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Transport a live computer without shutting it down.
No other product performs this patented feat (patent 8,076,798).
What is HotPlug?
With HotPlug, you can move a computer without powering it down!
We created this product for our Government/Forensic customers - but it has IT uses as well. Need to move a server without powering it down? HotPlug can do it.
Bottom line: WiebeTech's HotPlug allows hot seizure and removal of computers from the field to anywhere else on the planet. HotPlug keeps power flowing to the computer while transferring the computer's power input from one A/C source (such as a wall outlet or power strip) to another (a portable UPS) and back again.
How to circumvent Whole Disk Encryption
The key: Do not allow the encryption to activate. Low level encryption such as Vista's Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) can halt an investigation. Use HotPlug and Mouse Jiggler to prevent encryption technologies from activating. If you can carry away the computer while it's still logged in, you maintain full access to the hard drive.
Training is Available
HotPlug training seminars with an instructor from WiebeTech are available. Training is recommended - while HotPlug is easy to use, there are bare terminals exposed during normal operation which are potentially dangerous with misuse, or without proper care. Get more info about becoming certified for HotPlug by WiebeTech.
Better than a hat with a rabbit in it
HotPlug seems impossible - even when seeing it done live. It's not magic, of course - the "trick" is that there are moments when the computer is actually plugged in twice. In those moments HotPlug is doing its job to make sure the target computer is getting only the correct amount of power.
HotPlug Demo
Basic Use
WiebeTech's own James Wiebe demonstrates two normal uses of HotPlug:
- Power Strip seizure method
- Plug Capture Device
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HotPlug Demo
Advanced
James demonstrates two advanced uses of HotPlug:
- Outlet Seizure Method
- Wire Splitting Method
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How does it work?
Get Jiggler with it
Mouse Jiggler is a small USB device that will simulate mouse activity to a computer. Plugging in a Mouse Jiggler will prevent idle events - such as screen savers or sleep (often requiring a password to override) which can halt evidence gathering.
Wire Capture Accessory Kit
Order code: 30100-0000-0051
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Most customers will need a basic HotPlug only. However, for advanced capture techniques, you'll also need the Wire Capture Accessory Kit (30100-0000-0051). It includes an outlet polarity tester, a cable sheath cutter, and a set of HotPlug Wire Piercers.
Wire Capture Accessory Kit 2
Order code: 30100-0000-0052
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If you're going into the field with the possibility of performing an advanced capture, you're going to need the right tools. This kit includes the following:
- Cable sheath slitter
- 11-in-1 screwdriver
- Insulated wire stripper/cutter
- 3-prong outlet polarity tester
- 3-prong to 2-prong (non-polarized) adapter
- Non-contact voltage tester
- HotPlug Wire Piercers
- Plastic outlet box, for standard two socket outlets
- Durable 12" x 7" canvas zipper bag
- Electrical tape
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HotPlug
Move a computer without shutting it down.
Power Management
Smartly and instantly reroutes power of a target device to a UPS for transport.
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Stabilize the Suspect Computer
Use a Mouse Jiggler to stabilize a computer while it's logged in, so you can maintain access to the drive's contents. Allowing passwords and/or encryption methods to activate can quickly halt your investigation.
Many captures
Use the same HotPlug to seize more than one computer at a scene.
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View Specs for HotPlug
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Warning:
Risk of electric shock. Live terminals exposed during normal usage
can carry sufficient voltage that would be harmful to particular sensitive
persons or those wearing a pacemaker. Care should be taken during
use of HotPlug and WiebeTech recommends product certification.
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| HotPlug Field Kit, power override device, 110V, US power plugs, includes 1 Mouse Jiggler | | 30100-0000-0001 | | 550.00 | | 
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| HotPlug Field Kit, power override device, 110V, US power plugs, includes 5 Mouse Jigglers | | 30100-0000-0005 | | 600.00 | |
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First Class Tech Support |
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We don't expect anything to go wrong with your WiebeTech product. But if it does, Tech Support is standing by and ready to help. We offer phone support and online assistance to help you get the answers you need.
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Tested and Formatted |
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When you buy a drive from WiebeTech, we go the extra mile to make sure your product works for your computer.
Before your order is shipped, it is individually tested and formatted to your needs whether it is Mac, PC or both.
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Most computers are plugged into power strips and the power strip seizure method works great.
If you're not in the US, the Plug Capture Device idea would not work - some countries use plugs which are coated with plastic (meaning a PCD cannot make contact).
