FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting to Know GoFlex Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special Features of GoFlex Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home . . . . . . 43 Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Setting Up a Centralized Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game Console . . . . . . . . 48 5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share . . . . . . . . . . 50 Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Introduction About This Guide 1. Introduction The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you use one external drive for all the computers in your home. With enough capacity to support multiple computers and users, you can easily store all of your files in one centralized location, while automatically and continuously backing up the files and folders on every computer in your home.
1. Introduction Getting to Know GoFlex Home Mac computers accessing GoFlex Home require: • Mac OS® X 10.4 or later operating system • Safari® 3.1 or later Web browser GoFlex Home works with most consumer home network equipment with no special settings required. However, if you have a business-grade router in your home, you may need to adjust its network settings.
1. Introduction Special Features of GoFlex Home Power Port Power Button Reset Button USB Port Ethernet Port and Lights Figure 2: GoFlex Home Back • Power Button: Turns GoFlex Home on and off. • Power Port: Connects GoFlex Home to a power source. • Ethernet Port: Connects GoFlex Home to your router. • Ethernet Port Lights: Indicate network activity when blinking. • USB Port: Connects GoFlex Home to any USB storage device, such as a drive or printer.
1. Introduction Special Features of GoFlex Home • Centralized Printing: If you connect a printer to the USB port on your GoFlex Home, everyone on your home network can wirelessly print from that one printer. See page 47 for more information. • Music and Video Streaming (DLNA): Everyone on your home network can stream music, movies, and videos to their computer or to a digital media device, such as a FreeAgent GoFlex TV, from GoFlex Home.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Setting up GoFlex Home is easy. This chapter explains each step and provides suggestions and options for getting the most out of GoFlex Home. Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the steps you’ll follow while setting up GoFlex Home, and with the folders that GoFlex Home creates automatically for you during setup.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 1. Unpack the box and ensure you have these items before continuing: GoFlex Drive GoFlex Home Base Power Adapter Ethernet Cable Figure 3: Quick Start Guide Installation CD Package Contents 2. Ensure the Power button is in the Off position before you begin, then connect GoFlex Home: a. Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to your router and to the Ethernet port on GoFlex Home. b.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 3. Dock the drive into the base, then press the Power button. a. Align the connector on the bottom of the drive with the connector in the base. b. Gently press down on the drive until it clicks into place. c. Press the Power button. Figure 5: Docking the GoFlex Drive 4. Wait for the lights on the front of GoFlex Home to stop blinking. This may take a couple of minutes.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 3: Installing the Software Step 3: Installing the Software 1. Power on your computer, then 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. 2. When the Welcome screen opens, choose a language, then click OK. A setup wizard opens.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home If your computer can’t connect to GoFlex Home, see “Solving Problems” on page 72. 1. Enter a name for GoFlex Home. The name must start with a letter and must be at least three characters in length. You can use letters, numbers, dashes, dots, and underscores. Spaces are not allowed. Because you can access GoFlex Home over the Internet, the device must have a unique name.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home The Registration screen opens. Figure 9: Registering GoFlex Home 5. Select your country and enter an e-mail address for registration purposes, then click Next. GoFlex Home is named, activated, and ready to use.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home 6. Click Launch Seagate Dashboard. The Seagate Dashboard opens. Figure 11: Seagate Dashboard The Seagate Dashboard is the central location from which you can access all of GoFlex Home’s features. See page 28 for more information. 7.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home The Add Users window opens. Figure 12: Creating Additional User Accounts 2. Enter a user name. User names must start with a letter and must be at least three characters in length. User names are not case-sensitive. You can’t use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home. 3. Enter and confirm a password for the user. Passwords must be at least six characters long and must include one number. Passwords are case-sensitive.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home When you’re done creating user accounts, continue with “Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home” on page 17. Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home Note: You can use both PC and Mac computers with GoFlex Home. See “Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers” on page 26 to add Macs to your GoFlex Home. To add a PC to your GoFlex Home network storage system, you must install the GoFlex Home software—Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup.
2. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Windows Next Steps 3. Have the computer’s regular user log in by choosing their user name and entering their password, then clicking Log In & Launch Seagate Dashboard. Remember that passwords are case-sensitive. 4. Repeat the steps in this section until you have added all the household PCs to your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). Your GoFlex Home network storage system is now fully set up and ready to use.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Setting up GoFlex Home is easy. This chapter explains each step and provides suggestions and options for getting the most out of GoFlex Home. Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the steps you’ll follow while setting up GoFlex Home, and with the folders that GoFlex Home creates automatically for you during setup.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home For instructions, see “Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home” on page 10. Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home TIP: Before you begin, make sure you have a pen and paper handy to keep track of the names and passwords you need to create during setup. 1. Power on your computer, then 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.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home 4. Click Step 1 Set Up Your GoFlex Home. Figure 15: End User License Agreement 5. Read the End User License Agreement, then click I Accept to continue the setup. Figure 16: Naming and Registering GoFlex Home 6. Enter a name for GoFlex Home. The name must start with a letter and must be at least three characters in length. You can use letters, numbers, dashes, dots, and underscores. Spaces are not allowed.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home If the Product Key hasn’t been entered automatically, find it on the bottom of the GoFlex Home base and enter it in the Product Key boxes. 7. Click Next. Figure 17: Creating the First User Account 8. Create a user account for yourself by entering a user name and password. The password must be at least six characters long and must include one number. Passwords are case-sensitive. 9. Click Next. GoFlex Home is configured.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications 10. Click Next. Figure 19: Entering an E-mail Address 11. Enter an e-mail address that can be used for occasional system messages. You will receive a system message if there is a problem with the drive, if the drive is full, or if your Seagate Share Pro subscription is expiring soon. 12. Click Next. Your GoFlex Home device is now set up. 13. Click Finish. The main setup screen opens again.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home 2. Click Continue. 3. Click Install. If required, click Change Install Location..., adjust the settings, then click Install. 4. When the installation is complete, click Close. The main setup screen opens again. Continue by configuring Time Machine to use GoFlex Home as your file backup device.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home 2. Click Next. Figure 21: Logging in to GoFlex Home 3. Enter the name you gave to GoFlex Home (see page 21), your user name, and your password, then click Next. Figure 22: Creating a Password 4. Create a password to use when connecting Time Machine to GoFlex Home. The password must be at least six characters long and must include one number. Passwords are casesensitive. 5. Click Next.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers The Time Machine Walkthrough screen opens. Figure 23: Logging in to GoFlex Home 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Time Machine to use GoFlex Home as your backup device. 8. When you’re finished, on the main setup screen, click Exit and remove the GoFlex Home Installation CD from your computer. Setup is complete on this computer.
3. Setting Up GoFlex Home – Mac Next Steps 2. Double-click the GoFlex Home Installation 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 23. 5.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate Dashboard 4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Now that GoFlex Home is set up, everyone in your household can begin sharing digital media and other files, storing files on GoFlex Home and accessing them from anywhere on the Internet, and backing up the files on their computers to GoFlex Home. This chapter introduces the Seagate Dashboard and Seagate Share, the two applications you use to access and manage GoFlex Home.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate Dashboard Drives: Basic Information About Your GoFlex Drive How to...
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening the Seagate Dashboard The Seagate Dashboard Features From the Dashboard, you can: • Copy content from your computer to GoFlex Home (see page 37). • Share files in the GoFlex Home Public folder and access the files you’ve stored in GoFlex Home Personal (see page 40). • Back up the files on your computer to GoFlex Home, using Memeo Instant Backup (see page 39). • Share files with family and friends, using Seagate Share (see page 50).
