Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Contents Admin Web Page Overview 1 Accessing the Web Page 1 Setting Up the Central Axis 3 Managing Central Axis User Accounts 8 Creating a New User Account 8 Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges 11 Deleting User Accounts 13 Managing Shared Folders... USB Drive 29 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Creating a Backup Set 33 Deleting a Backup Set 37 Backing Up Now 38 Restoring Backed Up Folders 40 Using Advanced Features 44 Managing Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Setting Language, Date, and Time 46 Managing Network Settings...
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Contents Admin Web Page Overview 1 Accessing the Web Page 1 Setting Up the Central Axis 3 Managing Central Axis User Accounts 8 Creating a New User Account 8 Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges 11 Deleting User Accounts 13 Managing Shared Folders... USB Drive 29 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Creating a Backup Set 33 Deleting a Backup Set 37 Backing Up Now 38 Restoring Backed Up Folders 40 Using Advanced Features 44 Managing Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Setting Language, Date, and Time 46 Managing Network Settings...
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Web access and notifications - Network settings - USB device setup - Drive configuration • View system status Accessing the Web Page The Central Axis admin web page is used to install and open the Central Axis admin web page, Step 1. To open the Maxtor Manager application, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for Windows or the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the admin web...
Web access and notifications - Network settings - USB device setup - Drive configuration • View system status Accessing the Web Page The Central Axis admin web page is used to install and open the Central Axis admin web page, Step 1. To open the Maxtor Manager application, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for Windows or the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the admin web...
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...; Network settings • System maintenance • USB configurations • Drive configurations (dual drive units only) Managing Web Access and Notification Settings The administrator uses the Web Access setting to enable or disable web access to receive a notification email whenever a system software update is available or in the event of the Central Axis admin web page. Maxtor Central Axis...
...; Network settings • System maintenance • USB configurations • Drive configurations (dual drive units only) Managing Web Access and Notification Settings The administrator uses the Web Access setting to enable or disable web access to receive a notification email whenever a system software update is available or in the event of the Central Axis admin web page. Maxtor Central Axis...
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... residing on both your Central Axis and any connected USB drives, which folders the users on and it with anyone on external USB drives, USB flash drives, and printers attached to your Central Axis is off. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide System Status Summary The information at the bottom of the page provide more information regarding network printer setup and...
... residing on both your Central Axis and any connected USB drives, which folders the users on and it with anyone on external USB drives, USB flash drives, and printers attached to your Central Axis is off. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide System Status Summary The information at the bottom of the page provide more information regarding network printer setup and...
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Click Account and Share Status on your local network may access each of those folders. • With Access: The kind of access each user has been granted to the System Status page. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide To view account and share status,... Step 1. Step 2: Click Cancel to return to a particular folder. The System Status: Local Sharing page opens: Figure 151: System Status: Local Sharing • Folders: Folders created on both your Central Axis and any external USB drives connected to the Central Axis...
Click Account and Share Status on your local network may access each of those folders. • With Access: The kind of access each user has been granted to the System Status page. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide To view account and share status,... Step 1. Step 2: Click Cancel to return to a particular folder. The System Status: Local Sharing page opens: Figure 151: System Status: Local Sharing • Folders: Folders created on both your Central Axis and any external USB drives connected to the Central Axis...
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 166: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Rear View Table 3: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 113
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 166: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Rear View Table 3: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 113
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... boot from Drive 2 Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Figure 168: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 114 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 167: Drive LEDs - Front View Table 4: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions Status: • Steady Green • Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity...
... boot from Drive 2 Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Figure 168: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 114 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 167: Drive LEDs - Front View Table 4: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions Status: • Steady Green • Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity...
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...Enabling and Disabling Media Server 23 F Formatting a USB Drive 63 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Full Access to Folders 10 I Identifying a Failed Drive 78 Installing an Update 59 L Language, Date, and Time 46 LED Status Indicators 109 Maxtor Central Axis 109 MSS II 113 Linear Configuration 92 M Managing Central Axis User Accounts 8 Creating a New User Account 8 Deleting... 21 Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges 19 Mirror Configuration 96 Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges 11 Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges 19 N Network Settings 47 Notification Settings 44 117
...Enabling and Disabling Media Server 23 F Formatting a USB Drive 63 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Full Access to Folders 10 I Identifying a Failed Drive 78 Installing an Update 59 L Language, Date, and Time 46 LED Status Indicators 109 Maxtor Central Axis 109 MSS II 113 Linear Configuration 92 M Managing Central Axis User Accounts 8 Creating a New User Account 8 Deleting... 21 Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges 19 Mirror Configuration 96 Modifying Account Settings and Sharing Privileges 11 Modifying Shared Folder Access Privileges 19 N Network Settings 47 Notification Settings 44 117
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Network Settings 47 System Maintenance 51 USB Configurations 63 Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Using External USB Drives 29 Connecting an External USB Drive 29 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Using External USB Drives with the Central Axis 100 Using the Clean Up Feature 25 Using the Refresh Feature 26 Using USB Printers with the Central Axis 100 W Web Access 6, 44 Web Access and Notification Settings 44 119
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Network Settings 47 System Maintenance 51 USB Configurations 63 Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Using External USB Drives 29 Connecting an External USB Drive 29 Formatting an External USB Drive 30 Using External USB Drives with the Central Axis 100 Using the Clean Up Feature 25 Using the Refresh Feature 26 Using USB Printers with the Central Axis 100 W Web Access 6, 44 Web Access and Notification Settings 44 119
Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide
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... Guide may differ from yours, but the information is applicable to your network; The Maxtor Central Axis offers these features: • Back up files and folders to and restore them from your drive to your network; streams music, videos and photos from an external USB drive • Access backed up files and folders remotely via the web...
