Installation and Operation (continued):
With the software configured, it is time to put it to use. The "System Settings" interface can be accessed from an icon placed in your system's taskbar once you swipe your finger or provide the password. The below left screen is where you find the "General Settings". The below right screen is where you can change the device password set during initial configuration.
 
The "Password Bank Manager", shown in the below left screen, is where you can associate passwords to websites of your choice. With a password stored with the JetFlash 210, you are supposed to be able to "Automatically login to websites where you are a registered user". I found that to be not quite true, as it only worked with sites that pop up a login box, and couldn't be used with any of the forums, stores, financial institutions, or other sites that I was hoping to use it with. Basically, it only worked for a very few sites and none that have a login prompt inline with their HTML. What it would allow you to do is to uncheck the box that says "Remember my password", taking that secure information away from your PC and further protecting it on the JetFlash 210, as you do have to swipe your finger or enter the password for all access.
 
The above right images shows the final screen to be discussed in the "System Settings" area, and on this one you can simply change what finger you want to use with the JetFlash 210.
The screenshots below demonstrate the security applied to files of your choosing. By selecting "Protect Files" from the taskbar icon you can then add, delete, or search for files to protect. In the below left image I have selected one file to be protected by the JetFlash encryption. The file can be located on the JetFlash drive or anywhere else on your computer, and once protected Windows Explorer will show it with a padlock over its icon to indicate that the finger print device has protected it. You can still try to open it, but Windows will tell you there is no program associated with this file. If you persist and select the program you want to open it with, you will be presented with something like you see in the below right image... a garbled mess, nothing like your original file.
 
You must follow a similar process to unprotect files, and with all activities involving the JetFlash 210, you will have to swipe your finger (or type your password) in order to do so.
The final screen shot of interest is from the partitioning tool. As shown, you use a slider bar in order to adjust the amount of public and private space. You then click "Start" and wait while the drive is partitioned (and all existing data is erased).
One aspect of the JetFlash 210 software not shown is the "Mobile Favorites" feature. This allows you to export your current Internet Explorer favorites to the JetFlash 210 for use on any other Windows PC. With the favorites saved to the device, you simply click "Open Mobile Favorites" from the taskbar icon and a new Internet Explorer window will open, and the default favorites will be replaced with those that you exported. It does not overwrite anything on the host system, but allows you to temporarily feel at home surfing the Internet from any PC.
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