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate Share The Change User dialog box displays. Figure 27: Seagate Dashboard: Changing Users 3. Select your user name, enter your password, then click Log In. You are now logged in to the Dashboard. Updating the Seagate Dashboard To check for updated versions of the Seagate Dashboard: 1. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28). 2. Click ? (the online Help icon) in the top right corner of the Dashboard, then select Check for Updates.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate Share Mac users must use Seagate Share to access and manage GoFlex Home. Windows users can choose to use the Seagate Dashboard while they’re on their home network, but must use Seagate Share to access GoFlex Home when they’re not at home. To open Seagate Share: 1. Open your Web browser, then navigate to www.seagateshare.com OR (Windows only) Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then click Seagate Share.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate Share The Seagate Share page opens. Search/View Toolbar Navigation Toolbar Content Panel Shares Panel Main Panel Figure 29: Seagate Share page 6. Click OK to close the Tip box, if necessary. Navigating Seagate Share The Seagate Share page has five sections: • Content panel: Lists your three GoFlex Home folders. Any external USB drive connected to your GoFlex Home appears in the Content panel as an External Storage folder.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home • Opening Seagate Share Search/View toolbar: Provides drop-down menus that you can use to sort, filter, and search your files and folders, making it easy to find what you’re looking for. The Search/View toolbar also lets you choose how you want to view your files and folders (in a list or as thumbnails, for instance). Select Shuffle to rearrange files in a selected folder in random order; select Cover to see your files in a Windows filmstrip-type view.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Opening Seagate Share Finding the Seagate Share Menus You can do most of the tasks you want to do on Seagate Share (such as starting a slideshow, adding a folder to a share, starting a movie, or downloading a file) from the menus that appear when you move your mouse over the file or folder you want, then click the arrow that appears.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home • Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders View photos in a 3D wall board using Cooliris (see page 53). For more information about Seagate Share and Seagate Share Pro, see “Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share” on page 50. Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders Every member of your household has access to three folders on GoFlex Home: • GoFlex Home Public: Folder where files can be shared with others on your home network.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home Privacy Limitations While the drive is docked in GoFlex Home, the contents of your Personal and Backup folders can be accessed only by you; however, the drive itself has no built-in access limitations. Keep in mind that the drive is removable and can be connected directly to any computer using a GoFlex Desk base while deciding whether to store financial or other private information on GoFlex Home.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home 3. Click Open Windows Explorer. Two Explorer windows open. Window 1 shows your My Documents folder Window 2 shows your GoFlex Home folders Figure 33: Copying Files to GoFlex Home 4. In the first window, select the folders and files you want to copy from My Documents. Drag and drop them into either the GoFlex Home Public or GoFlex Home Personal folder in the other window.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Backing Up Your Files to GoFlex Home The Upload window opens. Figure 34: Seagate Share: Upload Window 4. (Small number of files) Click Manual Upload, click Add File, then browse to the file you want to upload. Repeat this step until all the files you want to copy are selected. Or, (Large number of files or folders) Click Drag and Drop.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network Starting Automatic Backups To start automatic backups of your computer: 1. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28). Note: Install the latest version of Memeo Backup if you are prompted to update the software. This ensures that GoFlex Home has the latest features. 2. Click Instant Backup.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network Finder to access their files. When you’re away from home, whether you’re on a computer or a smart phone, you must use Seagate Share to access your files. This section explains how to access your files on your home network. For information about accessing your files when you’re away from home, see page 43.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Figure 35: Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network Folder View TIP: You can also access your three GoFlex Home folders from My Computer by expanding My Network Places and clicking GoFlex Home. 3. Watch movies, listen to music, view photos, and open other files from your GoFlex Home folders the same way you would if they were stored directly on your computer. Accessing Your Files From Seagate Share 1. Open Seagate Share and log in (see page 31). 2.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home 2. Watch movies, listen to music, view photos, and open other files from your GoFlex Home folders the same way you would if they were stored directly on your computer. Accessing and Enjoying Your Files When You’re Away from Home You can access your three GoFlex Home folders from anywhere in the world over the Internet.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family 5. Click inside the Enable Sharing box. 6. Click inside the Sharing boxes to grant access to your share to whomever you want: • Click Share with Other Family Accounts to make your share available to everyone on your home network who can access your GoFlex Home. • Click Share with Friends to make your share available to specific people outside your home network, then click OK.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family 11. Click the arrow in the share toolbar to return to the main Seagate Share page. Note: If you chose to allow specific people to access your share in Step 6, GoFlex Home automatically sends an e-mail to them, using your GoFlex Home e-mail address as the “from” address. See “Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings” on page 62 to learn how to set your GoFlex Home e-mail address.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Sharing Your Files with Friends and Family Copying Your Photos from GoFlex Home to Flickr Note: This feature is available to Seagate Share Pro subscribers only. If you create a share that includes pictures and photos, you can use GoFlex Home to add your photos to your Flickr photostream. To add your GoFlex Home share images to your Flickr photostream: 1. In the Shares panel, move your mouse over the share, click the arrow that appears, then click View Details.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Setting Up a Centralized Printer The RSS reader then automatically receives new images as you add them to the share, and deletes them when you remove them from the share. Figure 36: RSS Icon Setting Up a Centralized Printer If you connect a printer to the USB port on GoFlex Home, everyone on your GoFlex Home network storage system can share it and wirelessly print from a central location.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game Console 4. Repeat these steps for the other computers on your GoFlex Home network storage system, as required. You can now print to and manage the USB printer from your computer, the same way you would if it was physically or wirelessly connected. Keep in mind that it’s a shared printer and that others connected to GoFlex Home will be using it, too, on a first-come, first-print basis.