... Guide may differ from yours, but the information is applicable to your network; The Maxtor Central Axis offers these features: • Back up files and folders to and restore them from your drive to your network; streams music, videos and photos from an external USB drive • Access backed up files and folders remotely via the web...
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Rear View Table 3: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 22 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 30: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs -
Rear View Table 3: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 22 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 30: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs -
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... below Data being transferred Network activity Table 5: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber 1 Green/2 Amber 1 Green/3 Amber 1 Green/4 Amber 2 Green/2 Amber 2 Green/3 Amber Error Failure to mount shared folder partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 1 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Drive LEDs -
... below Data being transferred Network activity Table 5: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber 1 Green/2 Amber 1 Green/3 Amber 1 Green/4 Amber 2 Green/2 Amber 2 Green/3 Amber Error Failure to mount shared folder partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 1 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Drive LEDs -
Maxtor Central Axis for Windows User Guide
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... both Windows XP and Windows Vista users. The Maxtor Central Axis™ application runs on your network, streams music, videos and photos from yours, but all users with SimpleView™ • Mirror data through Drive Configuration Installing the Software To install the Central Axis software, Step 1. Insert the Central Axis CD in this User Guide may differ from your...
... both Windows XP and Windows Vista users. The Maxtor Central Axis™ application runs on your network, streams music, videos and photos from yours, but all users with SimpleView™ • Mirror data through Drive Configuration Installing the Software To install the Central Axis software, Step 1. Insert the Central Axis CD in this User Guide may differ from your...
Maxtor Central Axis for Windows User Guide
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... My Drives windows displays that Central Axis: Figure 13: Central Axis Software Installed • If you've installed the software for both a Central Axis and other external Maxtor drives, the My Drives windows displays radio buttons allowing you to manage your computer's local network. Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to display either the external Maxtor drives or the Central Axis shared...
... My Drives windows displays that Central Axis: Figure 13: Central Axis Software Installed • If you've installed the software for both a Central Axis and other external Maxtor drives, the My Drives windows displays radio buttons allowing you to manage your computer's local network. Maxtor Central Axis Managing Your Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to display either the external Maxtor drives or the Central Axis shared...
Maxtor Central Axis for Windows User Guide
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...completely powered up and connected to the network. You can create public or private (limited access) user accounts and can create user accounts on the Central Axis Private: All your files are accessible to anyone who has an account on the Central Axis. The power LED on the front... for either a green 10/100 MB connection or a 1GB ethernet connection. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 14: Software for Multiple Drives Installed If your Central Axis does not appear in your unit is available on the rear should shine a solid green and the ethernet LED on the Seagate website at http://support...
...completely powered up and connected to the network. You can create public or private (limited access) user accounts and can create user accounts on the Central Axis Private: All your files are accessible to anyone who has an account on the Central Axis. The power LED on the front... for either a green 10/100 MB connection or a 1GB ethernet connection. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 14: Software for Multiple Drives Installed If your Central Axis does not appear in your unit is available on the rear should shine a solid green and the ethernet LED on the Seagate website at http://support...
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Rear View Table 4: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 31 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 37: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs -
Rear View Table 4: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State GB connection Network connected Network activity MSS II The MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device: Reading the LED Status Indicators 31 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 37: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs -
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...• Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off ...Network activity Table 6: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber 1 Green/2 Amber 1 Green/3 Amber 1 Green/4 Amber 2 Green/2 Amber 2 Green/3 Amber Error Failure to mount shared folder partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Drive...
...• Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off ...Network activity Table 6: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber 1 Green/2 Amber 1 Green/3 Amber 1 Green/4 Amber 2 Green/2 Amber 2 Green/3 Amber Error Failure to mount shared folder partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Drive...
Maxtor Central Axis Quick Start Guide for Macintosh
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.../Disable Web Access. 3. Enter your local network. Maxtor Central Axis Quick Start Supplement Macintosh OS X 10.4.8 or later Follow these instructions after you have installed the Maxtor Central Axis Manager software. (Complete through page 16 in the Quick Start Guide provided with the name of your account appears on your desktop. Seagate Global Access Accounts sends you to...
.../Disable Web Access. 3. Enter your local network. Maxtor Central Axis Quick Start Supplement Macintosh OS X 10.4.8 or later Follow these instructions after you have installed the Maxtor Central Axis Manager software. (Complete through page 16 in the Quick Start Guide provided with the name of your account appears on your desktop. Seagate Global Access Accounts sends you to...
Central Axis Network storage Server 2 Quick Start Guide
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.... • Create a free Seagate Global Access account on your network. The Maxtor Manager application opens on your desktop and searches for Central Axis devices on the Seagate Global Access web site. • Link your Seagate Global Access account and your desktop: Part 4: Set up Web Access and Sharing for the data in the My Drives window: Step 2: In...
.... • Create a free Seagate Global Access account on your network. The Maxtor Manager application opens on your desktop and searches for Central Axis devices on the Seagate Global Access web site. • Link your Seagate Global Access account and your desktop: Part 4: Set up Web Access and Sharing for the data in the My Drives window: Step 2: In...
Central Axis Network storage Server 2 Quick Start Guide
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... Global Access account registration. The Maxtor Manager application opens on your desktop and searches for tips. Note: If the message "No Central Axis storage server drives were found , its ID and IP address are displayed. When your network. Click Visit Web Access Site: Link your Seagate Global Access Account and your Central Axis Account: Step 1: In the Web...
... Global Access account registration. The Maxtor Manager application opens on your desktop and searches for tips. Note: If the message "No Central Axis storage server drives were found , its ID and IP address are displayed. When your network. Click Visit Web Access Site: Link your Seagate Global Access Account and your Central Axis Account: Step 1: In the Web...