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 16 Creating a New Shared Folder ... Advanced Features 44 Managing Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Setting Language, Date, and Time 46 Managing Network Settings 47 Managing System Maintenance 51 Managing Power Settings 51 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 i
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 16 Creating a New Shared Folder ... Advanced Features 44 Managing Web Access and Notification Settings 44 Setting Language, Date, and Time 46 Managing Network Settings 47 Managing System Maintenance 51 Managing Power Settings 51 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 i
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Web access and notifications - Network settings - Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Admin Web Page Overview The Maxtor Central Axis admin web page is accessed through your Maxtor Manager application. USB device setup - Power settings - Step 2: For Windows: • In the My Drives window, click Settings. • In the Settings window, click Advanced Web Page. Drive configuration • View...
Web access and notifications - Network settings - Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Admin Web Page Overview The Maxtor Central Axis admin web page is accessed through your Maxtor Manager application. USB device setup - Power settings - Step 2: For Windows: • In the My Drives window, click Settings. • In the Settings window, click Advanced Web Page. Drive configuration • View...
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Managing Power Settings To save power, your Central Axis system software. Click Power Management on the Advanced Features page. Step 3: Click Next. The Power Management page opens: Figure 75: Power Management Step 2: Select the Central Axis and enter the mount of time. A message confirms your power settings, Step 1. To manage your power management settings: Managing System Maintenance 51 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Managing...
Managing Power Settings To save power, your Central Axis system software. Click Power Management on the Advanced Features page. Step 3: Click Next. The Power Management page opens: Figure 75: Power Management Step 2: Select the Central Axis and enter the mount of time. A message confirms your power settings, Step 1. To manage your power management settings: Managing System Maintenance 51 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Managing...
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... a Diagnostic Test A diagnostic test can tell you whether your Central Axis will be inaccessible to fix it. Figure 77: Diagnostic Test Warning Step 2: Click Next to the System Maintenance page. To check the health of your Central Axis, Step 1. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 76: Power Management Confirmation Step 4: Click Done to return to proceed with...
... a Diagnostic Test A diagnostic test can tell you whether your Central Axis will be inaccessible to fix it. Figure 77: Diagnostic Test Warning Step 2: Click Next to the System Maintenance page. To check the health of your Central Axis, Step 1. Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 76: Power Management Confirmation Step 4: Click Done to return to proceed with...
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide
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... containing those instructions opens in your Central Axis and disconnect the power cable and any other cables connected to the unit before proceeding with the drive replacement. Caution: Turn off your browser. We recommend that you print the instructions from your Central Axis and replace the failed drive. In... 4: On the Drive Configuration page, click Shut Down to replace the failed drive. Configuring Drives (Dual Drive Units Only) 81 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 123: Drive Configuration The Drive Status for a description of how to shut down your browser since...
... containing those instructions opens in your Central Axis and disconnect the power cable and any other cables connected to the unit before proceeding with the drive replacement. Caution: Turn off your browser. We recommend that you print the instructions from your Central Axis and replace the failed drive. In... 4: On the Drive Configuration page, click Shut Down to replace the failed drive. Configuring Drives (Dual Drive Units Only) 81 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 123: Drive Configuration The Drive Status for a description of how to shut down your browser since...
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... Drive 1 1 White/3 Red Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Reading the LED Status Indicators 111 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 164: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Front View Table 1: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status...
... Drive 1 1 White/3 Red Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Reading the LED Status Indicators 111 Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 164: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Front View Table 1: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status...
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 167: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 114 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: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on...
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Figure 167: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 114 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: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on...
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Reading the LED Status Indicators 115
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Reading the LED Status Indicators 115
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Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide P Power Settings 51 Printer Support 66 R Replacing a Drive 82 Replacing a Failed Drive (Central Axis Only) 78 Configuring the New Drive 90 Identifying a Failed Drive 78 Replacing a Drive 82 Restoring Backed Up Folders 40 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 S Safely Removing Devices 68 Selecting Shared Folders 27 Setting Central Axis... System Maintenance 51 Power Settings 51 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 Updating the Central Axis System Software 54 System Status Links 100 System Status Summary 100 U Update Preferences 60 Updating the Central Axis System Software 54 ...
Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide P Power Settings 51 Printer Support 66 R Replacing a Drive 82 Replacing a Failed Drive (Central Axis Only) 78 Configuring the New Drive 90 Identifying a Failed Drive 78 Replacing a Drive 82 Restoring Backed Up Folders 40 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 S Safely Removing Devices 68 Selecting Shared Folders 27 Setting Central Axis... System Maintenance 51 Power Settings 51 Running a Diagnostic Test 52 Updating the Central Axis System Software 54 System Status Links 100 System Status Summary 100 U Update Preferences 60 Updating the Central Axis System Software 54 ...
Maxtor Central Axis for Macintosh User Guide
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...Table 1: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status OK; • Flashing White Powering on or off; • Flashing White/Red ...Combinations See Status LED Error Codes table below Table 2: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 White/1 Red Failure to mirror shared folder 1 White/2 Red Hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 28: Central Axis Dual ...
...Table 1: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status OK; • Flashing White Powering on or off; • Flashing White/Red ...Combinations See Status LED Error Codes table below Table 2: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions Error 1 White/1 Red Failure to mirror shared folder 1 White/2 Red Hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 28: Central Axis Dual ...
