Add User Page

The Add Additional User page allows you to add users by user types that can access the encrypted device.

Options for adding users are shown on the Add Additional User page.

At a minimum, one user who is allowed access to the encrypted device must be listed.

Select one of the following options:

To add a Windows Active Directory user:

  1. Select Add Windows user.
  2. Click OK.
    The Select Users or Groups dialog opens.
  3. To add a Windows user in the Enter the object names to select field, enter the names of the users to add to the list, using one of the following formats:

    4. Object Name

    Example

    Display Name

    FirstName LastName

    UserName

    User1

    ObjectName@DomainName

    User1@Domain1

    DomainName\ObjectName

    Domain\User1

  4. To verify the user name, click Check Names.
    The user name is verified and underlined when correctly entered.
  5. Click OK.

To add a unique user name and password:

  1. Type a user name in the Name field.

    2. The first password user is always named Primary User, which is compatible with previous versions of Device Control.

  2. Type a Password in the corresponding field, and then retype the password to Confirm in the corresponding field.
  3. Click OK.

The user name(s) are added to the list shown in the User List page. You may continue to add users to the device using the previously described steps. You may also remove users from the list by clicking on the Recycling Bin icon to the left of a user name.

After Completing This Task

After reviewing the user names added to the User List page, click Next and the Data Integrity page opens.

When the device does not contain any data, or your administrator has preselected one of the Data Integrity options, either the Secure Unused Space page or the Start Encryption page opens next.

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