4. Getting Started with GoFlex Home Enjoying Your Files on a Digital Video Player or Game Console All the supported media files in the folder are now available from any media device connected to your home network. If the folder you’ve chosen has subfolders inside it, all the files they contain are shared as well. To make the files in the folder unavailable to media devices, repeat Steps 3 and 4, selecting Unshare with Media Devices in Step 4.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Playing Music 5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share This chapter explains how to use Seagate Share to enjoy and manage the files you’ve stored on GoFlex Home. To learn more about the Seagate Share application, how to navigate its pages, and how to work with your files and folders, see “Opening Seagate Share” on page 31. Note: Some of the features described in this chapter are available to Seagate Share Pro subscribers only.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Playing Movies and Videos To create an iTunes library that all GoFlex Home users can access: 1. Open and log in to Seagate Share (see page 31). 2. In the Content panel, click the GoFlex Home Public folder, then click the plus sign (+). The New Folder window opens. 3. Enter a name for the folder (for instance, iTunes Library), then click Create. The new folder is created. 4. Add songs to the new folder by dragging and dropping files into the folder. 5.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Enjoying Your Photos Viewing Photos To view photos stored on GoFlex Home: 1. On The Seagate Share page, navigate to the folder that contains the photos you want to see. 2. Double-click any photo to open it. To rotate an image: 1. In the Content panel, click on the folder that contains the photo you want to rotate. 2.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and Folders Viewing Your Photos in Cooliris Note: This feature is available to Seagate Share Pro subscribers only (see page 8). Cooliris provides an innovative user interface to display the images in your GoFlex Home folders and shares. To open and view your photos in Cooliris: 1. On The Seagate Share page, navigate to the folder or share that contains the photo you want to use. 2. Double-click the share.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and Folders To delete a folder: 1. On The Seagate Share page, select the folder you want to delete Caution: Deleting a folder deletes all the files stored inside it. 2. Click the minus sign (-) in the Content panel, then click Yes to confirm the deletion. Moving a Folder You can move any folder within your GoFlex Home Public and Personal folders, and can even move a folder between the Public and Personal folders.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Files and Folders TIP: If you move a file to another folder, it will no longer be available in any existing share. Copying a File When you copy a file, the original stays where it is and you place a second version in another location. Copying a file duplicates the original full-resolution version stored in the folder, not the compressed version that appears in Seagate Share. Nothing is removed from the original location.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your Shares 4. Enter the tags in the Tags box. For example: cats, kittens, pets, Zeppo and Zoey 5. Repeat the steps in this section until all the files you want to describe and tag are done. Downloading a File You can download any file in your GoFlex Home Personal or Public folders to your computer. When you download a file, you download the original full-resolution version of the file. To download a file: 1.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your Shares Accessing Your Shares Your can find your shares listed in two places in Seagate Share: • The Shares panel of the Seagate Share page • On the Shares page To open the Shares page, log on to Seagate Share (see page 31), click Go To in the Navigation toolbar, then click Shares. Viewing a Share To view a share: 1. In the Shares panel, double-click the share you want.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your Shares Creating a Share that Only You Can Access To create a share that only you can access: 1. On The Seagate Share page, navigate to the folder you want. 2. Move your mouse over the folder, click the arrow that appears, click Add to Share, then click New. By default, the share has the same name as the selected folder. 3.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your Shares 2. Enter a new name, then click Rename. The share is renamed. Creating Cover Art for a Share You can use a photo, a document, or an image from a music or movie file as the cover art for a share. The cover art appears as the share icon on the Shares page of Seagate Share. (If you set a document as the cover, a generic document icon is used.) To use a file as the cover art of a share: 1.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Managing Your Shares Deleting a Share Deleting a share means that others can no longer access the files it contained; however, the files themselves remain in their original GoFlex Home folders. Seagate Share Pro users—If you copied photos from a share to your account on Facebook or Flickr, your photos will remain on those sites. However, if you invited others to view your share using RSS, your photos will no longer be available to the RSS readers.
