes and close the window 3 Advanced features of Lockngo Professional 3 1 Private Directory Lockngo Professional allows you to protect the most sensitive data by full encryption of such files These files must be placed into the folder Private Directory on the external drive Lockngo will encryp
5. it Uninstalling other removable drive utilities before using Lockngo If you are using or have installed any other removable drive software we recommend uninstalling it before using Lockngo 5 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Please refer to the Keynesis website for Frequent Asked Questions www keynesis com faq www keynesis com Keynesis Rev 26 04 15 a 2003 2015 Keynesis LLC All rights reserved This document is subject to change without prior notice Keynesis assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Keynesis products are not warranted to operate without failure www keynesis com
6. Tess Rev 26 04 15 Lockngo Professional User Manual Rev 26 04 15 Updated for Version 7 eaged Keynesis LLC www keynesis com Kevnesis Rev 26 04 15 Table of contents l System K O UH MENiS nee eo ee ee 3 2s UPE LOCKE coca en vac copies ayie cond on E OEO eatery vob AA O OE AE 3 2 1 The Locknigo user Meria Eese nirin a rE NE AEEA EEEE E Eaa 3 2 2 Locking your portable drive using Lockngo cceeessssseccceceeseenneceeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeessnenaeeeeees 5 je Unlock your VE oeaan E E E EAA O E N EE 5 24 Visal feedback during drive Unlock wc iacsinsenvicconsesadonciseaersisusdecendsxesartenvsawsdsenas T 6 NAO NCW tN ea E A E E E S 6 ZO AOO a E E E E E E E E 7 DG Pora a A E AAT EE O ARA 7 3 Advanced features of Lockngo Professional cceeecccccsssseecccccceeeeeceeeseeeeeceesaeeeeeeees 10 F PvdD O oea E E E E OEE AE 10 3 2 Advanced command line functionality ec ceecccccccsssseccceseaseeeeccessasesecceesseeeeeeees 10 Deeds WAG COMMA 1G WING e E E E E E E E A EEA 10 3 2 2 Running Lockngo from the command line ssssnnnnssssennnsssseerssssserresssserresssreressse 10 J2 Available paranc 2 seesamin rnar EE AE ETET 10 Pea ES E eee eee ee 10 de TO S UE a N E E R TAO O I 5 Prequently Asked Questions PAO ssicisegsncsnstondiesasecetaieeaancsaxtxesasvesd A EEN TEE I Page 2 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com Rev 26 04 15 1 System Requirements Pentium and above 1MB of free space in the portable drive
7. ces General Private Directory full file encryption in this folder 1 5 Instant lock by one click 7 Disable Private Directory feature 2 Open disk in Windows Explorer after locking unlocking 512 MB max 8 3 I7 Do not create Lackgo on locked disk 14GB maz C Encrypt all files in Private Directory File name with disk owner information 4 owner _ Autorun after unlocking OM Disable Automatic disk locking if user is inactive Program Name 5r Never 10 E 6 C 5 Minutes 1 Hour Window mode f 10 Minutes C 3 Hours C 20 Minutes C 6 Hours 2 C 30 Minutes C 12 Hours 127 13 Hep 14 Restore Defaults 16 Cancel Figure 7 Lockngo Preferences window General 1 Instant lock by one click Checking this option will allow you to lock your data instantly by double clicking the Lockngo icon in your drive When you use this function Lockngo will use your current password To turn this feature off Lock your drive by double clicking the Lockngo icon After the drive has been locked double click the Lockngo icon again to show the Unlock screen Uncheck the Use Instant Lock option and click Unlock Next time you launch Lockngo it will be back in its default state showing the lock screen 2 Open disk in Windows If it is not checked Lockngo will not open Explorer Explorer after locking neither after locking nor after unlocking unlocking 3 Do not create Lockngo on locked disk 4 File name with disk owner Lo
8. ckngo Professional allows you to save a special information personal details file in your removable drive s root directory You can use this file to include your personal information and contact details so that if the drive is found by anyone it can be safely returned to you Your personal details file will be excluded from Page 8 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com Kevnesis Rev 26 04 15 the locking process and will remain available even when your drive is locked The file can be of any type textual graphical etc Make sure you keep the file size below 150 KB and its name contains only ASCII characters don t use national alphabets in the file name Automatic disk locking if user is not active Da oncom 6 5 minutes 12 hours Defines delay for Auto locking function Disk will be locked automatically if user does not work with computer during this time See Auto lock Private Directory full file encryption in this folder 7 Disable Private Disable this feature Directory feature 8 512MB 1GB Defines maximum limit for files in the Private Directory folder which should be fully encrypted Attention encryption of large amount of data is very time consuming operation It may significantly increase locking unlocking time Make sure that you place into Private Directory only the most confidential files Autorun after unlocking Disable this feature 10 Program name The name of the
