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General information
Sign of Rutoken devices' correct connection to a computer
The main signs of Rutoken devices connection are listed in Table 1.
Table 1
How to know if your Rutoken device is connected
Each Rutoken device has a specific sign of connetion, these signs are listed in the tabe down below.
Device type | Sign of connection |
Rutoken with USB and NFC interfaces | |
Device name | Sign |
Token, Bluetooth-Token, Token with Type-C, Token with NFC | an indicator lights up on a deviceits body |
Rutoken Smart CardCards | an indicator lights up on a smart card reader |
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| During operations with Rutoken do Do not disconnect ityour Rutoken from your computer in no case. This may lead toa computer while working with it, it may cause an error. |
Rutoken Control Panel
The Rutoken Control Panel is a software tool designed to maintaine Rutoken devices in Microsoft Windows OS. The Rutoken Control Panel is installed in the system along with the "Rutoken Drivers for Windows" setkit.
Types of users in the Rutoken Control Panel:
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If a Rutoken with Type-C is connected correctly, its indicator lights up.
Launching
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Rutoken Control Panel
There are several ways to launch the Rutoken Control Panel:
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- Launch a dialog box. Press Win+R.
- In a dialog box, type "control panel" and press OK.
- In Control Panel click on the link Equipment and sound.
- Click on the link Rutoken Control Panel.
Device selection in
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Rutoken Control Panel
If several Rutoken devices are connected to the your computer at the same time, then before starting to work , you need to select the a device with which operations will be performed.
To select a device:
- Launch the Rutoken Rutoken Control Panel.
- Select a needed device on the Administration tab in the Connected Rutoken drop-down list called Connected Rutoken.
Checking
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if device selection is correct
To check the correctness of the device selectionif a device collection is correct:
- Launch the Rutoken Rutoken Control Panel.
- Select the needed Rutoken device.
- Click on Information. The Information about Rutoken window will open.
- If a token is selected, then it is necessary to compare the value in the ID field with the numbers indicated on the token's body.
Viewing information about the Rutoken device
To view information about the Rutoken device:
- Launch the Rutoken Control Panel.
- Select the needed Rutoken device.
- Click on Information. The Information about Rutoken window will open.
The description of the information about the Rutoken device presented in the control panel Rutoken devices is given in Table 2.
Table 2
Field | Description |
Name | Personalized device labelname |
Model | General device name of the device |
System name | The name Name used to designate the device in other applications |
ID | Unique digital device identifier |
Version | Rutoken device Device's firmware version and status flags |
Shared Total memory (bytes) | The total amount of memory of the selected device |
Free memory (bytes) | The amount of device memory (available to the useruse) |
User's PIN code can be changed | The policy selected to change the User's PIN on the device |
Using UTF-8 in PIN codes | The ability possibility to safely use сyrillic characters symbols when setting a PIN code |
CryptoPro FKC Support | The device supports working the work with CryptoPro Rutoken CSP via a secure FKC channel |
Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider | The device supports working the work with a standard cryptography provider for Microsoft's smart cards from Microsoft |
The device is connected via RDP | Is If the device is connected via the a RDP protocol |
Viewing the version of the installed kit "Rutoken Drivers for Windows"
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- Launch the Rutoken Control Panel.
- Go to the tab About the program. The current version of the "Rutoken Drivers for Windows kit " installed on the computer is indicated in the field Version of the Rutoken drivers.
Entering the User's PIN code to work with
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a Rutoken device
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| After entering an incorrect User's PIN code several times in a row, the Rutoken device is with be blocked. Only the Administrator of the Rutoken device device's Administrator can unlock it. |
To enter the User's PIN code:
- Launch the Rutoken Control Panel.
- Select the Rutoken device.
- Check the correctness of the device selection.
- Click on Enter the PIN code.
- Check that the switch is set to User.
- Enter the User's PIN.
- Click OK.
- If an incorrect PIN code is entered, a message about it will be displayed on the screen. The maximum number of of attempts to enter the PIN code is indicated in the attempts left field.
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