5. Enjoying and Managing Your Files in Seagate Share Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTP Accessing Your GoFlex Home Files Using FTP You can access your GoFlex Home using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). FTP is one way of copying files from one computer or storage device to another. You can upload files to and download files from any of your GoFlex Home folders using FTP. Note: You should be familiar with FTP before using this feature.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password 6. Managing GoFlex Home Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you can change your personal GoFlex Home settings, add new applications to your computer, manage user accounts, and manage your GoFlex Home and any devices connected to it. Note: Some of the tasks described in this chapter can be only be done by someone with a user account that includes permission to change GoFlex Home settings.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer 2. On the Preferences page, click User. 3. Change your preferences as required: • Language: Sets the language of the Seagate Share application. • Sharing Emails Sender: Sets the return e-mail address for the invitations to view your shares that Seagate Share sends out (see “Creating a Share” on page 43). • Home Background Position: Sets the size of the image (if any) used on the Seagate Share Home page.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding and Managing User Accounts You can install and try out many applications for free for a limited amount of time. When the free trial period is over, you’re given the option to purchase and install the full version. To learn about or install a free trial version of an application: 1. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28). 2. Find the application you want in the Application Store. TIP: Click See All to view all available applications. 3.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding and Managing User Accounts Adding a User from Seagate Share To add a new user to GoFlex Home: 1. Open and log into Seagate Share (see page 31). 2. On the Home page, click Preferences. 3. Click Add New User. 4. Enter the user name in the Account User Name field. User names must start with a letter and must be at least three characters in length. User names are not case-sensitive. You can’t use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home. 5. Enter a display name for the user.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices 2. Click Edit User. The Edit User screen opens. 3. Select the user name, make the required changes, then click Submit. Or, Select the user name, click Delete, then click OK to confirm. The user account is updated or deleted. If you changed someone’s password, make sure to share the new one with him or her.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices Removing a USB Drive from GoFlex Home To avoid losing data or damaging your files, always follow these instructions to safely and properly shut down and remove a USB storage device from the GoFlex Home dock: 1. Make sure that no files on the USB device are open or in the process of being saved, and that no one connected to your GoFlex Home is copying files to or from it. 2. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then click Preferences.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices Shutting Down and Restarting GoFlex Home If you experience minor problems with GoFlex Home, follow the instructions in this section to restart it. Note: Restarting GoFlex Home does not remove any user settings or delete content from the drive. To shut down and restart GoFlex Home: 1. Make sure that no one is accessing GoFlex Home.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home 3. Press the Power button to restart GoFlex Home, then follow the instructions in “Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home” on page 12 to re-activate GoFlex Home, re-add user accounts, and re-add the computers on your home network. Be sure to re-create user names exactly, so that everyone can reconnect to their existing GoFlex Home folders.
6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home Settings and Preferences Server Preferences Settings This section describes the settings available in the Server Preferences area of the Seagate Share Preferences page. • Network Sharing: Controls whether members of your household can access their GoFlex Home Personal and Backup folders using either Explorer or Finder, as well as access a USB printer connected to GoFlex Home (see “Setting Up a Centralized Printer” on page 47).
6. Managing GoFlex Home Managing GoFlex Home Settings and Preferences GoFlex Home) are routed to the Internet. Most home networks with less than 255 nodes use netmask.24. • Gateway: Sets the IP address of the device (most likely your router) that routes data from GoFlex Home to the Internet. • Date and Time: Controls the date and time used by GoFlex Home. You can set GoFlex Home to obtain its settings from the Internet using an Internet time server, or you can set GoFlex Home’s date and time yourself.
7. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions 7. Solving Problems GoFlex Home is a plug and play device. However, in certain situations, the setup process may require extra attention. Below is a list of troubleshooting tips to assist you should you have any problems during setup. • Ensure that the supplied power adapter is securely connected to GoFlex Home and to a power source. If you are using a power strip, make sure it is turned on.
7. Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions computer) or upgrade to unlimited user accounts by subscribing to Seagate Share Pro. See page 8 for more information. Why can’t I use the name I want for GoFlex Home/my user account? The GoFlex Home device itself must have a name that’s completely unique—unused by any other device in the world.
7. Solving Problems Decoding the GoFlex Home Lights 4. On your computer, open a Web browser (such as Explorer or Safari) and enter the GoFlex Home IP address in this format: http:\\GoFlexHomeIPaddress\ For example: http:\\123.456.789.0\ To find the IP address of GoFlex Home on a computer running the Windows operating system, find GoFlex Home in the list of Network devices and check its Properties.
7. Solving Problems Finding More Help • Ensure that your home network isn’t down or disabled. (Look at the lights on the back of the GoFlex Home dock—if they’re not on and blinking, GoFlex Home is not connected to your network.) • Ensure that the Ethernet cable connecting GoFlex Home to your router isn’t damaged. • Ensure that your Internet connection isn’t down or disabled. (Open a browser on your computer to check.
Index Index Cooliris 8, 34, 53 Copy and Paste 54, 55 copying a folder in Seagate Share 54 A copying files in Seagate Share 55 accessing files from home 40 copying files to GoFlex Home 37 accessing files while travelling 43 Cover 34 Add New User 65 cover art for shares 59 Add to Share 58 Create as Administrator 65 Add Users 64 Create New Contact 60 adding a user account 15, 64, 65 creating a share 58 adding capacity to GoFlex Home 69 creating user accounts 13, 22 adding captions and tags t
Index E deleting from Seagate Share 53 managing with Seagate Share 50 moving files in Seagate Share 54 moving in Seagate Share 54 renaming in Seagate Share 54 working in Seagate Share 34 Edit Contact 60 Edit User 66 editing a user account 65 e-mail address books for shares 60 e-mail address for system messages 13, 23, 70 Enable FTP access to the Internet 61 FTP 61 Enable FTP access to your local LAN 61 G Enable Sharing 44 gaming consoles 48 Gateway 71 F Facebook, copying photos to 45 files accessin
Index adding to GoFlex Home 26 ComputersBackup 19 configuring Time Machine 24 Desktop Applications 19 GoFlex Home Agent 19 installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications 23 installing the GoFlex Home software 20 listening to music 43 opening files 43 setting up GoFlex Home 20 SmartFolderShortcut 19 SmartWebShortcut 19 system requirements 6 viewing photos and pictures 43 watching movies and videos 43 setting up on Mac 20 setting up on Windows 12 shutting down 68 troubleshooting 72 updating the software 66 GoF
Index opening the Seagate Dashboard 28 Storage Devices 71 UPNP Router Configuration 70 User settings 63 P package contents 10 passwords 16 changing your password 62 troubleshooting 73 user accounts 13, 22 PCs adding to GoFlex Home 17 setting up GoFlex Home 12 system requirements 5 permissions 16, 65 Personal folder 9, 36 photos creating a Home page background 52 creating cover art for shares 59 rotating in Seagate Share 52 sharing on Facebook 45 sharing on Flickr 46 sharing with RSS feeds 46 viewing 42,
Index desktop icon 28 Drives panel 29 features 30 Help 29 How to...
Index Share with Media Devices 48, 51 Windows 12 Share with Media Players 44 Software Updates 66 Share with Other Family Accounts 44 software, updating 31, 66 shares solving problems 72 accessing 57 adding files 57 creating 43 creating cover art 59 creating unshared shares 58 defined 43 deleting 60 disabling sharing 58 downloading files 59 finding 57 inviting others to view your share 58 opening 44, 57 removing files 57 renaming 58 setting up an e-mail address book 60 viewing 44, 57 Sharing Emails
Index viewing photos and pictures 42, 43 W watching movies and videos 42, 43 Windows FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide adding computers to GoFlex Home 17 installing software 12 setting up GoFlex Home 12 Wipe 71 82