9. ers Important Lockngo has no back doors This means that if you forget your password even we will not be able to unlock it for you and you will be forced to format it Password Quality Graphical indicator ai Contirm Password for evaluation of your password quality dn reid Hide Password uncheck this option to make your password visible while you type Use instant Lock Checking this option will allow you to lock your data instantly by double clicking the Lockngo icon in your drive When you use this function Lockngo will use your current password To turn this feature off Lock your drive by double clicking the Lockngo icon After the drive has been locked double click the Lockngo icon again to show the Unlock screen Uncheck the Use Instant Lock option and click Unlock Next time you launch Lockngo it will be back in its default state showing the lock screen Use instant unlock on this computer save password to this computer and use it for unlocking the drive bade Keynesis Pages Keynesiis LLC www keynesis com KEVI S Rev 26 04 15 Activate this option only for trusted computers If it is activated disk will be unlocked instantly when Lockngo is running from locked disk on this computer 2 2 Locking your portable drive using Lockngo Locking your drive requires you to select a password confirm it and click the Lock button During drive lock t
10. he Lockngo user interface will close along with your drive explore window During its locking operation Lockngo displays its process dialog Locking Please wait Figure 2 Locking window 2 3 Unlocking your drive Run Lockngo by double clicking on the Lockngo exe inside the locked drive Type the exact same password you used to lock the drive Click the Unlock button and wait for the unlock process to complete Page 5 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com KEVI Rev 26 04 15 Keynesis Lockngo Professional SECURE amp HIDDEN YerbatimS TORE N GO Z VALIDATED passwort OOOO 10 2 A Arar pce Figure 3 Unlock window 2 4 Visual feedback during drive unlock During drive unlock the Lockngo user interface will close along with the explorer window of your drive An Unlocking message will appear Next the explorer window of the drive should reappear showing the entire content of the drive Unlocking Please wait Figure 4 Unlocking window 2 5 Lock reminder If Lockngo was used to unlock the drive to access its content and later the drive is unplugged unlocked an alert window will appear reminding to lock the drive This alert window can be turned off manually by clicking the OK button in the alert window This alert window will self close in 25 seconds if the OK button was not pressed manually Page 6 Keynesis LLC www keynesis com Rev 26 04 15 Security Warning
11. t them every time when disk is locking Since this operation is very time consuming it may increase locking and unlocking time The total size of these files should not be more than 500Mb If there are more that 500Mb in this folder than will be encrypted only the first SOOMb This limit may be changed in Program Preferences The folder Private Directory will be automatically created after the first disk lock 3 2 Advanced command line functionality 3 2 1 The command line Command line window is sometimes referred to as a DOS window You can open the command line window by doing one of the following Sending command line actions to Lockngo from the Run menu all versions of Windows from the Windows Start menu select Run In the Open text box type the drive letter where lockngo exe is located for example x followed by the command you wish to send to Lockngo and then press OK 3 2 2 Running Lockngo from the command line This option allows you to run Lockngo with certain features enabled or disabled directly from the command line This can be handy if you would like to automate the usage of Lockngo using batch files for example a a Available parameters Mandatory p lt password gt f This flag is the password flag and therefore mandatory cannot be empty 3 2 2 2 Examples of use www keynesis com KOVNESIS Rev 26 04 15 Example Bypass lock window lock without entire drive encryption
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