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Document No. 480DT4000M-R.A01
Managed-Ready Solution
Page 10 of 14
Device Initialisation (Mac Environment)
DT4000M-R can be initialised in one of two ways: standalone or managed. Upon launching the
DT4000M-R application on the DT4000M-R volume, DT4000M-R will look for a SafeConsole
server. If the Mac has been set up for SafeConsole, it will prompt for the DT4000M-R to be
managed.
Mac SafeConsole Setup:
To initialise the DT4000M-R on a Mac client, the application must know where to locate the
SafeConsole server. To enable this, follow these steps prior to inserting the device:
1. Click on the "Go" menu in the upper left-hand corner of the OS X desktop.
2. Select 'Utilities' from the drop-down menu.
3. Launch the 'Terminal' application.
4. Using the admin account, type " defaults write
/Library/Preferences/com.blockmaster.device console https://<IP Address of
SafeConsole Server>/safestick " in the terminal window and press [ENTER]. (NOTE: This
command does require elevated privileges.)
5. Exit the terminal window.
6. Insert the DT4000M-R into an available USB port on your notebook or desktop.
a. Open Safari and browse to the SafeConsole login address you specified in Step 4.
b. When the certificate warning appears, click “Show certificate”.
c. Press the arrow to the left of the “Trust” menu to show the trust options.
d. Change the “When using this certificate” to “Always Trust”.
e. Click the 'Continue' button.
f. Enter your credentials to connect to SafeConsole.
(Note: You can also use the Mac installer from the SafeConsole's deployment page.)
If the Mac hasn't been setup to connect to a SafeConsole Server, DT4000M-R will bypass the
management option and allow you to initialise the device as a standalone drive. If the Mac has
been setup, a message box prompt is displayed that allows you to decide whether or not the
DT4000M-R drive will be managed.
1. Decide whether DT4000M-R will be managed or not.
Clicking 'Yes' will register DT4000M-R with SafeConsole and inherit the policies that are
in place on the management console, including password criteria, device auditing and
other managed features. (Figure 6.1) Continue on next page.
Figure 6.1 – Found SafeConsole