6. Document Manager
Document Manager provides secure storage and management capabilities for file and folder level encryption. Vaults are seamlessly integrated with Windows file system. Any document Manager Vault that is connected on a PC will also appear as a mapped network drive on the PC (see Figure 6.1). This allows Document Manager Vaults to be accessed directly from any software application. Should users encounter difficulty finding the Document Manager Vault mapped drives, simply navigate to the 'My Computer' selection in the current dialog or Windows Explorer.
When using Document Manager, users will be prompted for a password for each Vault access. Passwords for each vault are set by the user when they create the vault. Users my elect to give each Vault a unique password or they may use the same Password for all vaults. The Password is used to gain access to data that is protected by the PC's built-in secure hardware. It is important that users do not forget the Password of a Vault as they will not be able to access the Vault without the Password.
Figure 6.1: Vaults as Windows Mapped Drives
You can start Document Manager in the following ways:
- Double Click the Document Manager icon
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- From the Windows Start menu select: Start > All Programs > Security by Wave Systems > Advanced > Document Manager
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The first time Document Manager is run, a Vault is created on the PC named "username" Vault (where "username" is the current Windows account username). This will be the Vault that Document Manager opens first; unless another Vault is designated the default vault.
Figure 6.2: Document Manager Vault Interface
Note: If various Document Manager commands are grayed out, it means that you have a lite version. To verify go to the Help - About Document Manager (see Figure 6.2) and see what version you have (see Figure 6.3 and 6.4).
To obtain a full version go to http://www.wave.com.
Figure 6.3: About Document Manager Lite
Figure 6.4: About Document Manager
Important Note:
Document Manager has built-in safety functions to guard against rendering the PC inoperable. Document Manager will refuse to encrypt the following critical items
The System Drive (typically Drive C:) from the root level
Critical Windows OS directories and files
Document Manager directories and files
Hidden, system and read-only files
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