Addonics Technologies Cipher RAID Tower Drive Level Encryption DLE CRC4HESU User Manual

							Model: CRC4HESU  
IMPORTANT   
There is no back door for the Cipher tower encrypted hard 
drives if the Cipher keys are lost or stolen.  
 
Cipher key 
Check to make sure you have the 
correct version of the Cipher key. A 
sample key is shown 
 
Black label AES-256 stands for 
Cipher 256-bit key. 
 
To ensure there is a spare key, your Cipher tower comes with     
4 pairs of Cipher keys. These cipher keys have all identical 
encryption code unless you requested then to be coded 
differently. One of these keys should be kept in a safe and 
secure location and can be sent back to Addonics for duplicating 
additional keys. If you are down to the last key, be sure to make 
a back up of all the data stored inside your Cipher tower prior to 
sending the last key to Addonics. Addonics is not responsible for 
key lost in the mail or retrieva l of the data inside the encrypted 
hard drive.   
 
 
Keeping track of the hard drive   
 
If you are using the Cipher tower to encrypt multiple hard drives, 
it is important to label your hard  drive if you are taking the drive 
out of the Cipher tower.  The hard drive from the Cipher tower 
that is encrypted will look like a brand new drive when attach 
directly to the SATA controller  of a computer. There will be no 
partition or any hint to indicate  that the drive contains encrypted 
data.  When the drive is partitioned, all the encrypted data will be 
lost.  
 
The same holds true if a hard drive already has data on it is 
installed into the Cipher tower. The computer detects the hard 
drive as a brand new drive or a dr ive that is unallocated. Once 
you proceed to partition the drive,  the data that was on the hard 
drive will be erased and cannot be recovered.  
 
 
 
I.  Installing drives into the Cipher Tower 
 
Refer to Ruby Cipher enclosure hard drive installation guide 
 
Open the front panel of the Cipher 
tower. 
 
Slide the enclosure into the drive bay.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
A switch located on the left hand side of the Ruby Cipher 
enclosure front panel must be plac
ed to the “INT” position. This 
will secure the enclosure and provide power to the drive. 
 
 
 
Sw

itch 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: 
It is recommen
 ded to fill up the tower with SATA drives 
from top to bottom. This is to help in identifying which drives 
connect to which ports for easier troubleshooting. 
 
 
 
II.   Connecting the power cable and Cipher Tower to the 
co
 mputer 
 
a.  Connect the power cord provi ded from the wall outlet to the 
back of the Cipher Tower. 
b.  A power switch is located on  the front of the tower. Make 
sure the power is off on the switch (power LED light should 
be off) 
c.  Connect the provided eSATA or USB2.0 cable from the back  of the Cipher tower to the eSATA or USB2.0 on the 
computer. We recommend connecting the eSATA port for 
best performance if this port is available on your computer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power LED and 
Drive Access LED Cipher keyhole 
Power 
Switch 
(LED 4) 
HPM 
Health (LED 2) 
USB  
Status  
 
Pow
 er 
LED  R

AID  
setting  
button  USB port 
eSATA port 
RAID config  
rotary switch 
(LED 3) 
HPM 
Pow

er  (LED 1) 
eSATA 
Status  
						

							 
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  4.  For security purposes, remove the cipher keys from the 
Cipher tower after the drives ar e detected by the system. All 
the files being transferred into  the drives are still encrypted 
even if the cipher key is removed. 
LED Information
: 
 
Power LED:                When power switch is turned on, the green                        LED lights up.  5.  When the Cipher tower is restarted, the 4 cipher keys must 
be inserted again in order to gain access to the drives. 
HPM Health LED
:       When the RAID volume fails, the LED 
                      blinks.   
eSATA status LED :   When eSATA port is used to connect to a 
                      system, the LED lights up.   
V.  Instruction for Special RAID Modes: 
USB status LED :       When USB port is used to connect to a 
                      system, the LED lights up.   
BIG 2 - 2 Drives Spanned
 
o  Note:  Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the 
hardware port multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when 
you configure the raid. 
 
 
 
III.   Initial RAID setup of the Cipher tower: 
o  For SATA drives with different capacities, the hardware port 
multiplier will use the smallest  drive capacity of the 2 drives 
connected to create the total partition size. 
 
a.  Insert the 4 AES 256-bit cipher keys into each cipher 
keyhole on the Ruby Cipher en closures located at the front 
of the Cipher tower.  FA

ST 2  - 2 Drives Striped  
o  Note:  Do not connect more than 2 SATA drives to the 
hardware port multiplier. Doing so will hang the system when 
you configure the raid. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VI.

  Verify RAID Setting on the Cipher tower  
 
   
     Note: Disconnect the Cipher tower from computer when verifying 
the RAID setting. 
Cipher keyhole  
b. 

Set the Rotary switch to the RAID configuration required.   
c.  Push the RAID Setting button with a ballpoint pen tip while  the Cipher tower is turned off.   It is assumed that 

you have already connected the SATA drives 
and set up the raid mode when verifying the raid setting. 
d. 

While holding the RAID setting button, turn on the Cipher tower and continue to hold for at least 5 seconds to confirm 
RAID mode setting.   
1. 

Turn on the power for Cipher tower. 
2.  Push the RAID setting button with a ballpoint pen. Using  the table below, verify if t he LEDs are lighting up. The 
selected LEDs will light up  for 2 seconds followed by a 
blink and cycles back.  
e. 

Observed that the green Cipher  power LEDs at the front of 
the Cipher tower are on. If they did not, reinsert the cipher 
keys and re-power the Cipher tower while holding the RAID 
setting button. 
  RAID Mode LEDs 
BIG 2 LEDs 1, 2 & 4 all OFF 
BIG 4 4 ON, 2 & 1 OFF 
FAST 2  2 ON, 4 & 1 OFF 
FAST 4  1 ON, 4 & 2 OFF 
SAFE FAST 4 & 2 ON, 1 OFF 
SAFE 2  4 & 1 ON, 2 OFF 
RAID 3 + S 2 & 1 ON, 4 OFF 
RAID 5 + S 4, 2 & 1 all ON 
Note:  

The Cipher tower LEDs for the eSATA status and USB 
status will start blinking while holding down the raid 
setting button. Once the raid setting button is released, 
the HPM Health LED will blink 4-6 times.  
  
  If the HPM Health LED stops b linking, the raid set is set 
correctly. If the HPM Health  LED lights up as solid 
green, it is a bad setup.  You need to repeat setting up 
the raid again. 
 
 
 
f. 

Go to the operating system’s management utility to verify 
raid volume detection. Partition, format and mount the 
encrypted drives.  LED re

ference: 
 
LED 1 -  eSATA Status 
 
LED 2 - USB Status 
 
LED 4 - HPM Health 
 
 
IV. 

How to operate the Cipher tower after initial setup    
Best Pr

actice: 
1. 

Insert the 4 AES 256-bit cipher keys into each cipher keyhole on the Diamond Cipher enclosures located at the 
front of the Cipher tower.   
Create a l

abel to identify the SATA hard drive and the associated 
Cipher key used. 
2. 

Push the power switch of t he Cipher tower to turn it on. 
Observed that the green Cipher  power LEDs at the front of 
the Cipher tower are on. If they did not, reinsert the cipher 
keys and re-power the Cipher tower.   
 
TECHNIC

AL SUPPORT 
Phone:   408-453-6212 
3. 

 Use the system’s File Explorer to access the files on the encrypted drive.  Hours:

    8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST 
Email:             http ://www.addonics.com/support/query/