SOD Manual

SOD Manual

SOD Manual

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1.   INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3  

2.   INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 3  

3.   INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................................................ 3  

4.   USING ACCESS TOKEN .............................................................................................. 12  

5.   USING PEN DRIVER ..................................................................................................... 12  

6.   SUPPORT CONTACT .................................................................................................... 18  

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1. INTRODUCTION

S.O.D. stands for Secure Online Desktop. It 's a system that marries thin client technology with

cloud computing technology and public key cryptography to provide a desktop computer on the

Internet in a secure manner. With SOD, you'll have a data center to run your software using the

computing resources of many computers. The users of your company will no longer need a

computer to perform their work but with SOD will have a thin client that provides access to a

Datacenter use their software with high performance. SOD provides an alternative to desktop

computers, has no impact on servers and network devices in your company.

2. INSTALLATION

After removing the thin client from the package perform the following steps:

• Connect the thin client devices to receive input and output of their equipment as a mouse,

keyboard and monitor (not included in the solution).

• Connect the Ethernet network cable to the Ethernet card on the back of the thin client.

• Connect the power cable to the mains.

3. INITIAL SETUP

Follow these steps:

1. Enter the access token into a USB port on the thin client. It’s best to use one of the two

USB ports on the front panel for convenience.

2. Turn on the Thin Client using the power button on the front panel. A beep will indicate

the power status.

3. Log on by using the following credentials:

username = user

password = sod

Note. Use the arrow keys to select the user user.

4. Change the default password by selecting through Change Password utility.

5. Log in SOD applications. Enter your login credentials (username / password) received in

the mail and press "Connect".

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Note. If Internet access is conveyed by the use of a proxy, enter the access parameters in the

panel "Connection Properties -> Network.

6. Change default password for the applications:

a. Select the utility “Change application password”

b. Double click on application and insert the new password in “New Password”

field. Re-type the password in the “Confirm New Password” field. Press OK

button.

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The password must meet the following prerequisites:

• Contain alphanumeric characters;

• Contain at least one special symbol (?*+[]@#-_=);

• Be longer than 8 characters;

• Not contain parts of the user name;

• Do not be equal to the last 5 Passwords.

If the password entered meets the minimum criteria of safety, the password

change operation is completed successfully and will receive the following

message:

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7. Double click on “PGP – Active secure disk” utility.

Premere il bottone Yes

Select “New PGP Key” from File menu.

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Press Next.

Enter the full name (eg John Smith) in the first box and your mail (es. john.smith@google.com).

Important. The name and address must match those submitted to the Secure Online Desktop.

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Enter the password in the first box that will be used to access your encrypted disk. Confirm the

password entered by typing it again in the second frame.

Press Next.

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Press Next.

right click on key and select the “Send To -> ldap://keyserver.pgp.com:389” item

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Press Next.

Press Next.

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You will receive an email at the above address. Confirm the keys generated by following the link

provided in the email.

Premere Accept.

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Follow the instructions and press “Done”.

At this point, the technicians will ensure to encrypt a portion of the disk with the encryption keys

you created and to communicate the fact of disk encryption to the user. The procedure will be

completed within two working days from the time when the user completes the process of

generation and verification of cryptographic keys during this time you can still use the service.

4. USING ACCESS TOKEN

The access token is used to allow access to the SOD system trhough the thin client. The token

must be inserted into a USB port before turning on the thin client and must be removed after the

thin client has been turned off.

Safety Regulations:

Keep the access token in a safe place when not in use. For example, it may be convenient to keep

it in your keychain.

Removed when you leave the station for an extended period.

5. USING PEN DRIVER

It is possible to connect USB pen drive or hard disk to the thin client to copy their documents

and files to upload into the SOD system. Once the device is connected to a USB port that is not

dealt with the thin clients will be able to view the documents using the File Manager utility.

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Click on File Manager icon as shown in the below picture.

Connect USB device.

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The USB device will appear in the device list, execute a click on the name to access the device.

After using the device and before removing it from the thin client must perform the removal

procedure to ensure that the data do not suffer damage. Perform a right click on the device name

and select "Unmount Volume ".

To get good performance and do not lose your data, you must copy the files from the USB

device on your disk before using them.

To copy data from USB device on your disk start the Explorer utility.

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Click on “drive on sod” device

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Access the volume inside the directory “media”.

Right click and select “Copy”

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Access the encrypted disk.

Right click and select “Paste”.

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6. SUPPORT CONTACT

References to support are:

E-mail: support@secure-od.com

Web: Help area of www.secure-od.com