User guide

3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
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7. Enter the name and password for a user account you configured on the GoFlex Home.
8. Click Connect to finish the Time Machine configuration and begin backing up your computer
to the GoFlex Home.
9. Remove the GoFlex Home Installation CD from your computer. Setup is complete on this
computer.
Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Now that your GoFlex Home device is set up and you’ve created a user account for yourself,
set up additional household computers (as required) to access your GoFlex Home network
storage system.
Note: You can use both PC and Mac computers with GoFlex Home. See “Step 6: Adding PCs to
GoFlex Home” on page 21 to add PCs to your GoFlex Home.
To set up another Mac computer:
1. Power on the computer and insert the GoFlex Home Installation CD.
Note: If you are setting up GoFlex Home on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to
www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to download the installation software.
The Welcome screen opens.
2. Double-click the GoFlex Home install CD icon that appears on your desktop.
3. Double-click GoFlex Home Setup to begin the installation.
The main setup screen opens.
4. Click Step 2 Install Desktop Applications (Optional), then follow the steps in “Step 4:
Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications” on page 29.
Figure 28: Entering Name and Password for a GoFlex Home User