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... Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off See Status LED Error Codes table below Data being transferred Network activity Table 5: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions ... Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 1 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 2 Figure 32: Drive LEDs - Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Drive LEDs - Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
... Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off See Status LED Error Codes table below Data being transferred Network activity Table 5: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions ... Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 1 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 2 Figure 32: Drive LEDs - Maxtor Central Axis Figure 31: Drive LEDs - Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 Failure to mirror shared folder Hard drive S.M.A.R.T.
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Maxtor Central Axis Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Reading the LED Status Indicators 24
Maxtor Central Axis Table 6: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Reading the LED Status Indicators 24
Maxtor Central Axis for Windows User Guide
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...private (limited access) user accounts and can create user accounts on the Seagate website at http://support.seagate.com. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 14: Software for either a green 10/100 MB connection or a 1GB ethernet connection. The power LED on the front should shine a solid green and the ethernet LED... on the rear should indicate either home or business use. Account Types Public: All your files are accessible to your unit is available on the Central Axis. Creating a User Account...
...private (limited access) user accounts and can create user accounts on the Seagate website at http://support.seagate.com. Maxtor Central Axis Figure 14: Software for either a green 10/100 MB connection or a 1GB ethernet connection. The power LED on the front should shine a solid green and the ethernet LED... on the rear should indicate either home or business use. Account Types Public: All your files are accessible to your unit is available on the Central Axis. Creating a User Account...
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Maxtor Central Axis Figure 35: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Error: Problem with Drive 1 Reading the LED Status Indicators 29 Front View Table 2: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status OK; • Flashing White Powering on or off; • Flashing...
Maxtor Central Axis Figure 35: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs - Error: Problem with Drive 1 Reading the LED Status Indicators 29 Front View Table 2: Front LED Activity States LED Descriptions State Power: • Illuminated Power on Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Data being transferred Status: • Steady White Status OK; • Flashing White Powering on or off; • Flashing...
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...: • Steady Green • Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off See Status LED Error Codes table below Data being transferred Network activity Table 6: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber... partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 2 Figure 39: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 32 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Drive LEDs -
...: • Steady Green • Flashing Green • Flashing Green/Amber Combinations Hard Disk Drive Activity: • Illuminated Network Activity: • Flashing Green State Status OK Powering on or off See Status LED Error Codes table below Data being transferred Network activity Table 6: Status LED Error Codes Flashing LED Descriptions 1 Green/1 Amber... partition Hard drive S.M.A.R.T Error: Problem with Drive 2 Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 2 Figure 39: Drive LEDs - Rear View Reading the LED Status Indicators 32 Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Drive LEDs -
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Table 7: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Maxtor Central Axis Reading the LED Status Indicators 33
Table 7: Rear LED Activity States LED Descriptions Power: • Illuminated Ethernet Connector: • Amber • Green • Green Flashing State Power on GB connection Network connected Network activity Maxtor Central Axis Reading the LED Status Indicators 33
Central Axis Network storage Server 2 Quick Start Guide
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... on your Central Axis storage server. 3. Press the power button on the back of the supplied Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your Central Axis storage server. To install software and set up the Central Axis storage server on a PC, go to page 8. Help icon on any window for Macintosh • Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide • Seagate Global...
... on your Central Axis storage server. 3. Press the power button on the back of the supplied Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your Central Axis storage server. To install software and set up the Central Axis storage server on a PC, go to page 8. Help icon on any window for Macintosh • Maxtor Central Axis Admin User Guide • Seagate Global...
Maxtor CentralAxis Quick Start Guide
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Product Diagram Kensington lock slot Power light Hard disk activity light Status light Power Ethernet switch connector Power USB jack connector 2
Product Diagram Kensington lock slot Power light Hard disk activity light Status light Power Ethernet switch connector Power USB jack connector 2
Maxtor CentralAxis Quick Start Guide
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...or switch. 2. Press the power button on the right flashes. For more information about the drive LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the status light to the Ethernet port on the CD. 3 Connect one end of the power supply to your Central Axis storage server. 3. On the... front panel, the power light on the left illuminates and the status ...
...or switch. 2. Press the power button on the right flashes. For more information about the drive LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the status light to the Ethernet port on the CD. 3 Connect one end of the power supply to your Central Axis storage server. 3. On the... front panel, the power light on the left illuminates and the status ...
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.... For more information about the drive LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the status light to your Central Axis storage server. 3. Part 2: Turn it in the center flashes intermittently. 2. On the front panel, the power light on the left illuminates and the status light on... end of your router or switch. 2. Press the power button on your Central Axis storage server. Connect the round plug of the power supply to an Ethernet port on the back of the supplied Ethernet cable to the Central Axis storage server power jack. 4. Macintosh Installation (OS X 10.4.11 or...
.... For more information about the drive LEDs, see the Maxtor Central Axis User Guide for the status light to your Central Axis storage server. 3. Part 2: Turn it in the center flashes intermittently. 2. On the front panel, the power light on the left illuminates and the status light on... end of your router or switch. 2. Press the power button on your Central Axis storage server. Connect the round plug of the power supply to an Ethernet port on the back of the supplied Ethernet cable to the Central Axis storage server power jack. 4. Macintosh Installation (OS X 10.4.11 or...