Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by ocdani on August 5th, 2013
How To Connect Goflex Home Directly To Computer In Window 8
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Product Information - Page 2
...connection for capacity) • Ethernet cable • Power supply • Quick Start Guide • GoFlex Home install CD • 2-year limited warranty
Region EMEA EMEA
Product FreeAgent GoFlex Home FreeAgent GoFlex Home... Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network ...
User Guide - Page 3
... Your Files on Your Home Network 40
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
3 Setting Up GoFlex Home - Contents
1. 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...
User Guide - Page 5
... folders on computers running the Windows operating system.
About This Guide
This User Guide introduces the features of your files in one external drive for file sharing over the Internet, as well as connecting to your Wi-Fi router, and in your home. Introduction
The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you can share...
User Guide - Page 7
... your smart phone (available with everyone on your router.
• Ethernet Port Lights: Indicate network activity when blinking. • USB Port: Connects GoFlex Home to share with Seagate Share Pro- Introduction
Special Features of GoFlex Home
• Instant Backup: GoFlex Home protects your important files with automatic, "set it and forget it" file backup using the Web-based...
User Guide - Page 9
... set up Mac computers-see page 19). See "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on your home network. • Install the software on page 37. Windows
Setting up GoFlex Home, and with the Setup Process
2.
Understanding GoFlex Home's Automatic Folder Creation
When you don't want anyone else on your home network to see "Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home" on the other files to all your...
User Guide - Page 10
...Guide
10 Power Button in the Off position before you have these items before continuing:
GoFlex Home Base
GoFlex Drive
Power Adapter
Quick Start Guide
Ethernet Cable
Installation CD
Figure 3: Package Contents
2. b. Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
1. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet (DC 12V) and to the Ethernet port on...
User Guide - Page 11
... for more help.
See "Solving Problems" on page 72 for the lights on the front of GoFlex Home to fully start up; c.
Windows
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
3. Align the connector on the drive until it 's blinking amber, GoFlex Home either can't connect to the network or can't communicate with the connector in the base. Drive Light: Solid white when ready...
User Guide - Page 17
...-in screen opens. Note: If you must install the GoFlex Home software-Seagate Dashboard and Memeo Instant Backup. Figure 13: Adding Another Computer
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
17 TIP: You can access GoFlex Home. Up to five people/ computers on your GoFlex Home network storage system, you are setting up GoFlex Home on page 8 for more information. 2. Setting Up...
User Guide - Page 18
... 43).
• Share selected files with GoFlex Home" on page 28 • "Enjoying and Managing Your Files in this section until you can add more information.
Repeat the steps in Seagate Share" on page 50 • "Managing GoFlex Home" on your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required).
Setting Up GoFlex Home - Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up and ready to...
User Guide - Page 19
... on your home network to GoFlex Home" on page 20 for getting the most out of your backup files are stored.
Main Setup Steps
• Connect GoFlex Home (as described...GoFlex Home is complete, each member of your home network (or set up Windows computers-see "Copying Your Files to see. • A Backup folder that GoFlex Home creates automatically for the members of GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 20
... icon that appears on your desktop. Figure 14: Main Setup Screen
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
20
The main setup screen opens. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Mac
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home
For instructions, see "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport...
User Guide - Page 47
...a printer, connecting to a network printer, or connecting to an Internet or intranet printer.)
To connect a USB printer to the list of the GoFlex Home dock. Use a high-quality USB cable (not included) to connect your USB printer to the USB port on your GoFlex Home network storage system can also connect a USB hub to the GoFlex Home dock, then connect your USB printer to GoFlex Home: 1. Turn...
User Guide - Page 48
...:
• UPnP-AV (Universal Plug-and-Play Audio and Video)
• DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
• Windows Media Connect
Before your media device can now print to GoFlex Home will be using it, too, on GoFlex Home from your GoFlex Home network storage system, as required. In the Content panel, move your mouse over the folder that contains the files...
User Guide - Page 62
... a user account that includes permission to GoFlex Home from the Seagate Share application or FTP connection. OR, Open and log in this chapter can change GoFlex Home settings. You can 't complete a task included in to it.
Passwords must include one number. To customize your new password. Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you...
User Guide - Page 63
... or movie in a folder or share. Click Clear Home Background to view your GoFlex Home network storage system to do when a file already exists: Determines what...storage devices. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding New GoFlex Applications to see "Creating a Share" on your shares that appears whenever you open Seagate Share.
• Reset all 'Do not show again' prompts: Re-enables the help windows...
User Guide - Page 67
....
3. OR,
Open and log in "Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home" on the dock.
Make sure that no one is copying files to shut down and remove a USB storage device from the GoFlex Home dock:
1. Click Shut Down. Make sure that GoFlex Home is shutting down , you want to or from the GoFlex Home dock. Click Storage Devices. When the USB drive is...
User Guide - Page 69
... household backup files, in case a problem occurs on GoFlex Home in this chapter. 6. Managing GoFlex Home
Adding More Storage Capacity to their existing GoFlex Home folders. Go to Seagate Share (see page 28), then click Preferences.
OR,
• Open and log in your GoFlex Home device by connecting GoFlex Home directly to re-activate GoFlex Home, re-add user accounts, and re-add the...
User Guide - Page 74
... up Connected to the network and ready for use Not connected to the network
If the GoFlex Home light indicates a problem: • Ensure that GoFlex Home enters a standby state after 12 minutes of GoFlex Home on a computer running the Windows operating system, find the IP address of no activity. On your network storage system accesses their folders and files. GoFlex Home automatically...
User Guide - Page 75
... on your computer to your GoFlex Home network storage system. Go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport if you may still have any problems setting up or using your router isn't damaged.
• Ensure that neither the dock nor the drive is not connected to your network.)
• Ensure that the Ethernet cable connecting GoFlex Home to check.)
Table 2: Drive...
User Guide - Page 76
... 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
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