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To connect an encrypted disk,
1 | Right click the R-Crypto tray icon and select Connect Disk in the shortcut menu |
• Click Connect encrypted disk or Connect disk on R-Crypto management panel or • Double-click the file container in the Windows Explorer or • Right-click the file-container in the Windows Explorer and select Connect in the shortcut menu or • Right-click the R-Crypto tray icon, select Recent Disk on the shortcut menu, then select the required disk or • Right-click the disk's file-container in Windows Explorer select Properties on the shortcut menu, go to the R-Crypto tab, and click the Connect button. |
The Connect Encrypted Disk dialog window will appear
2 | Select the file-container for the disk (if necessary), enter the password, and click the OK button |
The connection options for the disk will be those specified during its creation or managing. To change these options, click the Advanced button and edit them on the Connect Encrypted Disk dialog box. Please note that these changes will affect only the current disk connection. To learn how to make permanent changes in disk options, go to the Managing Encrypted Disks chapter for details.
Location: Shows the location of the file-container for the encrypted disk Password: Enter the password for this encrypted disk Open drive after connect: Select this check box to make R-Crypto immediately open the disk in Windows Explorer after connection Drive letter: Select the drive letter under which the connected encrypted disk will be visible to your system. Select <Auto> to let R-Crypto select the drive letter itself. Show only available drive letters: If this check box is selected, let R-Crypto shows only drive letter available for the connection. It is impossible to connect an encrypted disk using the letter that is occupied by another device in the system. Connect the disk as write protected: Select this check box if you want to connect the encrypted disk as a read-only device. You will be able to read data from the disk but not to write anything to it. Emulate fixed disk: Select this checkbox if you want that your system sees the disk as a fixed one. Use this option only if you plan to share this disk on Windows XP or later Windows versions. |
* | R-Crypto will connect the selected encrypted disk and it will appear in My computer |
If the Show notifications in system tray checkbox is selected on the General tab of the R-Crypto settings , R-Crypto will show the The encrypted disk<DiskName> is successfully connected ad Removable Disk(DiskLetter:) message in the balloon ToolTip appearing at the R-Crypto icon in the system tray. If the Emulate fixed disk option is selected on the General tab of the R-Crypto settings , R-Crypto will show it as Local Disk (DiskLetter:) in this message.
You may access your data on this encrypted disk as it was on a conventional disk in your system