Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by phkap on December 29th, 2013
Can't Configure Time Machine Goflex Home
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Product Information - Page 1
... home.
Store all your storage and backup needs. Time Machine® software compatible*
• Stream videos, photos and music to PCs, Mac computers, game consoles and GoFlex TV HD media player • Simple set -up to your favourite web browser when outside the home
* Additional licences available for all your photos, videos and music on the GoFlex Home network storage...
User Guide - Page 3
...and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network 40
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
3 Setting Up GoFlex Home - Windows 9
Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the Setup Process 19 Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 20 Step 3: Setting Up GoFlex Home 20 Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications 23 Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home 24 Step 6: Setting Up More...
User Guide - Page 7
...: Connects GoFlex Home to your home, using Memeo™ Instant Backup (Windows only), and is also Time Machine®-compatible for Mac computers.
• Centralized Storage: GoFlex Home is a central location for storing digital media (music, photos, movies) and other household files you want to your digital content from your smart phone (available with everyone on your home network. and...
User Guide - Page 19
... the printed Quick Start Guide). • Name, activate, and register GoFlex Home. • Install the desktop applications on your home
network. • A Personal folder that you don't want anyone else on your browser) • Configure Time Machine to GoFlex Home" on your backup files are stored.
GoFlex Home also automatically creates Personal and Backup folders for each step and...
User Guide - Page 22
... it in the Product Key boxes.
7. Create a user account for yourself by entering a user name and password. GoFlex Home is configured. (This may include an automatic software update.)
Figure 18: Configuring and Updating GoFlex Home
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
22
The password must be at least six characters long and must include one number. Click...
User Guide - Page 24
...Change Install Location..., adjust the settings, then click Install.
4. Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home
2. To configure Time Machine so that it backs up GoFlex Home on the GoFlex Home Installation CD.
Figure 20: Welcome Screen
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
24 Continue by configuring Time Machine to use a complimentary Mac version of Memeo Instant Backup...
User Guide - Page 25
Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home
Figure 21: Logging in to GoFlex Home. If you previously set up Time Machine to back up your files to another location, you are casesensitive.
5.
Create a password to use when connecting Time Machine to GoFlex Home
3. When prompted, click Next again to retain your current configuration with GoFlex Home.
Mac
2. Figure 22: Creating a ...
User Guide - Page 26
... on the main setup screen, click Exit and remove the GoFlex Home Installation CD from your GoFlex Home network storage system.
See "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on -screen instructions to configure Time Machine to access your computer. To set up additional household computers (as your GoFlex Home.
Mac
The Time Machine Walkthrough screen opens. Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers...
User Guide - Page 27
...appears on page 23.
5. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up additional computers by subscribing to begin the installation. Setting Up GoFlex Home - When the installation is complete and the main setup screen re-opens, click Step 3 Windows/Time Machine Backup Configuration (Optional), then follow the steps in "Step 4: Installing GoFlex Home Desktop Applications" on your files...
User Guide - Page 30
... page 62).
• Add new users to your GoFlex Home network storage system-permission required (see page 39). You don't need to GoFlex Home (see page 37).
• Share files in : 1.
Click Change next to the user name on your computer to log in each time you 've stored in GoFlex Home Personal (see page 40).
• Back up...
User Guide - Page 39
... Add File, then browse to the file you want to use Time Machine backup software with GoFlex Home
The Upload window opens. Click Upload. Depending on Windows computers only. See "Step 5: Configuring Time Machine for GoFlex Home" on your computer is damaged, lost, or stolen. Refer to the Time Machine documentation on page 24 to copy are protected in case your...
User Guide - Page 62
...home network manager to Seagate Share (see page 31), click Go To, then click Preferences. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
62 Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage ...change your personal GoFlex Home settings, add new applications to your computer, manage user accounts, and manage your GoFlex Home and any time. To change GoFlex Home settings. 6.
...
User Guide - Page 64
When the free trial period is over , you must have a user account that GoFlex Home includes accounts for more information. Adding and Managing User Accounts
This section explains how to add a new user to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of existing user accounts, or remove a user account from the Seagate Dashboard
Note: Mac...
User Guide - Page 65
...can also remove a user account from GoFlex Home. Passwords must include one of your GoFlex Home network storage system. Open the Seagate Dashboard (...GoFlex Home as soon as Administrator if you can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home.
5. If necessary, you want .
6. Enter the user name in to shut down the account of an existing GoFlex Home user account at any time...
User Guide - Page 71
... Yes, select a default NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for best results.
• Remote Access: When enabled, allows GoFlex Home to a NTFS (New Technology File System) format for ALL GoFlex Home users (not just your computer, you safely remove a USB drive from the drive. Before configuring the backup facility on your own backup files).
• Storage Devices: Lets you must...
User Guide - Page 73
... for 10 seconds erases all your password:
1. Within your GoFlex Home network storage system, no two user accounts can no one should be at least three characters in the same way you can have the same name, even if they have to try a few times to Memeo Premium Backup.
If you want for more information...
User Guide - Page 76
... 71 removing a USB drive 67 removing the GoFlex Home drive 67 replacing the GoFlex Home drive 69 restarting GoFlex Home 68 shutting down GoFlex Home 68
Drives panel on Seagate Dashboard 30 ComputersBackup 19
installing 23 Seagate Share 71 configuring Time Machine 24 connecting GoFlex Home 10 Content panel in Seagate Share 33
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
Index
Cooliris 8, 34, 53...
User Guide - Page 77
... Share 54 automatic backups 39 backing up 39 copying in Seagate Share 55 copying to GoFlex Home 37 creating shares 43 deleting from Seagate Share 56 downloading from a share 59 downloading ... To menu 34
GoFlex Home
adding a USB drive 66 adding capacity 69 adding Macs 26 adding new applications 63 adding PCs 17
Backup folder 9, 36
changing your password 62 configuring Time Machine 24 connecting 10...
User Guide - Page 78
... playing with iTunes 50
My Applications panel in to the Seagate Dashboard 18, 30
M Macs
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 ... Index
setting up on Mac 20 setting up on Windows 12 Instant Backup 40...
User Guide - Page 81
... 72
Storage Devices 67, 71
system requirements 5
T tags 55
defined 55 Time Machine 24 troubleshooting 72
U Unshare with Media Devices 49 updating GoFlex Home software 66 updating the Seagate Dashboard 31 uploading files to GoFlex Home 37 UPNP Router Configuration setting 70 UPnP-AV 48 USB drives
adding to GoFlex Home 66 formatting with Seagate Share 71 removing from GoFlex Home 67...
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