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Chapter 1. Your iTwin Device
Your iTwin device has two identical halves. The two halves can be
connected together via their special connector to form a pair, as shown.
USB Connector
The USB connector is used to plug the device into the USB port of a
computer.
2. iTwin Connector
The iTwin Connector is used to connect the two halves of the iTwin
device to form a physical pair. It is used to securely transfer a
cryptographic key between the two halves of the device during device
pairing.
Chapter 2. Installation
Note: iTwin installation requires admin permissions. Please logout all users and login
as admin to your computer for the installation process.
1. Before iTwin can be used on any computer, iTwin software needs to be
installed on it.
For first time use of your iTwin device, join together the two halves of
your iTwin device, to form a pair, and then insert the paired device into
a USB port on your computer. This computer is henceforth referred to
as “Trusted Computer“.
If you have already paired the device, you can insert just one half of the
device into any computer to start the installation process.
If you do not see the following splash screen within 2 minutes,
go to Start -> Computer. You will see iTwin mounted as a CD-ROM
device. Open ‘iTwinPro Installer’ -> double-click iTwinPro.exe. iTwinPro
is the hardware platform used by iTwin Connect.
During the time that the splash screen is visible, iTwin downloads the
latest version of the iTwin Connect software suitable for your
computer. Press ‘Accept and Install’ to accept iTwin End User License
Agreement and install the software on your computer.
Choose “Install” when prompted to install the device drivers. The
installation will complete in a short time. Since the iTwin device is
inserted as a pair, the pairing process will begin. Follow the on-screen
instructions to register your iTwin device.
In the lower right corner of your
desktop, you will find the blue iTwin
Connect icon in the taskbar
notification area. Click on iTwin
Connect icon to activate the iTwin
Menu.
From the iTwin Menu, you can access
various geographic locations via
‘Teleport Me’ and when the other half
of iTwin is connected to a computer
you can access your shared files, your
remote desktop and your remote
network.
Chapter 4. Access your Shared Files
This requires you to set up a Trusted Computer and create a Private
VPN as described in Chapter 3. With one half of your iTwin attached to
your Trusted Computer, insert the other iTwin half into any other
online computer. You can access your files from your Trusted
Computer using iTwin Connect.
iTwin Connect uses native File Sharing methods available on your
computer to allow you to access your files from a remote computer.
Hence to enable File Sharing, a few simple steps need to be followed to
set up sharing from your Trusted Computer.
4.1 Set up file sharing from a PC:
Here are steps required for file and printer sharing from a Windows 7
PC attached to a WORKGROUP :
a. Login to your PC with your account name and password. Say
“Alice” and “Alice_Password”
b. Right click on the file or folder you want to share
c. Select Share With ->Specific People…
d. Click ‘Share’ button in the file sharing window.
e. Make sure your username is selected and click ‘Done’.
A complete guide to file and printer sharing for different versions of the
Windows operating system is available here:
Prevent Unauthorized Access
In case of loss of one or both halves of your iTwin, disable your iTwin
device to prevent unauthorized access to your data. During the install
process explained in Chapter 2, you saw some of the safeguards available.
Given below is a more detailed explanation of each.
1) Remote Disable
Click the iTwin icon in the M and select ‘Security Options’ followed by
‘Show Disable Code’.
If you have lost one half, you can prevent unauthorized remote access
to your files by entering the Disable Code in the iTwin Remote Disable
Web-Center and the iTwin backend will block (within 90 sec) the lost
half from being used to remotely access your Trusted Computer.
We recommend that you note the Disable Code and save it in a safe
place or send a copy of the code to your email account for later use.
2) Password
3) When you plug in the paired iTwin device, you are provided with the
option to set a password for an additional layer of security with twofactor
authentication. Once set, the password will be required to use
each of your iTwin halves, every time you insert either of them into a
computer.
Please note that we do not store your password in any server or on
your computer. The password is stored in the two halves of the iTwin
device only and is not recoverable if forgotten. To change the
password or reset it, you will have to pair the two halves again and reinitialize
the device.
4) Manual Disconnect
If you are sharing files for remote access and lose one half, unplug the
other half from your Trusted Computer and undo the file and
resource sharing. Your files can no longer be remotely accessed
through the compromised half of the device.
You can buy a new iTwin half and pair it with the one you have.
Initializing this new pair dissolves the keys in the old pair and allows
you to safely use the device again.