Configuring a key is located on an external medium
The Configure a key operation allows entering the key settings for operation and is accompanied by the Configuration wizard.
Perform the following actions to enter the settings of keys hosted on the key information medium:
- Click on the active button Set up the key located on the left side of the main window.
- Displaying the Key configuration dialog window.
- Click on the corresponding icon to activate the Key configuration wizard – The key is
located on an external medium.
Figure 1: Key settings. Specify the location of your key
- Attach the key information medium to the computer and click the Next button.
Figure 2: Key settings. Plug the device into a port
If the key information medium is not connected – the warning window will be displayed.
Figure 3: Key settings. Device detection error
- Wait for the device to be searched and its parameters determined.
Figure 4: Key settings. The key is being set up
- Specify the password for the key medium. Leave the field blank to configure the profile
without specifying a password. Click on the OK button.
Figure 5: Key settings. Enter the password for your device
- If the operation is performed correctly, the window will display the creating a profile
message:
- when working with a supported key information medium - JaCarta/eToken/KAZTOKEN/SafeNet eToken 5110 a profile is created according to the name of the connected device – see the Table 1;
- when working with an unsupported key information medium, a profile DEVICE…DEVICE_N is created – see the Table 1.
Figure 6: Key settings. New profile created: DEVICE_N
- A new profile is displayed in the main Configurator window in the Key profiles list
panel, which is configured for the key device. The profile name and the device name can be
found in the Table 1.
Figure 7: Configurator`s main window. New profile created: DEVICE_N
Table 1. The interconnection between the key information medium name and the profile name
Supported key information media | |
Device name | Profile name |
JaCarta | JACARTA … JACARTA_N |
eToken PRO72k (JAVA) | ETOKEN … ETOKEN_N |
KAZTOKEN, version 1.4 | KAZTOKEN … KAZTOKEN_N |
SafeNet eToken 5110 | GEMALTO … GEMALTO_N |
Non-supported key information media | |
Device name | Profile name |
Non-supported key information media | DEVICE…DEVICE_N |
Configuring two or more keys:
- if more than one supported device is connected, a request for selecting the device to configure will be displayed – select the desired device and press OK;
- when one supported and one non-supported device are connected, the configuring is made for the supported device;
- when connecting a non-supported device, a request is made to create a profile manually with the maximum possible fields of Profile settings – click the Yes button to switch to the Edit a profile window;
- when connecting multiple non-supported devices, a message prompting you to disconnect one of the devices is displayed.