If you use your SecurID 800 hardware authenticator as your only token with the SecurID desktop application, no setup is required in order to use your token. You can plug your SecurID 800 into a USB port and begin using it. The first time that you authenticate, you will need to set a SecurID PIN. See Complete First-Time Authentication to a VPN Client That Requests a PIN.
If you have imported software tokens to the SecurID desktop application (for example, from a folder on your desktop), you must set your SecurID 800 as your default token before you can use it. Selecting the SecurID 800 makes it the "active" token (the token that the application will use to generate your one-time password).
To set your SecurID 800 as the default token, you must know the serial number. The serial number is located on the back of the hardware token. Have the serial number information on hand before you plug in the token.
Note: Due to an issue with the SecurID 800 hardware, one or two leading digits may be missing from the token serial number displayed in the SecurID desktop application. However, the remaining digits will be identical to the ones on the back of your SecurID 800. This will not affect your ability to use your SecurID 800.
To set your connected SecurID 800 as your default token:
Plug your SecurID 800 into a USB port on your computer.
Start the SecurID desktop application. Click Start > Programs (or All Programs) > RSA > RSA SecurID Token > RSA SecurID Token.
The name of the current default token is displayed in the upper left corner of the application window. You will see a token serial number (or a user-friendly token nickname), as shown in the following figure.
Click the down arrow next to the default token's serial number (or nickname), and select the serial number of your SecurID 800 token.
You are ready to use your connected SecurID 800 as a SecurID software token.